Cardinal-Hickory Creek is the $492-543 million southern part of MPV5, running SW-NE, the line from near Dubuque to Middleton, near Madison, connecting into the 345kV overlay. The Wisconsin EIS scoping period is happening now. Scoping is the determination of the … Continue reading →
From the public meeting materials, here’s what they’re looking at, above. These are significant additions to the transmission grid in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Look at the number of double circuits they want to add, and look at the new transmission … Continue reading →
WOW… can you believe?? It’s not just me, it’s not just denial of Intervention of No CapX 2020.  See 20162-118122-01_Denial2_Overland-NoCapX Intervention. Intervention as a party in this Rate Case is only open to those who sold out to Xcel Energy … Continue reading →
I haven’t given out one of these in a long time, but here we go, the Horse’s Ass Award to Xcel Energy and Office of Administrative Hearings, based on the bias and double standards for participation and obstructions to intervention … Continue reading →
Today a FERC order came out addressing a Petition for Limited Intervention Out-of-Time made by No CapX 2020 and United Citizens Action Network, filed on May 20, 2010, nearly 6 years ago. FERC Intervention-NoCapX & U-CANÂ FERC Docket ER09-1431 This … Continue reading →
Fresh Energy, Sierra Club (national? Northstar Chapter? ??), Wind on the Wires, NRDC, MCEA have joined together under MCEA to intervene in the Xcel Energy “transmission driven” rate case. CEO+Petition+to+Intervene So… are all of them in agreement on positions? Some … Continue reading →
Leave it to the PSC to say, “Hey, here’s an open door” and then make it a screen door that’s locked! In the Badger Coulee docket, the ALJ offered an opportunity to file “Non-Party” briefs and then it turned out … Continue reading →
July 9th – mark your calendars! FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is at it again. Join in on the free webcast, also no need to register, and it’s really stimulating stuff! “Reliability of the Bulk-Power System” Doesn’t get much … Continue reading →
Methinks they doth protest too much… Second Answer of Respondent Utilities – EL13-49 To see the entire docket and all the filings go to FERC Library and search for docket EL13-49.
Continue reading →Moving forward! On March 1, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its Notice of Complaint, that the Complaint of CETF and SOUL has been filed and opening up the matter for comments: FERC Notice of Complaint – March … Continue reading →