There are two sets of hearings on the Brookings CapX 2020 transmission line in November and December. This may a little confusing, so I’m going to post both schedules. Here’s our NoCapx 2020 and United Citizens Action Network flyer: NoCapX … Continue reading →
Last night, Rep. Steve Drazkowski and Rep. Tim Kelly (who wasn’t there!) hosted a meeting about CapX 2o2o (you’ll find this post on Legalectric too, because there’s a lot more than CapX 2020 going on here). But Rep. Randy Demmer, … Continue reading →
Good news! There’s a hearing coming up regarding HF 1182, authored by Rep. David Bly, that would repeal Minn. Stat. 117.189 and its exemptions for public service corporations (utilities) from many of the landowner-protective provisions of Minnesota’s eminent domain law. … Continue reading →
Clear off your calendar and get ready for this week’s assignment — the CapX Brookings EIS. We’ve got a while to review it and comment, but it is a job we MUST do and it’s not fun and it’s tedious … Continue reading →
Here’s the latest on the hearing schedule for the Brookings Routing proceeding. Karen Hammel of Commerce just sent this out, and I’d guess that there will be a Scheduling Order incorporating the changes from the pre-existing Scheduling Order. Final Brookings … Continue reading →
The Scheduling Order for the CapX 2020 Brookings route is out. So now we know where and when the road show will be and the dates of the DEIS Comment period. Scheduling Order – Sept 11 2009 Something strange happened … Continue reading →
TUESDAY, September 8, 2009 12:00 PM Legislative Energy Commission Room: 123 Capitol Chairs: Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon, Rep. Bill Hilty Agenda: Transmission 12:00 p.m. — is it a potluck? These meetings are often a big yawn, toadies on parade yammering … Continue reading →
Xcel’s 1Q 2009 8-K Xcel’s 2Q 2009 8-K Here’s what the first two quarters of 2009 look like, and remember, this is after the 11% decline in 2007-2008: (click the chart to make it bigger) So, do tell, how can … Continue reading →
Here’s the official poop from Stephanie Strength, USDA’s RUS: When the deadline falls on a weekend, comments will be accepted postmarked the following business day or emailed through midnight of that day. In this case that would be Monday July … Continue reading →
THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS ON SCOPE OF THE RUS EIS IS JULY 25TH! It’s coming soon — Friday — Comments are due to the Rural Utilities Service on the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement for the CapX 2020 project … Continue reading →