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Usibelli begins talks on Mat-Su power plant; could be in service by 2015

Alaska's Usibelli Coal Mine began talks in January with Matanuska Electric Association about the possible construction of a coal-fired power plant. Usibelli is looking for a customer in the Railbelt and MEA serves nearly 50,000 people in the Matanuska and Susitna valleys north of Anchorage. The Mat-Su location would be an alternative to Usibelli's proposed 200 megawatt Emma Creek project, a power...

 

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