Posting from DECC in Duluth, finally found a place with access, and this is what just came out over the wire:: Notice & Order to Show Cause – Prairie Island Indian Communmity Notice & Order to Show Cause – U-CAN … Continue reading →
And what a start! I just haven’t had the time to post, between these hearings, the long commute, a doggie in early renal failure and a car in end-stage alternator failure, AAAAAAARGH. Here’s a quick heads up on an important … Continue reading →
Tonight was the last public hearing and the deadline for intervention is tomorrow, July 3, oh, it’s late, and now it’s today, oh well… JULY 3 – DEADLINE FOR INTERVENTION Here’s the NoCapX 2020 Intervention Petition for reference: Petition for … Continue reading →
This week, the public hearings continue. I’m out in Delaware, still, disappointed to miss this round, but I’ve got to plan to be able to be present for the evidentiary hearing, and that’s 2-3 weeks or more starting in July. … Continue reading →
Interesting news over the wire just now — Dairyland Power has issued a Request for Proposals for 100MW of “combustion turbine peaking capacity and associated energy generation.” Here’s their RFP: Dairyland RFP for Power Supply Beginning June 1, 2013 It’s … Continue reading →
Roger Moe is now stumping for CapX! How long has this been going on? Can’t tell, he’s not registered as a lobbyist, and sure should be! This is a Certificate of Need docket and will soon be a Siting Docket! … Continue reading →
The MinnCan pipeline case came down yesterday: A07-1318 – In the Matter of the Application of a Minnesota Pipeline… It’s one of those with a really long name: In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Pipe Line Company for … Continue reading →
We know CapX 2020 isn’t for wind, even Tim Carlsgaard admits that he can’t say that it’s for wind… Here are a couple of things that arrived in the inbox recently about this, a little light reading for a summer … Continue reading →
This oh-so-accurate map that shows just what they’re doing is from their SEC Form 8-K, filed April 27, 2007. Have a look at the whole thing: xcel-sec8k-4-27-07 Anyway, back to the point… a point… the Public Hearings for Phase I … Continue reading →
I’ve been ranting about line losses and system losses for some time now, and with CapX, one thing that makes now sense is building a system that relies on long transmission, and so costly to operate due to the inherently … Continue reading →