Days numbered for key feature of Charlottetown skyline

For many years the 2 stacks of a combustion energy plant have marked the Charlottetown skyline, however Maritime Electrical is now planning to take them down.

Work is underway to decommission the utility’s generator on the Charlottetown waterfront that has been used to supply backup energy at peak occasions.

“It will likely be a part of our long-term plan over the subsequent couple of years for the plant decommissioning,” mentioned Maritime Electrical spokesperson Kim Griffin.

“The town’s skyscape, when it comes to seeing these stacks, the intention is to have these eliminated.”

Work is simply starting on the mission, mentioned Griffin.

The corporate filed an environmental evaluation with the province in June that’s at the moment being examined by a technical evaluate committee. That plan will go to the general public within the fall, with a public assembly scheduled for September.

There’s a lot to consider when decommissioning a decades-old energy plant, mentioned Griffin. Along with environmental issues, there may be planning for security within the taking down of the stacks and for minimal disruption to the encircling neighbourhood.

It will likely be a prolonged course of and timelines will not be but agency, however the stacks will probably be passed by the tip of 2024.

Maritime Electrical can also be planning for a brand new storage depot, a 3,200-square-foot, two-storey constructing, on the identical Cumberland Avenue property. A public assembly relating to that constructing is scheduled for July 26.