Another CCS scam bites the dust
October 10th, 2022
Here’s a real DOH! which could have been avoided, but DOE through several administrations keep throwing good money after bad for carbon capture and storage pipedream:
The ill-fated Petra Nova CCS project: NRG Energy throws in the towel
NRG’s Petra Nova project $$$:
Short version? FAIL! From the article:
Following this FAIL, the understatement of the century, from the article:
Yet CCS is a big part of the latest federal energy efforts. It’s also a huge boondoggle for not just outfits like NRC, but for certain “non-profits” like Great Plains Institute:
And check out these salaries:
Great Plains Institute helped push coal gasification, for extreme amounts of money…
Great Plains Institute – is Joyce getting their $$ worth?
January 18th, 2007
… but that pales in comparison for the dollars for this recent round of “carbon capture” promotional funding. Unreal…
Once more with feeling — carbon capture is not real, is not workable, is a waste of $$ and effort.
Wisconsin Xmsn Application Filing Requirements
September 15th, 2022
Today, Comments were due (1:30 p.m., whew, just under the wire):
This is regarding the Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s Application Filing Requirements. To look at the docket, go HERE – DOCKET SEARCH and search for 5-AFR-100.
It looks like other than DATCP (DATCP Comments) and ATC (American Transmission Company Comments on Proposed Application Filing Requirements for Transmission Line Projects), I’m the only one filing comments.
HOW CAN THIS BE?
Oh, but wait, look at this on the notice:
Here’s the full notice:
Just filed – Petition for Reconsideration – Freeborn Wind
August 28th, 2022
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Testing, one, two! Check, HEY!
On August 8, 2022, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued its “Order Accepting Post-Construction Noise Monitoring Report and Compliance Review.” It’s a jaw-dropper:
And so, 20 days later, we file:
Onward. Xcel Energy has 10 days to respond, well, anyone who wants to has 10 days to respond, and then the Commission will take it up, or not and let it languish and be denied by default.
Notice of BLM Lava Ridge meeting
August 22nd, 2022
As we left our Craters of the Moon Nat’l Monument campsite in Idaho in May…
… and headed southeasterly, on the way to the rather new Minidoka Nat’l Historic Site, Alan discovered that there was a Lava Ridge wind project proposed for the area.
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Here’s today’s notice from BLM:
Details:
Thursday, August 25, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time
Virtual via Zoom – Zoom Registration
The first meeting was on July 7, 2022:
View the recorded meeting here
MISO & Xcel Energy, et al.’s Dream
July 25th, 2022
I’ve been working on digging info about Xcel Energy’s proposal in May of a big honkin’ xmsn line from “Lyon County” to Sherco substation, wanted so they can retain transmission interconnection rights.
And today, this, from the MISO “July 26, 2022 Executive Update” appears in the inbox, the dream of MISO and Xcel... errrrr… “Grid North Partners” right?
Here’s the MISO Planning Committee meeting handout for May 20, 2022 meeting:
20220527 PAC Item 02a MTEP21 LRTP Report and Feedback Review PresentationPublished 05/25/2022
20220527 PAC Item 02b BALLOT MTEP21 LRTP Tranche 1 AddendumPublished 05/27/2022
20220527 PAC Item 02b MOTION MTEP21 LRTP Tranche 1 AddendumPublished 05/20/2022
20220527 PAC Item 03 CTA Update PresentationPublished 05/20/2022
20220527 PAC Item 03 Tariff Redlines for Upgrade FilingPublished 05/20/2022
For background, check out MTEP 21 (MTEP = MISO Transmission EXPANSION Plan, no secret the intent):
Good grief…
In the STrib:
Utilities plan to spend $2.2B on new power line projects in Minnesota
From the article: