Rochester Editorial
A few days off after hearings all over the state — that’s just what was needed, so I headed up north, but it didn’t quite work out as planned. And now that I’m back, there’s a big pile of “catch-up” … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2007
2007 MAPP Load and Capability Report
 Here’s an important report — save it for a snow day, curl up with a pot of raspberry tea, and take a look at forecasts straight from the horse’s mouth. MAPP 2007 Load and Capability Report Look at the … Continue reading →
Senate District 25 – CapX 2020 target
There’s an election happening in Senate District 25, and the CapX 2020 transmission corridor goes right through it! Is anyone paying attention? They’d better! Over 70,000 landowners got notices, and many in Senate District 25 were among them. There was … Continue reading →
NAWO & ILSR’s appeal was dismissed
Happened a while ago, but it wasn’t on the radar… NAWO & ILSR had appealed a PUC Order, but it wasn’t the final decision – PRIMARY DOCUMENTS HERE. That appeal was booted out, and the dismissal showed up in Xcel’s … Continue reading →
“A river is not a corridor”
Today’s meetings: Tuesday, December 18 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Arlington Community Center 204 Shamrock Drive Arlington, MN 55307 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Grandpa’s Event Center 31846 65th Ave. Way Cannon Falls, MN 55019 And don’t forget the Prehearing Conference, today at 2:00 … Continue reading →
ER Scoping Comments due 1/14
So what’s an ER, why do I want to Comment? Because this is the way to get some consideration for system alternatives. They’re not looking at specifics of routing so much as environmental impacts of massive transmission construction and what … Continue reading →
Xcel applies for North Dakota CapX line
It’s all connected. Xcel applied for the North Dakota section of CapX 2020, though all the reports say that “they don’t know where it will be routed.” Oh, OK… right… But for anyone who wants a hint, why, there’s always … Continue reading →
News from around
Papers all over have been covering CapX 2020. Here’s from the LaCrosse, Wisconsin area, first from WKBT in LaCrosse: Controversial powerline project could come through LaCrosse area And from the LaCrosse Tribune, something related: Xcel rate increase approved And from … Continue reading →
Follow up From Fergus Falls!
(try that alliteration when the “F” key doesn’t work, AAAAAGRH! Too much cut & pasting!) In the Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Landowners offer power line input Planners say the line between Fargo and Monticello is needed By Tom Hintgen (Contact) … Continue reading →
Rochester meeting on Thursday
(photo here sometime soon) The Rochester meeting was on a COLD Minnesota evening, though it was a little warmer inside. The site was weird, the Heritage Suites breakast room, and it was not good. Too many people, out into the … Continue reading →