A Most Bizarre PUC Meeting!
July 17th, 2020
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Freeborn Wind was on the Commission’s agenda yesterday:
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Note the narrow issue, “What actions should the Commission take regarding the April 21, 2020 Request to Amend the Site Permit with a Special Condition?“
Suffice it to say, the meeting went off the rails… You have to listen to this to believe it (this old fart managed to youtube it!). Commissioner John Tuma’s going rogue moment is forever preserved:
The day before, less than 24 hours before the meeting, Commissioner Tuma filed this, and note, it was eFiled, but it was not served, was NOT on the agenda, was not related to the agenda item for this docket, and was only received by subscription, no 10 day notice, and no notice to Oakland and London townships, and parties had NO opportunity to participate in this “discussion” of Tuma’s “Motion” to pre-empt local control (earth to Mars, Minn. Stat. 216E.08, Subd. 2 anyone?):
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So, on that note…
… and from Oakland and London townships:
And my comments to “Host” as this was going on, and again, we were shut out:
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Listen to the snippet of the meeting, above, OMFD!
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Radiobiological shot noise explains TMI biodosimetry…
July 2nd, 2020
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Attention all you nuclear nerds. Hot off the press, article by Aaron M. Datesman, in Nature, Scientific Reports, and a concept, shot noise, which “should motivate a comprehensive re-evaluation of the conventional understanding of the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power station, especially regarding its impact upon the population of the surrounding area.”
Check it out:
This article is open access, spread it around, with credit to orignal author, the source, and link to Creative Commons license.
Xcel Peak Demand 2019 DOWN
May 19th, 2020
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It looks like I missed posting Xcel Energy’s Peak Demand for 2019, down from 2018. You can get all their SEC filings on their INVESTORS’ page.
Here’s their 2019 SEC 10-K:
And here’s what the last 20 years looks like:
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Freeborn Wind Reconsideration
May 1st, 2020
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They’re starting construction, too early, not following procedures, and yes, starting to move ground around, and, well, not doing a great job of it. That’s a matter for another day.
Association of Freeborn County Landowners has filed its Motion for Reconsideration, and Xcel Energy has filed their response:
Someday soon the Public Utilities Commission will give Notice and have a meeting about this… if not, in 60 days, our Reconsideration will be deemed denied, and it’s off to the Appellate Court once again!
E.O. 13920 SECURING THE UNITED STATES BULK-POWER SYSTEM
May 1st, 2020
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“Free marketers,” duck and cover. And utilities, contractors, get ready… Just in, for Public Inspection, will be released Monday:
The gist of it is that utility infrastructure and equipment should not be coming in from other countries, particularly “adversaries.” Threat? What threat?
From the E.O., p. 2-3:
WHAT?!?!