I’ve been saying this for so many years, that electric demand is down, down, down, and instead, Xcel Energy (and all the others) have been saying it’s going UP, UP, UP (even though Mikey Bull said years ago that they … Continue reading →
It’s final… that is, the FINAL meeting notice was just issued, one more go round on these draft rules for Certificate of Need (Minn. R. Ch. 7849) and Power Plant Siting Act (siting and routing of utility infrastructure) (Minn. R. … Continue reading →
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is winding up its rulemaking on the Certificate of Need (Minn. R. Ch. 7849) and Siting/Routing (Minn. R. Ch. 7850) chapters. My clients Goodhue Wind Truth and North Route Group have been participating all along, … Continue reading →
We’re working on the revisions of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission rules for Certificate of Need (Minn. R. Ch. 7849) and for Routing/Siting (Minn. R. Ch. 7850), and it’s OH SO PAINFUL. Our next meeting is Wednesday, August 20 from … Continue reading →
See that line up there going through North Dakota? They’ve just finished it, it’s ready to energize. And of course, it’s clear that now that Minnesota Power has bought the DC line that’s been used for coal, that now the … Continue reading →
I love it when this happens — when the truth is so obvious that they can no longer deny it: This decreased demand is the reason they want us to pay for transmission lines across the U.S. so they can … Continue reading →
Hot off the press… Judge La Fave has denied CETF/No CapX 2020 Motion requesting comment period of at least 10 days after FEIS released for public to comment on adequacy. Order Denying CETF and No CapX Motion for Extension of … Continue reading →
Here’s another video in Transmission and Distribution World. It was stuck, too muddy to move into place, so they waited… and now, onward… waiting for the youtube, and until then, we get another transformer — a CapX 2020 video of … Continue reading →
DEIS Comments FILED on the ITC Midwest MN/IA Transmission Project!!! Please feel free to use for ideas for your comments — license to steal, borrow, copy. Remember Comments are due by 4:30 TODAY! raymond.kirsch@state.mn.us fax: 651.539.0109 Ray Kirsch, Environmental Review … Continue reading →
Comments are due on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on May 9 — that’s TOMORROW! More on this below on this post. raymond.kirsch@state.mn.us fax: 651.539.0109 Ray Kirsch, Environmental Review Manager Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 – 7th Place East, Suite … Continue reading →