I’ve gotten five CD’s worth of responses to Information Requests from Xcel, soooooooo, I’ll have a bunch of catching up to do here, and I’ll be posting it little by little. Patience… Seems to me something we need is a … Continue reading →
The most recent release in the Most Disappointing Documents category is the “Environmental Report” for the CapX 2020 transmission project. It’s out now, so John Bailey was kind enough to say… knowing the response I’d have… YAWN!!! And it’s from … Continue reading →
There’s a study I want to get in front of all of you interested in CapX — I just realized I had only posted it on Legalectric, with just a mention of it here, and it’s something that needs a … Continue reading →
Info is coming out slowly but surely on CapX 2020’s transmission lie plan from hell! Two things to note: NEW ANSWERS TO INFO REQUESTS POSTEDÂ And there goes John Baily, showing us how to do a good site, grrrrrr, hard … Continue reading →
Verrrrrry interesting. I found another “private” transmission line a la Outland, well, it found me in the Google Alerts. It’s been brewing for a long time in Montana, I’d heard of the line, but not that it was “private.” Here’s … Continue reading →
Thought occurs to me that it’d be useful to have the Interrogatories so anyone who wants to know what’s being asked can have a look-see. SO, here they are – as I get answers, I’ll post those too, but as … Continue reading →
Hot off the press, No CapX 2020 has been granted intervention status. I was beginning to wonder if Mike Krikava was on vacation on some tropical island without internet and with better things to do — no one filed and … Continue reading →
I think it’s one of those “only in California” stories… there’s a big honkin’ butt ugly transmission line proposed out west, the “Powerlink.” And it’s in the news today with this suggestion from someone who thinks it’s the most awful … Continue reading →
Finally it’s hit the New York times, the Rural Utilities Service is suspending funding for coal plants until at least 2010: Loans Program for Coal Plants Suspended First question: What’s the implication for Big Stone II? RUS Notice of EIS … Continue reading →
 I got a few calls and emails about that Commerce Scoping Decision. Scope of Environmental Report I fully agree… it’s a doozy! I’d not submitted the “No CapX 2020” intervention yet, so that’s what I did — without party status, … Continue reading →