Uprate for Prairie Island Nuclear Plant?
May 30th, 2012
(that’s dear departed Kenya doggy in front of the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant back in 2004 or so)
Uprate Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant? I think not…
Today was the deadline for filing comments to Xcel Energy’s Changed Circumstances Petition. Here it is:
And what’s been filed so far:
City of Red Wing (misses the boat, doesn’t address need, only $$$)
Prairie Island Indian Community – BULLS EYE!!! Very well done!
And Alan and I filed joint Comments:
May 30th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
The PUC should, as was apparent at the time, NOT have approved the uprate. Perhaps a lot of blame should fall on the Department of Commerce, a reliable rubber stamp for applicants. Now, will the PUC learn any lesson from this, about not being lead around by the nose by Xcel and other utilities?