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Third Time the Charm?
The deadline for the 544-megawatt Milford Power Co. plant to begin operations has been moved to September 1.
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Business New Haven
5/12/2003
By: BNH
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MILFORD - The deadline for the 544-megawatt Milford Power Co. plant to begin operations has been moved to September 1. The extension, the company's third, was granted by the State Siting Council on May 6. The $234 million plant was originally supposed to begin operations in December 2001, but a tangle of lawsuits over the plant have delayed its opening. Separate legal actions were filed by the families of two men killed and two others injured in a February 2000 construction accident at the site. Another stumbling block is the suit filed by Black & Veatch Inc., the Overland Park, Kan., firm building the new plant.
Although the new plant will not generate power during the peak-demand summer season, the area's power needs will be met, officials said. However, the potential exists for rolling blackouts in lower Fairfield County, according to representatives of the Independent Service Operator of New England, which manages the power supply.
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