WI CapX Hampton-LaX decision
(Map February 2010) Well, they’ve done it. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has issued its written Order: PSC’s Order 5-30-2012 Now, have to read it…
Continue reading →WI – Delayed Stevenson Exhibit 22
In Wisconsin, the Public Service Commission granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, and permitted a route for which they did not even have the COST! They had not determined the inputs to calculate the “Environmental Impact Fee” (bribe … Continue reading →
Buy the Farm at MN Appellate Court
Last week, Thursday to be precise, the “Buy the Farm” provision under the Power Plant Siting Act and Northern States Power’s challenge to compensation avenues available to landowners electing the “Buy the Farm“ option under Minn. Stat. 216E.12, Subd. 4 … Continue reading →
“Atrocity” at the WI PSC
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 →
Cupit’s retired… now what???
Bob Cupit, Energy Facilities Supervisor, is retiring from the Public Utilities Commission today… leaving me to wonder how… rephrase…Â he CAN’T be replaced…Â so what will happen now at the PUC? Bob Cupit and Mike Casper are tied for “Most … Continue reading →
WI – Comments on Decision Matrix
This was our last shot, comments on PSC staff’s Briefing Memorandum and Decision Matrix: PSC Staff Briefing Memo and Attachment PSC Staff Decision Matrix And here are the Comments received (where’s MISO??): NoCapX & CETF Comments on Briefing Memo and … Continue reading →
Wisconsin – last chance for parties to weigh in
Wisconsin’s CPCN process is a little different than MN, procedurally and substantively. Procedurally, we get another whack at the apple before the Commission makes its decision, and that last chance is here, now. Friday, the PSC staff filed their Briefing … Continue reading →
ATC holds LaCrosse-Madison Open Houses
This week and next — ATC is holding open houses for its Badger-Coulee line this week and next! April 17-19 and 24-26! Got that? Mark your calendars. It’s all part of the bigger plan, the WIREs line stretching from the … Continue reading →
FERC NSP/Xcel v. ATC
There’s more that’s been filed at the FERC catfight. To see it all, GO HERE TO FERC LIBRARY and search for docket EL12-28. Let me see if I understand this — Xcel/NSP refuse to disclose ownership of the CapX 2020 … Continue reading →
PUC selects route for Hampton-LaX
Thursday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission made its routing decision for the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse transmission line. This is just a small part of the CapX 2020 Phase I lines, but it’s the last one in Minnesota, all the others … Continue reading →