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Wolf, Tanassee lake levels to be lowered for generator repairs
Boating at Tanassee Creek and Wolf Creek Lakes will be reduced and use of two hiking trails will be prevented while Duke Energy repairs a hydroelectric generator served by the two reservoirs. An estimated time of repair is expected during the last week in June, said Fred Alexander, Duke’s district manager for government and community… »
Duke Energy using helicopter to clear tree limbs
A contractor for Duke Energy clears tree limbs away from power lines off of Buchanan Loop, Thursday, March 25. –Herald photo by Nick Breedlove The Herald has received several telephone calls regarding a helicopter that is clearing tree limbs. According to a Duke Energy spokesman, a contractor they’ve hired is clearing trees beside power lines… »
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Dam removal photo gallery – Feb. 12
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Dillsboro Dam demolition day two photo gallery
Duke Energy continues to remove the Dillsboro Dam Thursday, Feb. 4 in the photos below. Also, aerial photos from Wednesday, Feb. 3 are available courtesy of the Program for the Study of Developed Shoreline here. –Herald photos by Nick… »
Dillsboro Dam starts to come down
Duke Energy has begun removing the Dillsboro Dam. Work began at 9 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 3) as a hoe-ram, an attachment on the end of a trackhoe arm that works like a large-size jackhammer, began notching the north (powerhouse) side of the 12-foot-high, 216-foot-wide dam. While the dam is removed – only by mechanical means… »
Duke could begin Dillsboro Dam demolition next week
One week after the demolition of the Dillsboro powerhouse, Duke Energy may start removing the Dillsboro Dam as early as next week. Weather permitting, Duke plans to add rip-rap this week to support a hoe-ram, which is an attachment on the end of a trackhoe arm that works like a large-size jackhammer, according to Fred… »
Commissioners vote 4-1 to end legal battle over Dillsboro Dam
County leaders Tuesday night (Jan. 19) voted 4-1 to end their battle with Duke Energy over the Dillsboro Dam. Commissioners Brian McMahan, Tom Massie, William Shelton and Mark Jones voted to end the county’s legal challenge, while Joe Cowan voted “no.” Cowan said he thought Duke isn’t offering the county enough money for use of… »
Federal appeals court finds for Duke; FERC issues final approval needed to begin dam removal
After a protracted legal battle with Jackson County that has played out over half a decade, Duke Energy may have the final approvals it needs to begin demolition of the Dillsboro Dam. A three-judge panel of the District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals yesterday (Dec. 22) handed down a decision in… »
Duke wins another skirmish in ongoing legal battle over Dillsboro Dam
Federal regulators yesterday (Dec. 2) issued an order that grants a Duke Energy request to extend its Dillsboro project boundary by incorporating adjacent land Duke owns into the hydroelectric project that is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Duke filed the request in May in advance of Jackson County’s expected attempt to… »
