awagoodhuepuc-53Above, Chuck Burdick with attorney Todd Guerrero arguing at PUC last November.

Today Exceptions to the Report of the Administrative Law Judge were due in the AWA Goodhue docket.

First, the ALJ’s Recommendation:

Recommendation to PUC on AWA Goodhue Wind docket

And now for the Exceptions:

Goodhue Wind Truth – Exceptions

Goodhue County – Exceptions

Belle Creek Township – Exceptions

Coalition for Sensible Siting – Exceptions

Dept of Natural Resources – Exceptions

AWA Goodhue – Exceptions

Whew, leave town and look what happens…

Recommendation to PUC – AWA Goodhue Wind docket

What sticks in my craw is this — if the law were unambiguous we would not be here today in this contested case:

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And it’s that paragraph 43 and 44 that is particularly obtuse, because from here it looks as though that MOES Affidavit filed, to which GWT objected and about which GWT filed Subpoena Request, which were DENIED:

MOES Comments – Affidavit of Ingrid Bjorklund

MOES Comments – Affidavit of Deb Pile

Goodhue Wind Truth – Subpoena Requests for Bjorklund and Bull

ALJ Sheehy’s Letter to Overland – Denial of Subpoena Requests

Were it unambiguous, we wouldn’t be in this contested case, and she wouldn’t be going through this elaborate dance to get to “it’s unambiguous.”

If it walks like an ambiguous, if talks like an ambiguous, it’s ambiguous…

Oh, and here’s another bizarre part, claiming that there are state standards in existence for 12 years:

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Uh-huh… right…

GO HERE and click on “Watch Webcast”

Today will be better than yesterday, for me at least.

And check out Goodhue Wind Truth’s site for info on this project.

Notice of Motion and Motion – Limit Public Participation and Exclude Intervenor Exhibits

HA!  Over my dead polar bear!  This “public participation” piece is one of “my” issues, so much so that I proposed some changes in my Rulemaking Petition to OAH:

Overland – Petition for Rulemaking – OAH

To see the full docket, go to www.puc.state.mn.us, click on “Search eDockets” and search for 08-1233.

CATCH THE WEBCAST TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY:

GO HERE and click the blue “Watch Webcast” button!

And here are their Information Request responses — can’t email these around, too big, so I’ll have to post them!

Enjoy!

AWA Responses to GWT Info Requests – No. 2-12 Part I

AWA Responses to GWT Info Requests No. 2-12 Part 2a

AWA Responses to GWT Info Requests Nos 2-12 Part 2b

AWA Responses to GWT Info Requests Nos 13-35

AWA Responses to GWT Info Requests Nos 36-45

AWA Response to Belle Creek Info Request 2

AWA Response to Belle Creek Info Request 3

AWA Response to Goodhue County Info Request No 3

AWA Resposne to CSS Info Request 1

AWA Response to CSS Info Request No 2

AWA Response to CSS Info Request No 3

AWA Response to CSS Info Request No 4

FLASH:  NEXT WEEK, March 15-17, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will broadcast the AWA Goodhue hearing!

The PUC has entered the 21st Century!!!  Notice just came over the wire that they’re going to webcast the AWA Goodhue evidentiary hearing.  For those not in the know, this is the hearing in the administrative docket that is to address whether the PUC should apply the Goodhue County Wind Ordinance to the AWA Goodhue wind project. I’m representing Goodhue Wind Truth in the many Goodhue Wind project dockets.

The notice says:

To Access the Webcast:
Go to:
www.puc.state.mn.us
See the ‘Upcoming Events’ forTuesday, March 15 through Thursday March 17, 2011
Click on the current day’s link: Evidentiary Hearing, AWA Goodhue Wind, LLC: Site Permit – St. Paul
Click on: WATCH WEBCAST

hmmmmmmm, I clicked on the “agenda” and it’s not there yet…

To see the full docket on this project, go to www.puc.state.mn.us and click on “Search eDockets” and search for docket 08-1233.