The Dept. of Commerce was up to their usual tricks, a private meeting with the applicants to arrange the schedule, and the result proposed by Commerce was missing major parts of the process and was decidedly counter to past practice … 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 →
I’d wondered why “The Economist” had shown up in my blog stats, and now I know. But from the viewpoint of this article, it’s clear they didn’t do more than scratch the surface of transmission in the Midwest. YOUR TURN! … Continue reading →
Will Kaul, VP of Transmission at GRE, let loose in response to David Morris’ opinion piece a few days ago. What a doozy! How dare he! Talk about out of touch with reality! Maybe he’d better ask a few of … Continue reading →
This looks like a utility press release, nothing whatsoever from anyone other than project developers and promoters. Albert Lea Economic Development Agency Executive Director Dan Dorman said the proposal would benefit Freeborn County. And Mr. Dorman, exactly how would a … Continue reading →
Here’s another report of the Public Utilities Commission’s dreadful decision, from the Alexandria Echo, and there’s a COMMENT SECTION: Map courtesy of CapX2020 The green lines show potential route alternatives for a new power line within the project’s corridor. Areas … 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 →
… toadying for utilitites! In the inbox today, from a cohort near Northfield, a link to an article, and the succinct comment: Is he some kind of boob? Well put, and from this article, it appears he is that and … Continue reading →
… what more is there to say? LOTS, but I’ve been moving my mother and on the road, so no time. I’ll post more later today.
Continue reading →