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billp on March 28, 2006 - 11:10pm

03/20/2006
Big Stone Plant Doesn't Have Enough Coal
It produces power everyday for three companies, but over the past week that output has dropped. The Big Stone power plant in Big Stone City has scaled back output to 75 percent of it's capacity, because of a shrinking coal pile.

The Big Stone power plant usually has an emergency stockpile of 200 thousand tons of coal. But it was a much smaller pile Monday, and those who work at the Big Stone plant say they haven't seen a situation this serious in a while.

Plant Manager Jeff Endrizzi says, "Nothing like this where it's an extended period and we don't see an end in sight as it sits today."

The Big Stone plant runs almost completely on coal. And right now, the plant only has 10 days worth of coal stockpiled, compared to the 30 days it usually has on hand. Coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin is in high demand because it is low-sulfur.

http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail5440.cfm?Id=0,46855

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SqueakyRat on March 29, 2006 - 4:21pm

Off topic, I guess, but is there actually a place called Big Stone City? Gives me an idea: let's pass a constitutional amendment to rename the United States "Big Stupid Country."

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Oilrig medic on March 29, 2006 - 5:54pm

While here in America we do have the ability to change our government via amendments, I don't think that one will pass. I have an idea, why don't you go to the Congo or Somalia, or the Balkans. All of them are very nice this time of year and you won't be troubled with "stupid" neighbors. Sure you may be killed or raped or torture or even forced into slavery but you won't have to endure names like Big Stone City. Good luck in your travels.

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here you can get a passport in 24 hours...bye bye now.

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