The proposal generated enormous public interest.
It is also the proposal generating the most anxiety in the public education community.
The proposal generated public comment but nothing changed, and science continues to move forward with speed, potential and outdated regulation.
Under Article X of the Public Service Law, any proposal generating 80 megawatts or more is subject to a full environmental impact study, which can take years.
But while Mr Correa's proposal generated interest, there were few takers, in part because he insisted that Ecuador alone would decide how the donations would be spent.
That proposal generated a significant cabinet backlash which spilled into the public arena, but remains on the table thanks to its inclusion as an option in a discussion paper that was released for public consultation.
The proposal generated deep unease at the Pentagon and in some quarters of the State Department, where the plan was seen as too conciliatory to both the Russians and the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
Although Mr. Miller's announcement was somewhat low-key, coming at the end of a news conference on other legislative matters, his proposal generated a buzz in City Hall, largely because of the political freight it carried.
The proposal generated enthusiasm in City Hall and at the Board of Education headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn, and a presentation on the plan was put on the board's agenda for March 15 , 2000
