October 23, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 – 7th Place East, 3rd Floor Meeting Room St. Paul, Minnesota Thursday, the ITC Midwest, LLC application for its MN/IA Transmission Project is before the Public Utilities Commission. WATCH … Continue reading →
The PUC staff has filed its “Staff Briefing Papers” for the October 23, 2014 meeting: Staff Briefing Papers_201410-103871-01 Pages from Staff Briefing Papers_Attachment 5_ Maps_201410-103871-01 Once more with feeling, the meeting is October 23, beginning at 9:30: MN Public Utilities … Continue reading →
One small step… and a giant leap! A tCapX 2020 related ransmission easement settled, and at more than twice the original offer. Yeah, we can live with that. The troubling thing is that the appraisal didn’t really make sense, and … Continue reading →
Stop everything — FREEZE — mark your calendar for October 23 at the PUC! The ITC Midwest MN/IA 345 kV Transmission Project Certificate of Need (12-1053) and the Routing Permit(12-1337) will come before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on October … Continue reading →
Well this is getting interesting. Mayo Clinic has weighed in, opposing the Badger Coulee transmission project because it wants to build more revenue generating options in Onalaska! Cheaper power, they claim… how many rate increases, how often, for Minnesota and … Continue reading →
CapX 2020 construction is marching on. The other day I went down to Rochester and saw the structures coming out of the “North Rochester” substation heading east. Here’s the CapX 2020 page on youtube! In the inbox today, this well … Continue reading →
I’ve been saying this for so many years, that electric demand is down, down, down, and instead, Xcel Energy (and all the others) have been saying it’s going UP, UP, UP (even though Mikey Bull said years ago that they … Continue reading →
Tomorrow is the last PUC Rulemaking Advisory Committee meeting. 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Public Utilities Commission 121 – 7th Place East, Lower Level Meeting Room St. Paul, MN For the docket, go to PUC’s “SEARCH DOCKETS” and search for 12-1246. … Continue reading →
See that pink highlighted transmission line? That’s the ITC Midwest part of MISO MVP 3, and Exceptions to the ALJ’s Recommendation are due at 4:30 p.m. today. Look, made it under the wire by 30 minutes!!! Here’s the ALJ’s Recommendation, … Continue reading →
It’s final… that is, the FINAL meeting notice was just issued, one more go round on these draft rules for Certificate of Need (Minn. R. Ch. 7849) and Power Plant Siting Act (siting and routing of utility infrastructure) (Minn. R. … Continue reading →