Frederickson Power acquired a partially built gas-fired 249 MWelectricity generating facility located in Fredrickson, WA from theBonneville Power Administration for $25.1 million. FredericksonPower is a partnership between Westcoast power and EPCOR PowerDevelopment Corporation. “Completion of the Frederickson Powerproject will provide an alternative to existing hydro-electricpower facilities that can not meet increased demand,” saidWestcoast Power President Jeff Meyers. “It will produce energysafely and efficiently with a preferred fuel source which supportsefforts to improve local air quality and addresses climate changeconcerns.” The plant is expected to cost $160 million and has acomercial operation date set for the middle of 2002.

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