City and county lawyers are considering making a request to the state Public Service Commission to order American Transmission Co. to pay for an independent study looking at future power needs in the county.
A top official at ATC, however, said that the company would not be willing to pay for another independent study since it already spent $200,000 for a study completed two years ago.
But a PSC official said another study could be ordered if a compelling need for it were found.