Mystery solved??? I think so… deep breathe… looks like MidAmerican is OK, in compliance. I’d checked the IUB’s E-22099 docket, and it looked like MidAmerican hadn’t been granted the franchise, briefs had just been filed, but no order. So I … Continue reading →
That’s Genoa, looking a lot like the Allis reactor that used to be up at Elk River. Good to see Irv and George at the table yesterday! Greetings from utility infrastructure land… next up in the transmission build-out is the … Continue reading →
That’s “our” reactor, the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, here in Red Wing, it’s within the city limits (which were expanded to include the plant). I represented Florence Township from 1995, when Xcel, f/k/a NSP, applied to put nuclear waste … Continue reading →
This Research Assistant job popped up — wonder who’s paying for this… and what’s the point?
Continue reading →Yes, I’ve filed this under “Energy” “Disaster” because it’s a train wreck of a proposal, and I cannot believe people would buy into this… or sell out into this. What, you say? e21! 102115_e21_Initiative_Phase_I_Report_2014 In December, Xcel filed this, and … Continue reading →
Tonight Great River Energy held a great meeting on the Tyrone Transmission Project, a “little” 69 kV project along Myrick Street in Le Sueur. For such a short project, what a turn out — this was towards the end, when … Continue reading →
The ITC Midwest MN/IA 345 kV line is the pink one above “3” in the map above. In the Certificate of Need docket, both ITC Midwest and DoC-DER filed Responses, and in the Routing docket, ITC Midwest filed a response. … Continue reading →
It’s that time — ’tis the season. Last month, the Public Utilities Commission filed its Orders in the ITC Midwest MN/IA transmission project docket granting the Certificate of Need and a Route Permit. Order_Certificate of Need_201411-104931-01 In Minnesota, we have … Continue reading →
It’s official! Here are the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Orders in the ITC Midwest MN/IA 345 kV Transmission Project case for their Certificate of Need and Route Permit — hot off the press: Order_Certificate of Need_201411-104931-01 Order_Route Permit_14-0120_12-1337 Today the … Continue reading →
There’s the Forbes article about American Wind Energy Ass (AWEA) advocating for this massive mess of new 765 kV lines. Experts: Reducing Carbon Emissions and Increasing Grid Reliability are Doable Experts? Ummmm, AWEA? No, they are NOT transmission experts, they … Continue reading →