It was such a beautiful day today. Got a good share of garden work in, pulled and raked out the back 40″, well, half of it anyway, and cut down all the big milkweed stalks. We grabbed a sub and … 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 →
Big CapX 2020 day today, what with oral arguments at the Appellate Court on Segment 1 and Segment 3 of the Minnesota routing docket, and LOTS of Answers and Comments due today on the FERC Complaint filed by CETF and … Continue reading →
It’s been building, and here are two recent articles about it, they’re bonding to build transmission and upgrade the Laramie River Station coal plant to continue use of coal: Agency that helps provide power to Alexandria to issue $141 million … Continue reading →
Remember all the hype about Rochester, home of the Mayo Clinic, freezing in the dark on a respirator without a job? A little birdie sent me this: Rochester Public Utilities 2009 Electric System Engineering & Operations Report On p. 18 … Continue reading →
Utilities’ demand forecasts are getting closer to the truth, exposing the CapX 2020 demand forecast lies. An example in point, from RPU’s blog post: Draft Infrastructure Plan Update presented at the July 28th Board Meeting Color me PISSED OFF!!! Yes, … Continue reading →