Legalectric

It’s been permitted by Iowa, they have granted a private company the power of eminent domain for the parts of this transmission project that are not using railroad right-of-way!

Here’s a link for the Iowa Utility Board’s Docket No. E-22436 (and from there just click on “Filings:”

Docket Summary for Docket E-22436

And some Legalectric posts going back a ways:

IUB Hearing for Soo Green xmsn – July 11 & 12 February 25th, 2023

Underground DC transmission in the Midwest? March 12th, 2019

And other resources:

Developer proposes a 350-mile underground transmission line to carry wind energy from rural Iowa to Chicago

A July 2018 presentation: 2018_07_26-SOO-Green-HVDC-Link-overview–Trey-Ward

SOO Green Renewable Rail – A Wind Energy Delivery Project – Joseph DeVito

In the Red Wing bEagle’s weekend paper:

My head is going to explode… they’re trying again to expand geographic areas branded “National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors” and Designation of NIETCs with expanded criteria triggering the opening for the feds to grab that permitting authority. They call it a Transmission Facilitation Program. Their dreams of transmission are based on the DOE’s National Transmission Needs Study. Compare that with the most recent NERC Long-Term Reliability Assessment. The DOE is for some reason not relying much on the “NERC Report.”

And along with that, there’s THIS rulemaking, to establish procedure for federal review of transmission proposals. I was reminded of this rulemaking thanks to a DOE Grid Deployment Office email, so here’s a reminder for all of you!

There was a webinar a couple weeks ago, I did participate, got nominal comments in, but this needs serious work on detailed well-founded comments. From the DOE page:

DOE is now seeking public comment and feedback on the proposed CITAP Program via a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Comments must be received by11:59 p.m. ET on October 2, 2023.

Really, READ THIS and get to work:

Court Dates – Trump’s legal mess – thanks to “Just Security” post:

September 18, 2023 – GA (Clark): Removal evidentiary hearing & GA (Still): Removal evidentiary hearing
September 20, 2023 – GA (Latham): Removal evidentiary hearing together with Shafer & GA (Shafer): Removal evidentiary hearing together with Latham
October 2, 2023 – NY Corporate Lawsuit: Trial begins
October 23, 2023 – GA (Chesebro): Trial begins
January 15, 2024 – Carroll: Trial begins & Iowa Republican Presidential Caucuses
March 4, 2024 – DC Trump Case: Trial start date
March 5, 2024 – Super Tuesday Primaries
March 25, 2024 – NY: Trial begins (The Hill)
May 20, 2024 – MAL: Trial begins
July 15-18, 2024 – Republican National Convention
November 5, 2024 – Election Day
December 17, 2024 – Electors cast votes
January 6, 2025 – Joint Session of Congress certification of presidential election
January 20, 2025 – Presidential inauguration

Statement to Judiciary Committee

Exposure of Guiliani and Trump corruption and efforts to protect them.

Don’t forget that Christopher Wray, who TRUMP appointed to FBI, is still heading the FBI!