Transmission — it’s all connected. In looking at the Minnesota rulemaking, and the existing and proposed rules that utilize the word “regional,” I’m thinking about big picture stuff, the big proposals in the wings, and that Joint Coordinated System Plan … Continue reading →
How did this happen? Somebody’s sleeping at the switch! I forgot to post the link for the 2012 Earnings Call transcript from Seeking Alpha! And it’s a doozy. You can find the FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE. Northern States Power – Minnesota … Continue reading →
Now’s the time to tell your friends, At our favorite agency… It’s the Power Plant Siting Act Annual Hearing! PPSA Annual Hearing Notice – 2012 This is the annual time to tell the agency what does work and what does … Continue reading →
I love it when this happens. Yet again, Xcel demonstrates that demand is DOWN. DOWN! Xcel Energy’s 3Q Report Xcel’s 3Q Earnings Release Presentation Here is their Sales (Decline) info (click for larger graphic):
Continue reading →Just got word that Notice for the USDA’s RUS Public Meetings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement is in the Zumbrota Shopper, and that the DEIS is released. HUH? I looked at the link in the notice… nada… turns out, … 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 →
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 →
Utilities’ demand forecasts are getting closer to the truth, exposing the CapX 2020 demand forecast lies. An example in point, from RPU’s blog post: Draft Infrastructure Plan Update presented at the July 28th Board Meeting Color me PISSED OFF!!! Yes, … Continue reading →
The Department of Commerce has issued the Scoping Document for the CapX 2020 Brookings line. Commerce Scoping Decision – June 30, 2009 Look at this list of what’s outside the scope: The “No Build” option is specifically excluded, and yet … Continue reading →
Merry Xmas and a lump of coal for CapX 2020. They’re in the South Metro section of the STrib today, as if it’s just a South Metro project — where’s the West Metro, North Metro, and Greater Minnesota reports? I … Continue reading →