- Date
- 1996-01-16
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- energyinfrastructuregovernanceenvironmentforestrycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
At a January 16, 1996 Joint-Township public-information meeting, Beaver Island advanced proposed incorporation documents for an Energy Authority and reviewed a feasibility study for a biomass cogeneration plant. The report says Wolverine Power was positively disposed toward a possible owner-operator role and records questions about forest fuel and management.
Evidence limits
The article records a proposal, feasibility presentation, and public meeting. It does not establish that the authority or power plant was incorporated, financed, or built.
Sources
- Reports the January 16 public-information meeting, proposed Energy Authority incorporation documents and by-laws sent to counsel, Jim Barlow’s biomass feasibility presentation, Wolverine Power’s stated interest, and discussion of forest-management fuel and possible grants. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the meeting report and proposal status.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joint townships advance a Beaver Island Energy Authority and biomass feasibility study in January 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-energy-authority-public-information-meeting-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1996, “Another Step Toward Island-Based Power.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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