What a long week, last week, and now this week too. Here are the Fargo briefs: CapX Applicants Initial Brief And from the intervenors: NoCapX U-CAN & NoRCA – Brief & Attachments A and B St. John’s Brief Avon Township … Continue reading →
Not one, but TWO electrocuted eagles in Alaska! See the Kodial Caily Mirror for info on the second, unbanded, eagle. Here’s an example of what is likely to happen if they build the CapX 2020 transmission line across the Minnesota … Continue reading →
Cheers! It’s one of those “Well, DUH,” moments, but there you have it, an agency stating the obvious, and doing it in delightful detail: PSC Administrator’s Letter of Incompleteness This is a must read, the list is a great example … Continue reading →
This just out on the STrib: Belle Plaine upset by power-line route choice Residents thought Public Utilities Commission planned to put high-voltage line through Le Sueur. The city could appeal the decision. By KATIE HUMPHREY, Star Tribune The decision to … Continue reading →
Yesterday, the Public Utilities Commission “chose” to route the Minnesota River Crossing at Belle Plaine. I put that in quotes because once the MnDOT scenic easements became public information it was clear that the LeSueur route was not feasible. These … Continue reading →
Here it is, just downloading, here it is, the MOES Recommendation: Brookings – MOES Staff Briefing Papers The PUC meeting to address the Brookings Remand is: Thursday February 3, 2011 Public Utilities Commission 121 E 7th St., Small Hearing Room … Continue reading →
The Minnesota PUC meeting for the CapX 2020 Brookings – Hampton oral argument has been scheduled for February 3, 2011, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Notice of PUC meeting – CapX Brookings-Hampton PUC Oral Argument and Deliberation 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, … Continue reading →
??? DID YOU KNOW??? I just stumbled on the October release of the USDA’s RUS Macro Corridor Modification Maps. HUH??? It looks to me that they’ve added the Minnesota DEIS scoping alternative routes. Good thing I was looking at the … Continue reading →
Catching up here. In November, CapX 2020 utilities filed their South Dakota permit application for the Brookings – Hampton transmission line: CapX 2020 South Dakota application for Brookings-Hampton line Does anyone remember the SDEIA study where they noted that there’s … Continue reading →
And the fun spreads to another state — CapX 2020 has made its first Wisconsin application, for the WI part of the Hampton to LaCrosse transmission line. After that comes the “Badger-Coulee” line… CapX 2020 Wisconsin Application – Hampton-LaCrosse Note … Continue reading →