A version of the old “joke,” how do you know Peter Valberg, Ph.D., is lying? His lips are moving… Xcel Energy is challenging Florence & Dave Minar and their Cedar Summit Farm’s election of Minnesota’s Buy the Farm law, which … Continue reading →
I’ve been keeping an eye on the Hampton substation location, flags went up, trucks parked, and the other day when I went up to St. Paul, dirt was being moved around. You can see it on Hwy. 52, north of … Continue reading →
Starts in Rochester on Tuesday MORNING at 9:30 a.m. Whose brilliant idea was that, who can show up at 9:30 a.m. on a Tuesday? How did this slashing of environmental review, started under Pawlenty, continue under Gov. Mark Dayton? It … Continue reading →
Recently, well, October 10, 2012, I sent a request to Xcel Energy for their contracts referenced in their latest Compliance Filing, specifically for each project the Correspondence to Xcel Energy and MN Dept of Commerce Oct 10, 2012 Correspondence to … Continue reading →
This Thursday, the PUC will be taking my the NoCapX 2020 Complaint against Barr Engineering of Conflict of Interest… again. CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO TUNE IN LIVE! PUC staff recommendation is “no jurisdiction” and not action by PUC other … Continue reading →
Duck and cover! Condemnation notices are being served for the CapX 2020 Brookings-Hampton transmission line in the Redwood Falls area. IF YOU ARE SERVED WITH A NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION GET LEGAL COUNSEL RIGHT AWAY. Do NOT sit in this, it … Continue reading →
American Transmission Company just got slapped upside the head by FERC in the Order that came out Friday. ATC claimed that IT was the owner of Badger-Coulee, the extension of CapX 2020 transmission from La Crosse to Madison (dashed line): … Continue reading →
Last week, Thursday to be precise, the “Buy the Farm” provision under the Power Plant Siting Act and Northern States Power’s challenge to compensation avenues available to landowners electing the “Buy the Farm“ option under Minn. Stat. 216E.12, Subd. 4 … 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 →
An eagle has been injured at the transmission line crossing the Minnesota River — where CapX 2020’s Brookings-Hampton routing permit said it could cross. Just in, from the Belle Plaine Police Department’s Facebook page: Thank you to City Council member … Continue reading →