DISTRESS!!! Spent an afternoon at the PUC, just about lost it, but prevailed and got what we set out to get. It never ceases to amaze me the oppositional positions taken by the Dept. of Commerce. Xcel Energy isn’t the … Continue reading →
Merry Xmas and a lump of coal for CapX 2020. They’re in the South Metro section of the STrib today, as if it’s just a South Metro project — where’s the West Metro, North Metro, and Greater Minnesota reports? I … Continue reading →
The MinnCan pipeline case came down yesterday: A07-1318 – In the Matter of the Application of a Minnesota Pipeline… It’s one of those with a really long name: In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Pipe Line Company for … Continue reading →
So the bizarre scoping decision for the CapX 2020 “Environmental Report” has come out. What does it mean? I’ve been asked about review of this decision, and in trying to figure that out, am looking at “What the heck is … Continue reading →
What a proverbial bunch-o-crap! Deep breathe… in… out… in… out… The Dept. of Commerce issued the Scope for the Environmental Report, and it’s so limited, and SOOOOO unreasonable. Yes, I wasn’t expecting much, given how it went with Chisago, but … Continue reading →
Here’s more on the reach of CapX, from the Grand Forks Herald Review, couched in “it’s for wind” propaganda: State’s wind energy production doubles … Of course, wind energy isn’t about to replace coal or other energy sources in the … Continue reading →
Every year I whine about this, every year there’s a “Power Plant Siting Act” Annual Hearing, it’s required under Minn. Stat. 216E.07: 216E.07 ANNUAL HEARING. The commission shall hold an annual public hearing at a time and place prescribed by … Continue reading →
So what’s an ER, why do I want to Comment? Because this is the way to get some consideration for system alternatives. They’re not looking at specifics of routing so much as environmental impacts of massive transmission construction and what … Continue reading →
Color me confused. The PUC’s June 4, 2007, Order needs to be challenged, no doubt about it, and CapX 2020 as a whole needs to be fought with everything we’ve got, but I’m not getting the point here. NAWO and … Continue reading →
Minn. Stat. 216E.12, Subd. 4 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!!! There’s something the utilities don’t want you to know about the CapX 2020 project. In Minnesota, after the powerline struggles decades ago, the legislature recognized that people needed an out, they needed … Continue reading →