{"id":6694,"date":"2024-02-01T14:52:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T20:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/?p=6694"},"modified":"2024-03-30T14:53:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T19:53:46","slug":"how-to-pucs-edockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/?p=6694","title":{"rendered":"“How-To” PUC’s eDockets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Who cares about the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> eDockets system? We all should care! It\u2019s the best way to keep up with what\u2019s going on in the docket, what others are filing, what issues are being raised, what\u2019s the status, and to track all NOTICES, which will tell you of hearings, comment windows, orders, and pay particular attention to those from PUC<\/a><\/strong>, OAH (Office of Administrative Hearings), and EERA and DER (Commerce). Also look for comments from individuals and note their concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to eDockets? First go to the PUC\u2019s Main Page<\/a><\/strong> (see above) at https:\/\/mn.gov\/puc<\/a><\/strong> then click \u201ceDockets\u201d and you get this and click \u201ceDockets\u201d again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then you\u2019ll get to this screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At \u201cDocket number -Select\u201d scroll to \u201c22\u201d (the year) and at \u201cNumber\u201d enter \u201c131\u201d for Certificate of Need, or \u201c132\u201d for Route docket (and for other dockets, same routine, enter the year and docket number, and there you are!). And for sure look at both. Then click \u201cSearch.\u201d (when there are multiple dockets, as with the MN Energy CON, be sure to check both dockets, one at a time). This works for any docket, like the 800MW RFP docket, E002\/CN-23-212, plug in year \u201c23\u201d and Number \u201c212\u201d and there you go! Spend some time playing with it to get acquainted, it\u2019ll become second nature soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you get to the docket, as below, click on the far left link in a row to get that filing in that row. Do it a few times, and it\u2019ll be quick and easy! If in active for a while, it will boot you out and you get to start over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, \u201csubscribing\u201d is important to keep up to date on what\u2019s being filed. When there are multiple dockets, be sure to subscribe to both!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To subscribe, when you get to the docket, note the column for Subscription and boxes, as in lower right here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click one of the boxes in that subscribe column, any one (above on lower left), and then click the link above \u201cSubscribe\u201d and you\u2019ll go to this screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enter your email address, and for \u201cType of Subscription\u201d enter \u201cdocket\u201d and then you\u2019ll have to enter the docket(s), and then \u201cAdd to List.\u201d You\u2019ll get a confirmation email, click and confirm, and there you are!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you get emails about the docket, it will have the docket number, and as they come in, pay particular attention to Notices, as there will be dates that are important, meeting\/hearing dates, deadlines for comment, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, get to it. LOTS of reading, and as you go, you\u2019ll get familiar with it and the process. IT WILL GET EASIER!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now for the fun part \u2014 FILING IN eDOCKETS! Why file in eDockets? When you file in eDockets, you know what you\u2019ve submitted has been received and is part of the record, and so others can know what your concerns are \u2014 it\u2019s SO important to know you\u2019re not alone in this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To file, first you have to register. In that first eDockets screen go to upper left corner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where it says \u201ceFiling\u201d, register by clicking on \u201cRequest Registration.\u201d You\u2019ll get this screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fill it all out, click for electronic service \u2014 Do not get into paper in these dockets, it is a royal pain, and sending out paper copies to everyone is EXPENSIVE. Click \u201cSubmit\u201d and you\u2019ll get confirmation email, confirm, and you\u2019re all set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To eFile after you\u2019ve registered, click \u201ceFiling Home\/Log In\u201d and follow the directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE DOCKETS, BE SURE TO FILE IN BOTH! For the MN ENergy Connection, be sure to write \u201croute\u201d comments with those on-the-ground issues you know best because you\u2019re right there, and also be sure to write comments on \u201cneed\u201d because that\u2019s the overarching issue \u2014 if the Commission determines it is not needed, it won\u2019t be built \u2014 and if it IS<\/strong> deemed needed, it\u2019s a matter of where, and routing is an ugly mess and can devolve into a \u201cSTICK IT THERE\u201d struggle. Always address the (lack of) need issues, as that\u2019s the only real way to stop a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need help on eFiling, contact the Commission\u2019s Public Advisor Charley Bruce \u2014 charley.bruce@state.mn.us<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you take the time to sign up, and get familiar with it, you\u2019ll see how easy it is to keep up with what\u2019s going on, and how easy it is to eFile \u2014 and last minute!! So easy, I\u2019d be lost but for eDockets and eFiling, you have no idea how awful it was to make paper copies of all filings, and mail them to everyone, whew, it was beyond difficult, and so expensive. Now, it\u2019s a \u201cwork from home\u201d easy-peasy process, the best ever change in PUC process, and pretty much everywhere across the country, in administrative proceedings like this, and in most every court system too. Participating, practice, was so much harder before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who cares about the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission\u2019s eDockets system? We all should care! It\u2019s the best way to keep up with what\u2019s going on in the docket, what others are filing, what issues are being raised, what\u2019s the status, …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1044,1046,1043,1045,1048,12,1050,1047],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bigstone-alex-bigoaks","category-hvdcmoernizationproject","category-lyoncounty-sherco","category-northlandreliabilityproject","category-prairieislandpingpdrycaskstorage","category-puc-docket","category-wilmarthnorthrochestertremvalwi","category-xcelenergyirp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6695,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6694\/revisions\/6695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}