In the Red Wing Republican Beagle (picked up from the Kenyon Leader):<\/p>\n
Transmission line proposal floors some area residents<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And in the Houston County News:<\/p>\n
Feds make entrance into CapX 2020<\/a><\/p>\n
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By Ryan Stotts of the <\/span>Houston<\/span> <\/span>County<\/span> News<\/span><\/p>\n
The U.S. Agricultural Department\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Rural Utilities Service officially has begun looking into the proposed CapX2020 high-voltage line project.<\/span><\/p>\n
The federal agency hosted a meeting June 23 at La Crescent<\/span>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s American Legion to collect public comment and explain the review process.<\/span><\/p>\n
The service will do a single environmental impact statement for the project, said Stephanie Strength of the RUS, which will be the lead federal agency on the project.<\/p>\n
Dairyland Power Cooperative had approached the RUS about financing its portion of the project, an estimated 11 percent, she said.<\/p>\n
It will take at least two years to complete the federal review and make a funding decision, she said.<\/p>\n
Dairyland first asked the agency about funding at least three years ago, said Chuck Thompson of Dairyland Power. It would take Dairyland 30 to 35 years to repay the approximately $50 million needed.<\/p>\n
The environmental impact statement, including comments from the meeting, likely will be completed by summer 2010, followed by a public hearing, Strength said.<\/p>\n
Tim Carlsgaard, of CapX2020, said they have identified dual routes for the 345-kilovolt power lines along existing routes into La Crosse<\/span>, <\/span>Winona<\/span> or <\/span>Alma<\/span>, <\/span>Wis.<\/span>, but a preferred route has not been chosen.<\/span><\/p>\n
Also yet to be determined is where the lines would cross the Mississippi River<\/span>, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n
Lines could run along or just north of Interstate 90, then cross south into La Crescent<\/span>, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n
If the lines go into Winona<\/span>, he said, the route could run through agricultural land north of I-90. The <\/span>Alma<\/span> route would run through farmland north of <\/span>Plainview<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
A routing permit application will likely be filed some time in the fall, Carlsgaard said, and that will start a 12- to 15-month process when more public meetings will be held.<\/p>\n
Early in the process,\u00c2\u00a0he said, after the Office of Energy Security has a chance to review the application, people\u00c2\u00a0will be able to\u00c2\u00a0propose and suggest alternative routes.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Whether it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just a small segment,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Carlsgaard said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a small area, or 20 miles,\u00c2\u00a0or whatever it is.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
On the Wisconsin<\/span> side, he said, a single routing and need permit will likely be filed before the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n
Jeremy Chipps, of the Citizens Energy Task Force, said the massive project isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t needed \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and the group has petitioned the state to look into whether it should be built.<\/p>\n
Chipps said even the most \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sophisticated electric minds\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the industry, on a state and federal level, are doubting the efficacy of such a project.<\/p>\n
He believes localized renewable energy should be investigated and analyzed, he said.<\/p>\n
But, Chipps said, the truth is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the country lacks the very analytical tools to do the research to find out what our needs will even be.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
With federal coffers now being opened to fund the project, the decreasing demand for power, as well as safer alternatives than CapX2020, should be scrutinized, he said.<\/p>\n
Gene Semin of La Crescent Township said he supports the project, even though he already has two large power lines in front of his house.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to need the electrical power in this country to develop our manufacturing base so that our economy can recover,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Semin said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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