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Councilor urges public comment on Riverside Enhancement Project, says proposal conflicts with Beloit carbon-neutral goals
Summary
Councilor Blakely urged residents to submit comments to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on the Riverside Enhancement Project, saying the proposed natural-gas-fired generation would conflict with the city’s carbon-neutral goals. The PSC comment deadline cited in the meeting was Thursday, March 20.
Councilor Blakely used the council-activities portion of the meeting to urge residents to comment to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on a proposal called the Riverside Enhancement Project.
Blakely said the project, proposed by Wisconsin Power and Light, would construct a new electric generation facility consisting of seven reciprocating internal combustion engine units fueled by natural gas. Although the site is technically in the Town of Beloit, Blakely said it would directly affect the city and would run counter to the city’s carbon-neutral-by-2040 goal and climate action planning. She encouraged residents to submit comments through the PSC public-participation site by the meeting-cited deadline of Thursday, March 20.
Blakely pointed residents to the PSC’s public participation page and urged a robust local response to register concerns about air quality and alignment with local climate objectives. No formal council action on the proposal was taken at the meeting.
