Energy producers find ways to fill Big Stone gap

 
STEPHANIE HEMPHILL
Published: December 28, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — It's been about a month since we learned the proposed Big Stone II power plant won't be built, and it's not clear what's going to replace the electricity it was supposed to generate.

In short, the options don't look good — at least not for traditional power plants — for some of the same reasons that killed Big Stone II: high construction costs, uncertainty about demand and federal g...


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