The Wisconsin meetings were great, the final one, in Centerville/Galesville was standing room only, over 150 I’d presume. I’d heard there was a hot meeting in the Town of Gale the night before, where they passed a resolution against the … Continue reading →
(Jim Thompson, Hydro One Transmission Line Technician, in Ontario, who rescued eagle that had been hit be several trucks. It recovered and was released. More HERE, scroll way down!) Big week for the Wisconsin and Minnesota CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse line! … Continue reading →
Here we go, comments filed: NoCapX 2020 DEIS Comments U-CAN Comments – Mississippi River Crossing Applicants Supplemental DEIS Comments WisDOT Comments DEIS Can’t find any others in the inbox or filed…
Continue reading →Quick, fire off some comments on the Wisconsin Draft Environmental Impact Statement. You can find the document at the ERFsite – go to www.psc.wi.gov, scroll down the screen to where you enter a docket number, and enter “05-CE-136” and then … Continue reading →
Here it is, MTEP 11, the Midwest Transmission Expansion Plan for 2011 (CLICK HERE, look on lower right), and it’s in the news too. The main report and some appendices: MTEP 11 – Draft Report MTEP Appendices A B & … Continue reading →
WXOW New 19 – Holmen School Board comes out against power line project The Holmen School District’s resolution says it all (packet copy – will post signed copy as soon as it’s available): Powerline Resolution Draft – Holmen Schools BG … Continue reading →
(What’s up with this letterhead — will somebody tell these folks that there is no “CapX 2020” entity?) WOW, that was fast… the Draft Environmental Impact Statement was released on November 9, 2011, and already, on November 28, less than … Continue reading →
And what a great bunch of articles… About the Wisconsin side, in the LaCrosse Tribune: Wisconsin regulators question CapX 2020 powerline proposal In the Winona Daily News: CapX 2020 officials and Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission differ on data In the … Continue reading →
OK, folks, especially those of you who have been through parts or all of the Minnesota process: THE WI-PSC DEIS FOR HAMPTON-LaCROSSE IS OUT!!! This is much more what I expect in environmental review. How’s this for p. XVII of … Continue reading →
There has been a flood of public comments in response to, and because a comment period opened about, Xcel’s request for permit amendments. The lion’s share of them are regarding the short stretch of E-5 and AS-1, from landowners near … Continue reading →