Once more with feeling — WHEW! What a day… And now for Minnesota (for Wisconsin see previous posting)… In Minnesota, two Motions for Reconsideration were filed, one regarding the Segment 1 route near Cannon Falls, and another regarding the Segment … Continue reading →
WHEW! Just filed, the CETF and NoCapX 2020 Petition for Reconsideration of the Wisconsin PSC Order granting the CPCN for CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse transmission line: NoCapX & CETF Petition for Rehearing
Continue reading →(Map February 2010) Well, they’ve done it. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has issued its written Order: PSC’s Order 5-30-2012 Now, have to read it…
Continue reading →In Wisconsin, the Public Service Commission granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, and permitted a route for which they did not even have the COST! They had not determined the inputs to calculate the “Environmental Impact Fee” (bribe … Continue reading →
Yesterday the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin gave Xcel Energy what it wanted – a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse transmission line. During discussion, members of the PSC dissed the Dept. of Transportation arguments … Continue reading →
This was our last shot, comments on PSC staff’s Briefing Memorandum and Decision Matrix: PSC Staff Briefing Memo and Attachment PSC Staff Decision Matrix And here are the Comments received (where’s MISO??): NoCapX & CETF Comments on Briefing Memo and … Continue reading →
Wisconsin’s CPCN process is a little different than MN, procedurally and substantively. Procedurally, we get another whack at the apple before the Commission makes its decision, and that last chance is here, now. Friday, the PSC staff filed their Briefing … Continue reading →
Thursday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission made its routing decision for the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse transmission line. This is just a small part of the CapX 2020 Phase I lines, but it’s the last one in Minnesota, all the others … Continue reading →
Whew… not enough time, not a clear head yet, still hacking away from this bout with allergies, BUT, it’s filed… Here are the Initial Briefs for the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse docket in Wisconsin: CETF and NoCapX 2020 Post Hearing Brief … Continue reading →
Public Utilities Fortnightly has published two (of how many?) posts on “The CapX 2020 Model.” This is particularly important as the history of Capx 2020 comes out in the Wisconsin proceeding and at FERC with the advent of the NSP … Continue reading →