Name: Great Lakes Energy reports increased generator use for power exports
Start: 2003-09
End: 2003-09
Location: Beaver Island

Great Lakes Energy reports increased generator use for power exports

Also Great Lakes Energy reports increased generator use for power exports

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TypeEvent

Date2003-09

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2003-09
Kind: Occurrence
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: energyinfrastructureeconomycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Great Lakes Energy reported that Beaver Island generators had operated for power export 70 hours by September 2003, compared with 32 hours at the comparable point the previous year.

Evidence limits

The short item provides company-reported operating hours but not generation volume, revenue, or grid-impact data.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 2003, “Selling much Power?”.
Reports GLE’s statement that Island generators ran for power export 32 hours at the comparable point the prior year and 70 hours so far in the current year. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the September 2003 report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Great Lakes Energy reports increased generator use for power exports”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gle-generator-power-exports-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2003, “Selling much Power?”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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