That says it all! Here’s the full decision: Minar Order_Buy the Farm This is a big day, a victory for landowners who have a utility condemning their land for transmission. Over and over, the utilities are losing, and landowners’ rights … Continue reading →
The next phase of the project, one that Carlsgaard called an “enormous challenge,” will cross the Mississippi. He said it will likely be constructed in February, using barges and helicopters to reach the sites in the river. “We certainly haven’t … Continue reading →
The Reply Briefs are in on the ITC Midwest MN/IA 345 kV transmission project.  MECA, et al.’s is really a hoot. A couple of them say “no full party intervenors oppose/disagree” or some such but then there’s the Commerce Reply … Continue reading →
See that line up there going through North Dakota? They’ve just finished it, it’s ready to energize. And of course, it’s clear that now that Minnesota Power has bought the DC line that’s been used for coal, that now the … Continue reading →
I love it when this happens — when the truth is so obvious that they can no longer deny it: This decreased demand is the reason they want us to pay for transmission lines across the U.S. so they can … Continue reading →
We’ve had another tragedy on the construction of the CapX 2020 Brookings transmission line: Worker electrocuted on CapX 2020 power line near Fairfax, MN KMSP-TV
Continue reading →Hot off the press… Judge La Fave has denied CETF/No CapX 2020 Motion requesting comment period of at least 10 days after FEIS released for public to comment on adequacy. Order Denying CETF and No CapX Motion for Extension of … Continue reading →
The EIS is out — that will take a while to download and the upload, so later, folks! To look it up and download it yourself, go to the PUC’s SEARCH DOCUMENTS PAGE, and plug in docket 12-1053 for Certificate … Continue reading →
Here’s another video in Transmission and Distribution World. It was stuck, too muddy to move into place, so they waited… and now, onward… waiting for the youtube, and until then, we get another transformer — a CapX 2020 video of … Continue reading →
In today’s La Crosse Tribune: Deb Severson: Energy innovation key for our future Children approach life with an inquisitive sense of wonder and a thirst for learning. They dream of what can be, and they challenge us by unceasingly asking … Continue reading →