ITC site needs a CUP October 27, 2014 by Jill Roesler – Register Staff Writer (jroesler@faribaultcountyregister.com) Faribault County Register Within the past few months, several landowners in Faribault County have expressed their concern and dread over ITC Midwest’s upcoming installation … Continue reading →
I’ve been saying this for so many years, that electric demand is down, down, down, and instead, Xcel Energy (and all the others) have been saying it’s going UP, UP, UP (even though Mikey Bull said years ago that they … Continue reading →
The next phase of the project, one that Carlsgaard called an “enormous challenge,” will cross the Mississippi. He said it will likely be constructed in February, using barges and helicopters to reach the sites in the river. “We certainly haven’t … Continue reading →
See that line up there going through North Dakota? They’ve just finished it, it’s ready to energize. And of course, it’s clear that now that Minnesota Power has bought the DC line that’s been used for coal, that now the … Continue reading →
I love it when this happens — when the truth is so obvious that they can no longer deny it: This decreased demand is the reason they want us to pay for transmission lines across the U.S. so they can … Continue reading →
Here’s another video in Transmission and Distribution World. It was stuck, too muddy to move into place, so they waited… and now, onward… waiting for the youtube, and until then, we get another transformer — a CapX 2020 video of … Continue reading →
Talk about being behind the curve…Â and NSA’s going to push my stats up! Very strange timing here — an incident where “multiple transformers,” 17 transformers, or 5 transformers, 5 out of 7 transformer banks, depending what you read/hear, were … Continue reading →
Another little birdie reminded me of the CapX push about all the great gobs of dough that this project brings to communities. OK, fine, we know what we are, and let’s discuss the price. From the CapX 2020 website, here’s … Continue reading →
Yeah, I know… haven’t posted anything for a while. But things are a happenin’ !!! From the Echo Press in Alexandria, a Letter to the Editor: Letter – Energy company’s actions are downright petty To the editor: As a retired … Continue reading →
How did this happen? Somebody’s sleeping at the switch! I forgot to post the link for the 2012 Earnings Call transcript from Seeking Alpha! And it’s a doozy. You can find the FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE. Northern States Power – Minnesota … Continue reading →