Today, I’ve received the Compliance filing for the CapX 2020 Hampton-La Crosse transmission line (PUC Docket 09-1448). September Compliance_20149-102954-01 This is your land… this is what your land looks like with transmission… Any questions? Before (note there’s a lattice structure … Continue reading →
Monday, September 8, 2014, the ALJ’s Recommendation on the ITC Midwest MN/IA Transmission line is due — for the Certificate of Need and the Routing dockets. To see the full docket, go to the PUC SEARCH PAGE and search … Continue reading →
I’ve just spent the last week dealing with transmission need and routing, both primary issues in eminent domain and condemnation for transmission lines (well, two days, but prep before, and the aftermath likgers…). Here’s what the Wall Street Journal has … Continue reading →
As we say in transmission, “It’s all connected.” This post is about the connections between what’s been proposed by ITC Midwest as the MN/IA 345 kV project, and its relation to other projects in the area and its place in … Continue reading →
As Xcel said in a billboard near the capital, beware, powerlines kill. That was a safety reminder for people climbing on their roofs, but now it’s a terrible fact for a construction worker on the CapX 2020 transmission project. KARE … Continue reading →
Oronoco has Petitioned the Supreme Court to review the Appellate Court’s affirmation of the decision of the Public Utilities Commission to route CapX 2020 transmission through Oronoco Township. I don’t have a copy of the Petition yet, they send mail … Continue reading →
George Nygaard sent these photos of the Briggs Road substation near La Crosse … at the count of three, let’s all get depressed… One… Two… Three…
Continue reading →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 →
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 →
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 →