I’m reading through the record, prepping for the next two weeks of hearings, and found this delightful tidbit that Craig Poorker had forwarded to Scott Ek regarding utility infrastructure found near New Trier – and I’ll testify about that infrastructure … Continue reading →
Last night, Rep. Steve Drazkowski and Rep. Tim Kelly (who wasn’t there!) hosted a meeting about CapX 2o2o (you’ll find this post on Legalectric too, because there’s a lot more than CapX 2020 going on here). But Rep. Randy Demmer, … Continue reading →
Clear off your calendar and get ready for this week’s assignment — the CapX Brookings EIS. We’ve got a while to review it and comment, but it is a job we MUST do and it’s not fun and it’s tedious … 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 →
Here’s the official poop from Stephanie Strength, USDA’s RUS: When the deadline falls on a weekend, comments will be accepted postmarked the following business day or emailed through midnight of that day. In this case that would be Monday July … Continue reading →
Hmmmmm… what happened to their Engineer? Transmission Line Principal Engineer Posted by: Xcel Energy <amanda.l.sirek@xcelenergy.com> on May 06, 2009 at 13:11:10. Contract / Temp to Perm / Permanent: Permanent City: Minneapolis or EauClaire Country: United States A Bachelor’s degree in … Continue reading →
Recently, someone asked me a question that I didn’t know the answer to, that’s rare, and I put it out there in the world and got a response. Q:Â Given line loss is heat and energy, what is impact of … Continue reading →
(Stolen from New Prague Times )Judy Marchif was among nearly 400 people attending the public meeting on the proposed CapX 2020 transmission line in the New Prague High Schools common area on Tuesday, April 7. (Patrick Fisher Photo) Over 400 … Continue reading →
DISTRESS!!! Spent an afternoon at the PUC, just about lost it, but prevailed and got what we set out to get. It never ceases to amaze me the oppositional positions taken by the Dept. of Commerce. Xcel Energy isn’t the … Continue reading →
Today I was able to get into the PUC site, it’s been down for maintenance, and it’s been down, and I’ve not been able to get in for one reason or another, and what do I find but a PUC … Continue reading →