Here it is, MTEP 11, the Midwest Transmission Expansion Plan for 2011 (CLICK HERE, look on lower right), and it’s in the news too. The main report and some appendices: MTEP 11 – Draft Report MTEP Appendices A B & … Continue reading →
What’s going on? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ… Biggest news was the landowner win on eminent domain and Buy the Farm compensation issues. THIS IS A MUST READ! Buy the Farm – a landowner win in District Court! Monticello – permit issued, construction beginning … Continue reading →
Here’s your chance! Obama is coming to Cannon Falls on Monday morning, the press release says a “bus tour” so does that mean down 52 to 19? If we can’t get in, we can line the route to let him … Continue reading →
Transmission going up in SW Minnesota (Fair Use – from mpr.org) As Xcel tries to build its CapX 2020 wonderland, and as people are being served with Petitions for condemnation of their land for easements for this transmission buildout, people … Continue reading →
PUC denies Motion for Reconsideration made on behalf of landowners near Belle Plaine: PUC Order – Reconsideration Denied That’s the final Order, issued today, so the 30 day appeal clock starts ticking now.
Continue reading →Brookings Motion for Reconsideration has been filed. I just was eServed the CapX Applicants’ Reply to Motion for Reconsideration, but was there a Motion for Reconsideration? So I went to the docket, and sure enough, one was filed. It didn’t … Continue reading →
Not one, but TWO electrocuted eagles in Alaska! See the Kodial Caily Mirror for info on the second, unbanded, eagle. Here’s an example of what is likely to happen if they build the CapX 2020 transmission line across the Minnesota … Continue reading →
This just out on the STrib: Belle Plaine upset by power-line route choice Residents thought Public Utilities Commission planned to put high-voltage line through Le Sueur. The city could appeal the decision. By KATIE HUMPHREY, Star Tribune The decision to … Continue reading →
Yesterday, the Public Utilities Commission “chose” to route the Minnesota River Crossing at Belle Plaine. I put that in quotes because once the MnDOT scenic easements became public information it was clear that the LeSueur route was not feasible. These … Continue reading →
Here it is, just downloading, here it is, the MOES Recommendation: Brookings – MOES Staff Briefing Papers The PUC meeting to address the Brookings Remand is: Thursday February 3, 2011 Public Utilities Commission 121 E 7th St., Small Hearing Room … Continue reading →