CapX 2020 contractor electrocuted
We’ve had another tragedy on the construction of the CapX 2020 Brookings transmission line: Worker electrocuted on CapX 2020 power line near Fairfax, MN KMSP-TV
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News reports from ITC MN/IA meetings
Last week the meetings were held on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the ITC Midwest MN/IA 345 kV transmission line. Here are some reports: Power line could be close to Blue Earth April 27, 2014 by Chuck Hunt – … Continue reading →
ITC Midwest’s MN/IA line – MVP project
As we say in transmission, “It’s all connected.” This post is about the connections between what’s been proposed by ITC Midwest as the MN/IA 345 kV project, and its relation to other projects in the area and its place in … Continue reading →
Center for Rural Affairs is SILENT!
What’s so important about these ITC Midwest MN/IA line, and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement meetings that the Center for Rural Affairs would send someone show up in Jackson, Minnesota, but rather than join the discussion, get paid to sit … Continue reading →
Burn, baby, burn…
So yesterday, as I’m on the way into the meeting hall, a guy’s coming out, and I offer a flyer, and he holds his hands up, “No, I’m not part of this, I’m part of the burn!” … the BURN? … Continue reading →
CapX Hampton & Briggs Rd. substations today
They’re up and gleaming in the sun… beautiful new substations… NOT! Hampton: And Briggs Road in La Crosse, WI:
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CapX Substation – photo stolen from CapX 2020 Today Citizens Energy Task Force (CETF) and SOUL of Wisconsin filed a Petition to Reopen Based on New Information, followed by a Cover letter and three documents for the footnote links (fn … Continue reading →
Xcel wants transmission only company
It’s been a decade since Xcel Energy was beaten back on their attempt to start a transmission only company, TRANSLink. For that docket, go to PUC DOCKET SEARCH and look for Docket 02-2152. There’s a lot of interesting information there, … Continue reading →
PUC Rulemaking Drafts & Meeting
Update – Minnesota Rules for Certificate of Need! This applies to power plants and transmission lines. Yeah, I’m a little slow on the uptake here, but the minutes from the last Public Utilities Commission Rulemaking Committee and the latest rule … Continue reading →
1 worker killed & 1 injured
As Xcel said in a billboard near the capital, beware, powerlines kill. That was a safety reminder for people climbing on their roofs, but now it’s a terrible fact for a construction worker on the CapX 2020 transmission project. KARE … Continue reading →