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 →
Public Utilities Fortnightly has published two (of how many?) posts on “The CapX 2020 Model.” This is particularly important as the history of Capx 2020 comes out in the Wisconsin proceeding and at FERC with the advent of the NSP … 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 →
What a long week, last week, and now this week too. Here are the Fargo briefs: CapX Applicants Initial Brief And from the intervenors: NoCapX U-CAN & NoRCA – Brief & Attachments A and B St. John’s Brief Avon Township … Continue reading →
??? DID YOU KNOW??? I just stumbled on the October release of the USDA’s RUS Macro Corridor Modification Maps. HUH??? It looks to me that they’ve added the Minnesota DEIS scoping alternative routes. Good thing I was looking at the … 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 →
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 →
A little catching up to do. I got a new camera out in Washington, and started filling it up, but then when I got back I couldn’t find the USB cord, and once I did, I didn’t hide it and … Continue reading →
Update in the CapX 2020 Fargo-St. Cloud transmission line routing proceeding. Comments on the DEIS are due on October 18, 2010. CLICK HERE FOR DEIS PAGE Send DEIS Comments by US mail or email to: State Permit Manager       david.birkholz@state.mn.us David … 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 →