In the face of constant federal delays, South Dakota-based NorthWestern Energy has thrown up its hands and asked several government agencies to stop analyzing a proposed $1 billion, 430-mile transmission line from Montana to Idaho. The understandably frustrated company has spent more than $23 million over the past four years, $14 million which went to the government for studies. “We’ve called a timeout,” NorthWestern spokesperson Claudia Rapkoch told the Montana Standard. “It’s really because of a lack of cooperation with multiple federal agencies. We’ve been going along for years and counting delay after delay and are getting no closer.”
via Smart Grid: Federal delays may force NorthWestern to abandon transmission project.
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