It’s early, so now’s the time to get agitated, get activated! As if CapX 2020 wasn’t enough, and during the CapX 2020 Certificate of Need proceeding, word of the “JCSP” overlay came out. And we know that Xcel, in its … Continue reading →
Tomorrow it’s a meeting or two about a pipeline, but that’s not all… it’s about a gas plant at the beginning of this pipeline route! First the pipeline — Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation is the applicant, and it’s PUC Docket … Continue reading →
I’m having a difficult time getting worked up about the PPSA Annual Hearing this year. It’s the time we have to tell the Commission what does and does not work with the Power Plant Siting Act. I’ve been at this … Continue reading →
Remember this map? The ITC Midwest MN/IA line is the ITC Midwest part of MISO’s “MVP 3” which on the above map is the red part. The other part of MISO’s “MVP 3” is to be built and owned by … Continue reading →
October 23, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 – 7th Place East, 3rd Floor Meeting Room St. Paul, Minnesota Thursday, the ITC Midwest, LLC application for its MN/IA Transmission Project is before the Public Utilities Commission. WATCH … Continue reading →
Oronoco has Petitioned the Supreme Court to review the Appellate Court’s affirmation of the decision of the Public Utilities Commission to route CapX 2020 transmission through Oronoco Township. I don’t have a copy of the Petition yet, they send mail … Continue reading →
Now, to be clear, this doesn’t go back all that far. But I’ve been doing some research, omphaloskepsis perhaps, digging back aways into transmission, looking at where we are given the status of CapX 2020 transmission these days, and I’ve … Continue reading →
There’s the ongoing rulemaking at Office of Administrative Hearings, and now there’s a notice from the Public Utilities Commission requesting comments. ‘Bout time — here we go, the preamble to rulemaking notice: Comments Requested 201212-81506-01 At this point, there’s nothing … Continue reading →
Oh, this gets complicated… get out your scorecards, and there will be a test later. This is about the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s routing decision and Order on the CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse transmission line. The PUC decided on May … Continue reading →
Remember that Ex Parte Complaint I’d filed some time ago? And Oronoco’s Response? And our Stipulated Agreement about that? Laymen for Christ Ex Parte Complaint against Oronoco Twp Oronoco Township Response to Ex Parte Complaint Oronoco vigorously denied ex parte … Continue reading →