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Controversial Montana-Alta. power line ready to roll

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The Montana-Alberta Tie Line power transmission line will be commissioned in early September.

“Some of the final testing was completed this past Saturday morning, where they demonstrated that we have a clean connection from Lethbridge to Great Falls,” said Scott Dodd, senior project director with Enbridge, on Monday. “The final commissioning has to wait approximately two weeks.”

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Transmission charges set to double, report warns

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The cost of constructing transmission lines will more than double the transmission charges on residential electricity bills and could drive some commercial and industrial users out of the province, says a report prepared for the Alberta Utilities Commission.

The report by the industry experts on a transmission cost recovery subcommittee warns that transmission “wire” costs are forecast to increase from $14 per megawatt-hour in 2011 to about $32 by 2018.

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Approval given to Atco’s $1.6-billion electric transmission line from central to southern Alberta

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EDMONTON – Atco Electric’s $1.6-billion transmission line through eastern Alberta  was approved Thursday by the Alberta Utilities Commission, marking a major step in the long-awaited expansion of the province’s electricity grid.

“We’re very happy, it’s been a lot of work,” said Sett Policicchio, Atco president of capital projects.

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