The South Heart North Dakota coal gasification is now going to be an ELECTRIC GENERATION plant. DUH! The 800 pound gorilla has just bared his teeth and started jumping around the room. This IGCC plant will be up and ready … Continue reading →
Got word today, as those of you who sent comments did, that “comments were received” and a blurb about how it goes. Here’s the poop: All comments will be analyzed and summarized in a public scoping report, which will be … 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 →
… 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 →
RECONSIDERATION… It’s tomorrow, at 9:30 a.m., well, shortly thereafter, we’re number 3 on the agenda. The PUC is going to decide on all of our Reconsideration Motions. Tuesday, July 14, 2009 – 9:30 a.m. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Large Hearing … Continue reading →
Staff Briefing Papers have been released for the July 14 PUC Agenda Meeting, where we’ll be addressing our Motions for Reconsideration on the CapX 2020 Certificate of Need. Staff Briefing Papers re: CapX 2020 – July 14 Meeting Read ’em … Continue reading →
CapX 2020 is ramping up in Wisconsin, and they’re jumping on the “it’s for wind” bandwagon. What’s so hard to understand about “OFFSHORE WIND” and cutting fossil generation? There’s plenty of coal along the lake to shut down! Here’s the … Continue reading →
The Department of Commerce has issued the Scoping Document for the CapX 2020 Brookings line. Commerce Scoping Decision – June 30, 2009 Look at this list of what’s outside the scope: The “No Build” option is specifically excluded, and yet … Continue reading →
In the Red Wing Republican Beagle (picked up from the Kenyon Leader): Transmission line proposal floors some area residents And in the Houston County News: Feds make entrance into CapX 2020 By Ryan Stotts of the Houston County News The … Continue reading →