Remember Xcel’s CapX 2020 peak demand projections of 2.49% annual increase? How wrong can they be? And how unjustified was their basis for a Certificate of Need for CapX 2020? And how are they held accountable for those gross misrepresentations? … Continue reading →
Apparently Judge Oxley did not like the Overland and No CapX 2020 Petition for Intervention in the rate case, late Friday the Order came out. It was denied, without prejudice. And yet interventions for Commercial Group, Suburban Rate Authority, and … Continue reading →
On the way to Stephanie Henriksen’s Memorial Service today, along Hwy. 19 on the west side of Cannon Falls, I saw the CapX 2020 foundations in the ground, and Cor-Ten steel poles lined up, poised for installation. Dog, how depressing… … Continue reading →
Yesterday at the Xcel Energy rate case prehearing conference, Xcel’s attorney, Eric Swanson, stated that they’d be objecting to the No CapX 2020/Overland intervention. Just after that prehearing conference ended, their objection was filed: 20161-116957-02_Objection Intervention Good idea, Xcel…. What … Continue reading →
AS you scroll down, keep in mind the tremendous job that the City of Onalaska did presenting their case in the Badger Coulee transmission docket (go HERE and search for docket 05-CE-142, and look for Onalaska filings). Grace – Direct … Continue reading →
I’m having a difficult time getting worked up about the PPSA Annual Hearing this year. It’s the time we have to tell the Commission what does and does not work with the Power Plant Siting Act. I’ve been at this … Continue reading →
wow… ohh my.. that’s the complete public notice. And what they provided for information, some new maps and a “fact sheet.” Briggs Road to La Crosse Tap (Q-1D South) 161 kV Rebuild Project – Fact Sheet Briggs Road to La … Continue reading →
Today’s big news in the La Crosse Tribune, hot on the heels of tapping Oktoberfest’s Golden Keg, is a pretty extensive piece on Dairyland’s upgrade of its Q-1D South transmission line through Onalaska to La Crosse. Note the “amp up … Continue reading →
SENT! On behalf of No CapX 2020 I sent the following Comments: No CapX 2020_Q-1D South_Comment_9-25-2015 I’ve asked how many times for more information, nada, still nothing. N-O-T-H-I-N-G! Of particular note is this handy-dandy chart that Bruce McKay had put … Continue reading →
Who knows? The public sure has no idea, and Dairyland isn’t telling! The Comment deadline is FRIDAY (deadline is really Sunday, but Friday on the conservative side), and we still have only Dairyland Q-1D South Sheetmaps, no other information. Please … Continue reading →