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MVCAC to meet at the home of Larry and Martha Schwab, 3333 Collins
Ferry Road, on Monday, March 6th. Come at 6:30 for the treats; and,
the meeting starts at 7 pm.
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Paula. Thanks for that very good summary and update on the Hearings. Yes. I think we have a very strong case here; we're on a roll; and we need to get the message out, as much as possible..... Duane
1. West Virginia has more than an adequate number of conventional power plants. If any, the FutureGen plants can have effectively zero emissions.
2. It's time to work on a sustainable society for the future, no increase in carbon dioxide emission that give us the "greenhouse effect".
3. The Longview noise problem looms large for the Ft. Martin community. There is already about one truck per minute on Route 53.
4. The viewshed problem for Longview is now huge; not only is the plant with its 554 foot stack a daytime view spoiler for the residents of Baker's Ridge and others, to be seen from Dorsey's Knob and Cooper's Rock, there is the huge steam plume from the evaporation of 3700 gallons per minute of cooling water. And, the lights of the plant and the lights on the smoke stack will be seen for miles around at night time. There will be "night glow" from this plant located high over the Mon Valley.
5. Won't our electric rates go up due to Longview displacing some of Ft. Martin's power in the dispatch schedule? And, how much extra cost will the Ft. Martin transmission cost become due to the extra congestion on the transmission lines, which are already highly congested?
6. How much of a tax break will Longview receive under the PILOT agreement? These are questions that Longview has been asked by the Public Service Commi ssion. Longview has only said, that we are here only because there is a tax break....... take our tax break away and we'll take our marbles and go home. So, the size of the tax break must be large. Is this fair to Allegheny Energy, who has agreed to install scrubbers a.s.a.p.; is it fair to you and me?