It’s a heat wave…

July 17th, 2026

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Initial Comments on Iron Range – Arrowhead 345kV

July 13th, 2026

Arrowhead Transmission Line next to historic Oliver Bridge over St. Louis River near Duluth

Here we go, the Initial Comments on the Iron Range-St. Louis County-Arrowhead transmission project:

WOLF_Initial Need Comment
MISO Initial Comments
DER Initial Commnts 25-111Download
Fresh Energy and CGA – Initial Comments

Fresh Energy says:

Now that Fresh Energy’s Michael Noble and Allen Gleckner are stumping for Google, I wonder if they’d say that under oath!?!?!

What money can buy… June 21st, 2026

Will add Comments from others if/when they’re filed.

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Disappearing Transmission Reports

July 12th, 2026

Reports are disappearing, like the WRAO report, and the WIREs Phase II and Appendices below, so here they are for posterity! These Meta boxes are really irritating, I deleted from the upload, but they reappear. To get rid of them, click the grey thing in the upper left:

WRAO-report1Download
WRAO-Appa1-WIREsPhaseIIDownload
WRAO-APPa2-WIREsPhaseIIappBDownload

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Where’s Mitch?

July 12th, 2026

Lindsey says, “Hold my beer…”

Lindsey Graham, longtime GOP senator and Trump ally, dies at 71 after sudden illness

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DOE’s Xmsn Needs Study

July 11th, 2026

Here it is, the latest “transmission needs study” from the DOE:

National Transmission Needs Study Draft for Consultation and Public Comment July 2026Download

The 60-day Public Comment and Consultation Period closes on September 7, 2026.

Send comments on the Needs Study to NeedsStudy.Comments@hq.doe.gov.

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