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And the road show begins!!!

MN Energy Connection Transmission Line?

Xcel of course…

Now, why do we need this? This is that odd notion of a tie between SW Minnesota, i.e., Buff Ridge, and the Sherco substation, essentially going backwards. Does this make any sense???

ROAD SHOW! Two weeks with two days in the first, Feb. 21 & 23, and 4 days the next week, Monday – Thursday! And damn, it’s not camping season.

… wonder if they’ll have Xcel 1st Class treats?!?!

From Xcel’s page:

• Notice Plan Filing PDF

• Exemption Request PDF

Fact Sheets PDFs:

• MNEC Fact Sheet

• Siting and Routing

• Working With Landowners

• Safety Around Power Lines

• Transmission Line Construction

Atomwaffen Division accelerationists… This is real… these are the sorts of terrorists that utilities, Dept. of Justice, and Dept. of Homeland Security need to be concerned about (not those of us folks trying to track the utility plans and oppose destruction of their forests and farms by utilities to enable profiteering).

Atomwaffen Division? Per Southern Poverty Law Center:

Atomwaffen Founder and Girlfriend Arrested in Plot to ‘Destroy’ Baltimore

And in Reuters:

FBI charges neo-Nazi leader in plot to attack Baltimore power grid

Here’s the Criminal Complaint:

One substation target was across the Maryland border into Delaware, according to the Complaint, “she had already identified a few potential locations to target in her (Clendaniel) attack, including one just across the Delaware state line (with Maryland), in a location that is “literally like a life artery” and would “definitely
cut out a lot of shit.” I can guess where that is! Oh my… And she lives with mother in North East, MD.

The Criminal Complaint said they’d used https://openinframap.org but there’s a lot of transmission missing in Delaware, so that’s weird, maybe they removed lines and substations because of the threat?

Then they named substations north of Baltimore and targeting Baltimore:

And this is a thing:

Mayhem, Murder, and Misdirection:
Violent Extremist Attack Plots Against Critical
Infrastructure in the United States, 2016-2022

The small Rio Communities, New Mexico as home for the 2nd largest industrial complex in New Mexico, 262 acres being opened to any sort of business, next to residential areas and the Rio Grande river?

WHAT?

Here’s the Application, starting p. 5, from January 19 P&Z Minutes:

Another public hearing before the Planning & Zoning Commission is scheduled for February 16th @ 4:00 pm mountain time. Written comments by 2:00 p.m. to: info@riocommunities.net

Why? Because they screwed up notice, and they do recognize that there is a LOT of public sentiment about this proposal, one with major impact on this small Rio Communities.

262 acres for ANY type of legitimate businesses? Oh my…

And “I can’t go into specifics…” which is not comforting.

Here’s the minutes with all the poop:

Minutes – City of Rio Communities February 2 meeting

This is a lot like the land use change proposed for Northfield, Minnesota, which I’m posting next…

Here it is, some acknowledgement and little slaps on the wrists. In the bEagle just now:

Red Wing candidates penalized for finance reporting violations

I’m surprised they didn’t take more seriously the failure to put the disclaimer on the 6,500 flyers sent out — and didn’t take seriously Recall’s failure to report over $5,600 in expenses — but this is a wake up call to candidates.

The ALJ’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order:

Jury awards Fayette County dairy $4.75M in stray voltage lawsuit

Here’s the part that jumped up and hollered:

I’m familiar with the notion that transmission lines over pipelines can/do corrode the pipeline, so this use of “an anti-corrosion system that sends electricity into the ground to protect the pipeline” seems counter intuitive. So digging just a bit, the term “cathodic protection,” which does ring a bell.

Cool Science: Using Electricity to Fight Corrosion

And that article says:

To fight corrosion, we employ a technique called cathodic protection, which literally uses electrical currents to prevent rust.

With cathodic protection, a flow of electrical current is applied from an external source – a rectifier – through the ground and onto the steel pipe. The protective current changes the environment around the steel, stopping the corrosion reaction.

And “cathodic protection” is not a new concept either.

The intersection of these two concepts is what’s got me stumped. Adding this to the list of things to look into when I’m in a warm and isolated cabin up north!