03-18-2016, 10:17 AM
(03-18-2016, 09:57 AM)insider Wrote:(03-18-2016, 09:48 AM)MidTowner Wrote: Hey, insider, just to clarify: you have inside information that suggests that the full Ion system will start revenue operations in April 2017?
I’d be surprised by that, but sometimes things are completed ahead of schedule, and it would be encouraging even if some people in the know were simply entertaining the possibility of an early open.
What I heard from someone involved in construction is that the system will be ready in April 2017 - they didn't specify if it would start operations at that time. They also mentioned some numbers about how much it is being spent per month, but I forgot exactly how much.
I would be concerned about that. Construction of the system should be done by end of year 2016. If construction guys are saying they will be done April 2017, it means that we will be four months behind schedule, and unable to do any testing of winter conditions, unless we delay opening until ~March/April 2018. Which would be bad.