je.st
news
Hydropower plan is raising alarms
2014-04-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: Proposed state legislation that would bring large amounts of hydropower to Massachusetts from Canada could crash the regional power market and kill off other needed energy-generating resources, according to some environmental advocates. Its too much, too fast, too risky, said Susan Tierney, a former assistant secretary for policy at the US Department of Energy and onetime state secretary of environmental affairs. She estimates that Canadian hydropower could end up costing ratepayers billions...
Tags: plan
raising
alarms
hydropower
Category:Electronics and Electrical