{"id":3965,"date":"2012-03-20T17:24:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T00:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/?p=3965"},"modified":"2012-03-20T19:17:18","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T02:17:18","slug":"nspxcel-v-atc-catfight-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/?p=3965","title":{"rendered":"NSP\/Xcel v. ATC Catfight!!! …continued…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The underlying but unspoken motivation is clear: MVP projects, in particular, are desirable to transmission owners because they have the benefit of providing significant investment opportunity for the transmission owner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shareholders while allocating the costs over the entire ratepaying MISO region, thus reducing the rate impact of that investment on the customers of the transmission owner claiming an interest in such project.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

ATC’s Answer, p. 2. (kinda lays it all out there, doesn’t it!)<\/span>
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But wait, there’s more!<\/p>\n

“So we know what’s really going on here… take that!” says ATC, in its Answer to Xcel’s Complaint claiming that 50% of the Badger-Coulee a\/k\/a North LaCrosse-North Madison transmission line is Xcel Energy’s.\u00c2\u00a0 ATC says, “it’s OURS” and “if you FERC decide that Xcel gets half, we want half of their Brookings-Hampton line and every other project based on these studies!”\u00c2\u00a0 Xcel Energy says, “ATC, that’s damn cheeky!\u00c2\u00a0 You’ve got your head implanted!”<\/p>\n

To look at the whole docket and all the lovely filings go to and search for docket EL12-28:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/elibrary.ferc.gov\/idmws\/docket_search.asp<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love it when this happens!\u00c2\u00a0 Especially when it goes back to the WRAO and WIRES reports!\u00c2\u00a0 Those I know by heart.<\/p>\n

Complaint – Xcel Energy Services and Northern States Power Wisconsin v. American Transmission Company<\/a> (again)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ATC’s Answer to Xcel’s Complaint 3-5-12<\/a><\/p>\n

Xcel Motion & Answer to ATC 3-20-12<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Now let’s see if I understand this…<\/p>\n