Here we go. Tomorrow is the PUC meeting, where the completeness, public advisor and Citizen Task Forces will be addressed. You can watch online by CLICKING HERE and then click the small navy blue “Watch Webcast” button. There are three … Continue reading →
I’ve been ranting at these meetings for over a decade now… Once more with feeling, here we go… Deja vu all over again… For those of you who have experienced how the Power Plant (transmission too) Siting Act works and … Continue reading →
Here are notes from yesterday’s Brookings CapX 2020 evidentiary hearing in St. Paul. Two interesting things revealed – one, defensive as they are, expansion of the Lake Marion substation could instead be plopped down at the southern most part of … Continue reading →
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Last night we went until a little after 11:54 p.m. when I last saved my notes. The court reporter says it was 12:15 a.m.! We’re here at the Holiday Hotel until about 12:30 (at least that’s what’s planned). Notes … Continue reading →
Brookings CapX Public Hearings are happening. Here’s last night at the Hog Wild Saloon, ROUGH notes, this is assuredly NOT a transcript!!! Hearing notes – December 7 Interesting tidbits — letters from US Fish & Wildlife have surfaced: Ex. 318 … Continue reading →
YEAAAAAAAAAA! RUS EIS is on the way!!! So what’s the big deal that the Rural Utility Service is doing an EIS on CapX 2020? And just the LaCrosse line part of CapX 2020? Consider the piss-poor excuse of “environmental review” … Continue reading →
Hmmmmm… what happened to their Engineer? Transmission Line Principal Engineer Posted by: Xcel Energy <amanda.l.sirek@xcelenergy.com> on May 06, 2009 at 13:11:10. Contract / Temp to Perm / Permanent: Permanent City: Minneapolis or EauClaire Country: United States A Bachelor’s degree in … Continue reading →
Busy day today. NoCapX 2020 filed three Motions today: NoCapX Motion to Consolidate NoCapX Motion to Recuse Commissioner Reha & Exhibit A – Reha Power Point Presentation … and the most important one given last Friday’s announcement of EVEN MORE … Continue reading →
There’s a great letter by Bev Topp in the Farmington Independent about repeal of Minn. Stat. 117.189, that horrible statute that makes “public service corporations” more special, with more power than even the state, by exempting them from many of … Continue reading →
There’s been responses to NoCapX 2020 and CETF Motions to Reopen CapX 2020 hearing for additional evidence — evidence of sharply decreased demand. U-CAN Reply Regarding Reopening of Hearing NoCapX 2020 Reply Regarding CETF & NoCapX 2020 Motions NAWO/ILSR Comments … Continue reading →