Above, that’s the “it’s all connected” map showing how some of the MVP projects fit in with existing and permitted/under construction 345 kV projects. The rebuttal testimony has been filed: ITC: Ashbacker_Rebuttal_20144-98750-04 Berry_Rebuttal_20144-98750-06 Collins_Rebuttal_20144-98750-08 Grover_Rebuttal_20144-98750-10 Schatzki_Rebuttal_20144-98750-14 Middleton_Rebuttal_20144-98750-12 MISO: Chatterjee_Rebuttal_20144-98704-01 MCEA, … Continue reading →
Big CapX 2020 day today, what with oral arguments at the Appellate Court on Segment 1 and Segment 3 of the Minnesota routing docket, and LOTS of Answers and Comments due today on the FERC Complaint filed by CETF and … Continue reading →
More FERC news today. To check out the entire docket, go to FERC Docket Search and plug in EL13-09. At yesterday’s CETF Board Meeting we decided to file an Intervention at FERC. And I’m bustin’ a gut, Xcel’s response to … Continue reading →
Yesterday the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin gave Xcel Energy what it wanted – a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse transmission line. During discussion, members of the PSC dissed the Dept. of Transportation arguments … Continue reading →
Here it is, MTEP 11, the Midwest Transmission Expansion Plan for 2011 (CLICK HERE, look on lower right), and it’s in the news too. The main report and some appendices: MTEP 11 – Draft Report MTEP Appendices A B & … Continue reading →
It’s been building, and here are two recent articles about it, they’re bonding to build transmission and upgrade the Laramie River Station coal plant to continue use of coal: Agency that helps provide power to Alexandria to issue $141 million … Continue reading →
Two articles – as we’re on the road with the Fargo Public Hearing “Road Show” — today we start at the El Paso Bar and then on to somewhere in St. Cloud, guess I’d better figure that out pretty soon! … Continue reading →
… and yours truly too… though the names of NoCapX 2020 and U-CAN were not mentioned. Probably because those two names say it all! It’s always about economics, as is CapX: ICF – MISO Benefits Analysis Study This is about … Continue reading →
… and thus the orchestrated train to remove conditions on the Brookings line was derailed. Commissioner Phyllis Reha, the one who had given a presentation in 2006 saying CapX 2020 was a good model for the rest of the country … Continue reading →