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Michigan Attorney General reviews the Great Lakes Energy Beaver Island agreement in late 1999

Also Great Lakes Energy inquiry 1999 · Beaver Island three-phase power review

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TypeEvent
Date1999-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1999-12
Kind
Legal proceeding
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
energygovernanceinfrastructurecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In late 1999, the Michigan Attorney General was reviewing the townships’ agreement with Great Lakes Energy to supply Beaver Island with three-phase power and backup generation in case of cable failure. The Beacon reported that a department specialist was analyzing rates, revenue requirements, and regulatory policy, while technical testimony transcripts were available at the Beaver Island Library.

Evidence limits

The article describes an inquiry in progress and explicitly reports no final decision; it is not the complete agreement, transcript collection, or final regulatory disposition.

Sources

  1. Reports an Attorney General specialist reviewing the townships’ agreement with Great Lakes Energy for three-phase power and backup generators, with technical testimony and transcripts available for study at the Beaver Island Library and no final decision yet reached. 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 · 1999-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the electrical inquiry report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Michigan Attorney General reviews the Great Lakes Energy Beaver Island agreement in late 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-great-lakes-energy-attorney-general-inquiry-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1999, “New Developments on the Electrical Front.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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