It’s time to repeal Minn. Stat. 117.189 — by exempting public service corporations from many eminent domain laws, it gives utilities unfair advantage over landowners, and takes away the constitutional rights of landowners. It’s got to go! Senate File 1112 … Continue reading →
HERE”S THE LINK I haven’t read it yet, just the punch line, which is not good… OK, I’ve been reading some… A RADIAL DOUBLE CIRCUIT 345kV LINE FROM BROOKINGS TO THE 115kV LAKE MARION SUB? WTF?
Continue reading →I’m trying to find out if tonight’s meeting is still on… it’s been snowing a lot, letting up some and no lightning and thunder for a while, but it’s still snowing. Tonight’s meeting: Tonight, 7 p.m. Zumbro Township – moved … Continue reading →
Special thanks to Ann Rasmussen, of Dorchester Citizens for Safe Energy, in Maryland, for sending this article: What’s wrong with the electric grid? It’s nearly six years old, but is the most concise and clear statement of what’s going on … Continue reading →
Xcel has been pushing “SmartGrid,” a demo project out in Boulder, and it’s been the subject of quite a bit of testimony in the CapX 2020 Certificate of Need evidentiary hearing. The PUC is holding a meeting, separate from the … Continue reading →
NOTHING’S UPLOADING — WE’RE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES… We had a standing room only crowd in Belle Plaine today to talk about CapX 2020 transmission. It was encouraging to see so many people showing up on a Saturday morning, Valentine’s Day … Continue reading →
Just in from Jeremy Chipps and Guy Wolf from LaCrescent and LaCrosse, they’re covering the waterfront… CapX 2020, now Green Power Express – where do you think this will cross??? From Land Letter, An E&E Publishing Service RENEWABLE ENERGY: Midwest … Continue reading →
Delores Hagen is making her mark on this project, and I hope that Commerce/MOES is paying attention. Check out Henderson Feathers. Delores Hagen has also been making presentations to local governments, including LeSueur County and Sibley County, about CapX 2020 … Continue reading →
Here it is — and what’s very strange is that the folks from Dakota County who were at the PUC meeting about their Petition — well, it’s not posted yet, nearly a week after the hearing. What’s up with that? … Continue reading →