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 →
Recently, well, October 10, 2012, I sent a request to Xcel Energy for their contracts referenced in their latest Compliance Filing, specifically for each project the Correspondence to Xcel Energy and MN Dept of Commerce Oct 10, 2012 Correspondence to … 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 →
This just out on the STrib: Belle Plaine upset by power-line route choice Residents thought Public Utilities Commission planned to put high-voltage line through Le Sueur. The city could appeal the decision. By KATIE HUMPHREY, Star Tribune The decision to … 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 →
It’s on us already — NEXT WEEK — the Hearing for the Brookings Route remand. Did I really not post this? AAAAAARGH! Here’s the Notice: MOES Notice of Public Hearings Public Hearings are scheduled for: MONDAY October 4, 2010 (Monday) … Continue reading →
Just now I’ve filed five Subpoena Requests with Judge Luis on the Brookings-Hampton remand. Who? Those agency folks who have been on the job providing Comments that need some hearing time, so that we know their position, so that we … Continue reading →
Final Order, and Brown County’s “wake-up” missive: It’s out – AND IT WAS ISSUED OVER A WEEK AGO, Sept. 14! It’s the Notice of Final Order and, of course, the FINAL ORDER. This is the “Final Order the route permit, … Continue reading →
After all these years of CapX 2020, it seems some are waking up from their Rip Van Winkle slumber to find transmission in their jurisdiction, for example, Eden Township and Brown County. And to be fair — I know that … Continue reading →
Oh, my, the sleep-deprived life of a new mom… of a pup that is… can’t keep up… Here’s the Scheduling Order that came out on the CapX 2020 Brookings-Hampton remand to the ALJ: Prehearing Order I Note the intervention deadline … Continue reading →