As we say in transmission, “It’s all connected.” This post is about the connections between what’s been proposed by ITC Midwest as the MN/IA 345 kV project, and its relation to other projects in the area and its place in … Continue reading →
Talk about being behind the curve…Â and NSA’s going to push my stats up! Very strange timing here — an incident where “multiple transformers,” 17 transformers, or 5 transformers, 5 out of 7 transformer banks, depending what you read/hear, were … Continue reading →
DOH! This is NOT rocket science. This came out last month, posted on the CapX 2020 site, and around the same time, there was a PR push about the tax payments, “benefits,” that local governments were receiving for the CapX … 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 →
Now, to be clear, this doesn’t go back all that far. But I’ve been doing some research, omphaloskepsis perhaps, digging back aways into transmission, looking at where we are given the status of CapX 2020 transmission these days, and I’ve … 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 →
It really shouldn’t be this difficult to wake up the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission that there is trouble, right here in River City, with a capital “T” and that rhymes with “B” and that ‘s something we just can’t stand!!! … Continue reading →
Here we go with today’s filings: Oronoco Reply to NoCapX/Laymen for Christ Motion to Strike Oronoco Objection to NoCapX/Laymen for Christ Amended Response And our response just now: NoCapX and Laymen for Christ Reply to Objection of Oronoco Township to … 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 →