In all the paper flurry yesterday, their reply to all the Motions for Reconsideration in Wisconsin got tossed into the “later” bin, so now it’s later: Xcel, WPPI and Dairyland Response to Motions for Reconsideration More coffee please!
Continue reading →AAAAAAGH! Two in the same day… Just now, the Minnesota version of the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse routing permit: PUC Order – Part I – Order PUC Order – Part II – Permit PUC Order – Part IIIa – Maps, Legend … Continue reading →
This week and next — ATC is holding open houses for its Badger-Coulee line this week and next! April 17-19 and 24-26! Got that? Mark your calendars. It’s all part of the bigger plan, the WIREs line stretching from the … Continue reading →
There’s more that’s been filed at the FERC catfight. To see it all, GO HERE TO FERC LIBRARY and search for docket EL12-28. Let me see if I understand this — Xcel/NSP refuse to disclose ownership of the CapX 2020 … Continue reading →
Tomorrow is THE day for the Minnesota side of the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse transmission project. Meeting Notice – April 12, 2012 Notice the notice says “North Route Citizens Alliance?” Hello — that was Fargo, and this is Hampton-LaCrosse and it’s … Continue reading →
The underlying but unspoken motivation is clear: MVP projects, in particular, are desirable to transmission owners because they have the benefit of providing significant investment opportunity for the transmission owner’s shareholders while allocating the costs over the entire ratepaying MISO … Continue reading →
We’re in Madison for the Technical Hearing on the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse transmission line. The room was packed on Monday, not so much on day two. Witnesses were not available today (so why were they so hot to trot about … Continue reading →
The PSC’s hearing on CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse begins tomorrow and will probably last through the week. And it’s streaming: CLICK HERE TO WATCH HEARING – STARTS AT 9:30 a.m.
Continue reading →And in North Dakota, utilities are singing the same ol’ song, doing the same dance, and the people are struggling to deal with it: Fargo and southern neighbors at war again Residents upset with proposed power line New power transition … Continue reading →
ALJ Sheehy has filed her Recommendation for the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse transmission project. Here it is: ALJ Sheehy’s Recommendation to PUC This is one of the most detailed Recommendations I’ve ever seen, the footnotes are specific and extensive. I’ve not … Continue reading →