I’ve been keeping an eye on the Hampton substation location, flags went up, trucks parked, and the other day when I went up to St. Paul, dirt was being moved around. You can see it on Hwy. 52, north of … Continue reading →
We got the FERC Order earlier this a.m. dismissing our Complaint, it took them 22 pages to do it: FERC Order Dismission CETF Complaint Sigh… they recommend we participate in the MISO MTEP process: We encourage Complainants to work with … Continue reading →
Transmission — it’s all connected. In looking at the Minnesota rulemaking, and the existing and proposed rules that utilize the word “regional,” I’m thinking about big picture stuff, the big proposals in the wings, and that Joint Coordinated System Plan … Continue reading →
July 9th – mark your calendars! FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is at it again. Join in on the free webcast, also no need to register, and it’s really stimulating stuff! “Reliability of the Bulk-Power System” Doesn’t get much … Continue reading →
After all this waiting, it’s out, the appeals of the CapX 2020 Hampton-LaCrosse routing order has been released. I have scanned and they affirmed both PUC decisions in the areas in question. Horrible on the Cannon Falls part, and just … Continue reading →
Today we had a rulemaking Advisory Committee meeting about Public Utilities Commission rules for Certificate of Need proceedings. More on that later, because at 10:00 a.m. the Minnesota Supreme Court decision on Buy the Farm was released, and oh what … Continue reading →
It died in conference committee, where it was in the House Environment and Ag Finance bill and not in Senate, and was removed utterly in the conference committee. But surprise, thanks to Sen. Kevin Dahle it was amended into HF … Continue reading →
Dog waiting for his owners to come (attribution) Waiting for the decision of the Appellate Court. It’s due soon… this month. While that’s going on, Rochester Post Bulletin seems to have soy ink to spare to write about waiting. Seems … Continue reading →
Yeah, I know… haven’t posted anything for a while. But things are a happenin’ !!! From the Echo Press in Alexandria, a Letter to the Editor: Letter – Energy company’s actions are downright petty To the editor: As a retired … Continue reading →
Now, to be clear, this doesn’t go back all that far. But I’ve been doing some research, omphaloskepsis perhaps, digging back aways into transmission, looking at where we are given the status of CapX 2020 transmission these days, and I’ve … Continue reading →