Bethel Power Plant
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} Nuvista is a non-profit organization formed by Calista Corporation, the Alaska Native Regional Corporation for the area, to function as a regional generation and transmission utility. The Bethel Power Plant was initially proposed to power the Donlin Creek Gold Mine, a venture of Nova Gold with Calista Native Regional Corp, as well as power Bethel and 8 surrounding villages.[1]
In March 2002 Nova Gold reported that an earlier report by Nuvista had recommended "a two phase approach" to supplying power for the mine with initial on-site diesel generation "followed by a large coal-fired plant in Bethel with regional transmission, including Donlin Creek, for expansion." The report estimated the project could supply electricity for $0.09 /kWh. As NovaGold was aiming for a cost of $0.05 /kWh, they decided the best option would be "to purchase power from the utilities that current supply power in the Fairbanks region", even though this would involve the construction of a 620 km (385 mi) long transmission line.[2]
According to the Sierra Club, the project appears to have been abandoned.[3]
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Project Details
- Sponsor: Nuvista Light and Power (Calista Corporation)
- Capacity: 100 MW
- Projected in service: 2010
- Status: On hold since 2005; cancelled 2007
Resources
References
- ↑ "Bethel Census Area: Energy In 2005", undated, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ NovaGold Resources Inc., "Technical Report: Preliminary Assessment - Donlin Creek Project, Alaska", March 2002, page 19.
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed December 2007. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
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External links
- "Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants: Coal's Resurgence in Electric Power Generation", National Energy Technology Laboratory, May 1, 2007, page 8 (Pdf)
- "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed December 2007. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
