And the fun spreads to another state — CapX 2020 has made its first Wisconsin application, for the WI part of the Hampton to LaCrosse transmission line. After that comes the “Badger-Coulee” line… CapX 2020 Wisconsin Application – Hampton-LaCrosse Note … Continue reading →
Apparently Great River Energy and Xcel Energy are outlooking for money. Gee, I wonder why? I remember the snorts and hoots that broke out in the room way back during the CapX Certificate of Need hearing when they admitted to … Continue reading →
CapX 2020 delivers false statements (false hope?) on status of the Brookings CapX 2020 transmission line — and the paper repeats them. And the STrib picks it up and republishes the same false information. Others too: All Business Midwest Energy … Continue reading →
This is in the OOPS! category. Thanks to Tim Carlsgaard for reminding me of this report that I’d mentioned at a hearing recently — it’s got one of those technical findings that cracks me up: The issue of safety of … Continue reading →
There was a very strange report from North Dakota – somewhere on the CapX 2020 Fargo-St. Cloud road show last week, they were asked about the permitting status of that line in North Dakota, and we got some blather that … Continue reading →
Here it is, note that the action starts way out in 2011. Mark the important days on your calendar: First Prehearing Order – CapX Hampton-LaX(Alma) What’s most disturbing is that in this, there is no connection of the USDA’s Rural … Continue reading →
Bill Glahn, of the Minnesota Office of Energy Security, has denied the NoCapX 2020 and United Citizen Action Network appeal of his scoping decision for the CapX 2020 Hampton-LaCrosse (Alma) transmission project. No surprise, but the agency’s steadfast refusal to … Continue reading →
Monday was the Prehearing Conference for the CapX 2020 Hampton-LaCrosse/Alma transmission line. NoCapX 2020 and U-CAN are the only parties thus far – CETF was missed! The Prehearing Conference was to discuss the schedule.  We had some observers, one from … Continue reading →
Here’s the Dept. of Commerce scoping decision, read it and barf: CapX Hampton-LaCrosse (Alma) Scoping Decision There are just a few short days to appeal this to the Commissioner. Here’s NoCapX 2020 and United Citizen Action Network appeal to the … Continue reading →
Deja vu all over again… Remember this map? The Dakotas to Wisconsin big picture of CapX 2020 goes way back… CapX Interim Report December13, 2004 May 11, 2005 Capx 2020 Technical Update CapX 2020 Update June 14, 2006 And the … Continue reading →