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 →
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 →
The new “need” report is out, Xcel Energy filed it yesterday, in WISCONSIN, and it’s a doozy, reverse engineering, shifting nuts in the shell game, and pinning the tail on the moving donkey.. Xcel Supplemental Need Study – August 2011 … 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 →
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 →
Catching up here. In November, CapX 2020 utilities filed their South Dakota permit application for the Brookings – Hampton transmission line: CapX 2020 South Dakota application for Brookings-Hampton line Does anyone remember the SDEIA study where they noted that there’s … Continue reading →
Here it is — United States Fish & Wildlife Service acknowledging that either way, The CapX 2020 Brookings-Hampton transmission line crossing the Minnesota River at either LeSueur or Belle Plaine, either way eagles will be killed, there will be an … Continue reading →
And what are you doing October 11-12? How about going to an EUCI-PowerMarketers shindig in Chicago to give the industry a clue about siting transmission and what Capx 2020 is really about? Transmission Expansion for Renewable Energy in the Midwest: … Continue reading →
CapX 2020 Brookings-Hampton transmission line is before the Public Utilities Commission on July 13, 2010. This is our chance to storm the Bastille – but you have to sign up ahead of time to speak — they’re altering their process, … Continue reading →
Wondering how to celebrate Bastille Day this year? Come on, let’s storm the PUC! Now’s the time to start figuring out your Public Comments for the PUC on the Brookings routing docket. CAPX 2020 BROOKINGS ROUTING DOCKET COMMENTS AND ARGUMENTS … Continue reading →