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April 1, 2009
Perdue seeks emergency hearing on motion to intervene in dispute over Alcoa license
By Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's governor wants to intervene in the federal relicensing of Alcoa's hydroelectric project on the Yadkin River.
The Charlotte Observer reported on its Web site Wednesday that Gov. Beverly Perdue filed a motion with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to intervene. She also sought an emergency hearing on the motion.
Stanly County is the home of Alcoa's now-closed aluminum smelter that once employed about 1,000 people. County officials say revenues from the electricity produced by Alcoa's four Yadkin River dams should benefit that region. But Alcoa sells that electricity on the open market.
FERC had indicated it was ready to renew Alcoa's license for another 50 years. But Perdue said in her motion that the major factors supporting control of the dams have vanished since the 1958 license.
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