Tonight Great River Energy held a great meeting on the Tyrone Transmission Project, a “little” 69 kV project along Myrick Street in Le Sueur. For such a short project, what a turn out — this was towards the end, when … Continue reading →
This is a new transmission line proposed by Great River Energy in the Myrick area, just up the hill from the Minnesota River in Le Sueur. Great River Energy is holding an open house on Tuesday! Great River Energy Open … Continue reading →
Remember this map? The ITC Midwest MN/IA line is the ITC Midwest part of MISO’s “MVP 3” which on the above map is the red part. The other part of MISO’s “MVP 3” is to be built and owned by … Continue reading →
Starting at 9:30, CLICK HERE FOR WEBCAST of the Badger Coulee transmission project technical hearing at the Wisconsin PSC. It started Tuesday, apologies for not getting this posted earlier, had a pipeline hearing in District Court Tuesday and have been … Continue reading →
The ITC Midwest MN/IA 345 kV line is the pink one above “3” in the map above. In the Certificate of Need docket, both ITC Midwest and DoC-DER filed Responses, and in the Routing docket, ITC Midwest filed a response. … Continue reading →
It’s that time — ’tis the season. Last month, the Public Utilities Commission filed its Orders in the ITC Midwest MN/IA transmission project docket granting the Certificate of Need and a Route Permit. Order_Certificate of Need_201411-104931-01 In Minnesota, we have … Continue reading →
It’s that time of year… the time that we get to tell the Public Utilities Commission what does and does not work about the Power Plant Siting Act. We’ve been doing it for years, 15 or so years, and have … Continue reading →
Power line hearing today in Holmen Public Comment period ends on January 5. Here’s a link! And here are some articles about Badger Coulee: Our view: PSC can’t forget public service mission Rachel Teske: We don’t need power line expansion … Continue reading →
It’s official! Here are the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Orders in the ITC Midwest MN/IA 345 kV Transmission Project case for their Certificate of Need and Route Permit — hot off the press: Order_Certificate of Need_201411-104931-01 Order_Route Permit_14-0120_12-1337 Today the … Continue reading →
CapX 2020 in the news… see below. REMEMBER — IF YOU ARE SERVED WITH PETITION FOR CONDEMNATION, YOU HAVE ONLY 60 DAYS TO FILE YOUR REQUEST FOR “BUY THE FARM.” And in Wisconsin — public hearings on Badger Coulee, La … Continue reading →