Last week the meetings were held on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the ITC Midwest MN/IA 345 kV transmission line. Here are some reports: Power line could be close to Blue Earth April 27, 2014 by Chuck Hunt – … Continue reading →
As we say in transmission, “It’s all connected.” This post is about the connections between what’s been proposed by ITC Midwest as the MN/IA 345 kV project, and its relation to other projects in the area and its place in … Continue reading →
A version of the old “joke,” how do you know Peter Valberg, Ph.D., is lying? His lips are moving… Xcel Energy is challenging Florence & Dave Minar and their Cedar Summit Farm’s election of Minnesota’s Buy the Farm law, which … Continue reading →
What’s so important about these ITC Midwest MN/IA line, and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement meetings that the Center for Rural Affairs would send someone show up in Jackson, Minnesota, but rather than join the discussion, get paid to sit … Continue reading →
So yesterday, as I’m on the way into the meeting hall, a guy’s coming out, and I offer a flyer, and he holds his hands up, “No, I’m not part of this, I’m part of the burn!” … the BURN? … Continue reading →
Today is the start of a three day series of transmission meetings, and we started with a good crowd here in Fairmont for this afternoon’s meeting. Fairmont Area Residents Voice Opinions Over Proposed High Voltage Transmission Lines It’s the ITC … Continue reading →
This week we have three days of DEIS meetings, that’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the uninitiated. The schedule: Fairmont Tuesday, April 22, 2014 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Hall 920 East 10th Street Fairmont, MN 56031 … Continue reading →
It’s all about “Buy the Farm,” and Xcel Energy doesn’t want anyone to tell them they have to “Buy the Farm.“Â Xcel, it’s the law! Xcel Energy is saying “NO” to many landowners’ legitimate election of “Buy the Farm” under … Continue reading →
They’re up and gleaming in the sun… beautiful new substations… NOT! Hampton: And Briggs Road in La Crosse, WI:
Continue reading →Here’s the Order, hot off the press: Order Denying Motions Onward…
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