Challenges Dog Wisconsin Utility’s Supercritical Project
Permit litigation, steel price increases, first-of-a-kind materials and a tight labor market are among the challenges facing a Wisconsin utility one year into a supercritical pulverized-coal powerplant project, one of only two in progress in the U.S. So far, the materials and labor challenges have not adversely affected the projects schedule and budget, but a state court decision could seriously delay it if the utility loses.