Yesterday, the Public Utilities Commission “chose” to route the Minnesota River Crossing at Belle Plaine. I put that in quotes because once the MnDOT scenic easements became public information it was clear that the LeSueur route was not feasible. These … Continue reading →
The Minnesota PUC meeting for the CapX 2020 Brookings – Hampton oral argument has been scheduled for February 3, 2011, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Notice of PUC meeting – CapX Brookings-Hampton PUC Oral Argument and Deliberation 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, … Continue reading →
Catching up here. In November, CapX 2020 utilities filed their South Dakota permit application for the Brookings – Hampton transmission line: CapX 2020 South Dakota application for Brookings-Hampton line Does anyone remember the SDEIA study where they noted that there’s … Continue reading →
Here’s last Tuesday’s last minute surprise testimony that the CapX 2020 proponents filed: Surrebuttal of Dan Kline Surrebuttal of Peter Valberg And upon receiving that, I fired off a letter requesting leave to file responsive testimony with exhibits, it’s only … Continue reading →
Two articles – as we’re on the road with the Fargo Public Hearing “Road Show” — today we start at the El Paso Bar and then on to somewhere in St. Cloud, guess I’d better figure that out pretty soon! … Continue reading →
Enough of holidays and time off, it’s back to the CapX 2020 road show. If you can’t make it to the hearings, you can send comments, identified as “Comments – 09-1056” to: routecomments.oah@state.mn.us or Judge Beverly Heydinger Office of Administrative … Continue reading →
The City of Fergus Falls passed a resolution asking that CapX 2020 go somewhere else, “We’re not demanding,†… “We’re just suggesting.†And there were no copies there for us to see, so we don’t know exactly what the resolution … Continue reading →
The Public Hearings are beginning today up in Barnesville. Here’s the schedule:
Continue reading →How can this be??? The Public Hearings for the CapX 2020 Fargo-St. Cloud transmission line begin next week, then Thanksgiving week off, and then again the following week! Here’s the schedule: Be there or be square!!!
Continue reading →Apparently Great River Energy and Xcel Energy are outlooking for money. Gee, I wonder why? I remember the snorts and hoots that broke out in the room way back during the CapX Certificate of Need hearing when they admitted to … Continue reading →