OLA Report on PUC
July 27th, 2020
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Hot off the press from the Office of the Legislative Auditor, its report:
In short:
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And it’s in the STrib:
Minnesota’s state watchdog agency dings utilities commission on dealings with public
PUC on Freeborn 12-31-2019
July 19th, 2020
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Oh, look out, now that I’ve learned how to clip snippets from videos, there’s no stopping me!!
This is the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s deliberation and decision from December 19, 2019, on Xcel/NSP (they never use the name consistently) Application for Amendment of the Freeborn Wind Project site permit:
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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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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?!?!