Star Tribune: Crown Hydro Not Dead Yet
"Rejected by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and decried by riverfront residents, the decades-old hydroelectric power project proposed by Crown Hydro seemed dead months ago.
But the privately held company's core leaders clung to their dreams and have outlined four possible routes to realizing their goal of building an underground hydroelectric power plant near St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis."
'The project continues, investors say, because of pure love for the endeavor and a desire to resurrect hydro power's pivotal and historic role in developing Minneapolis. Then there is the great personal and financial investment they have poured into Crown Hydro.
"The stakes are getting higher and higher; the risks are getting higher and higher," said Crown Hydro owner Bil Hawks. "There's an awful lot of people committed to this project. We're not in the position to go away. I'm confident this is going to work out."'