Freeborn Wind files Motion to Exclude!!
September 17th, 2018
Hot off the press — Freeborn Wind files Motion to exclude the letter of MPCA’s Frank Kohlasch regarding noise regulation:
20189-146448-02_Motion to Exclude Untimely Filing of Frank Kohlasch
After the Recommendation of the Administrative Law Judge came out recommending denial of the site permit, they were “alarmed.” Now what are they? Read that Motion!!!
Here’s the “Frank Kohlasch letter” they’re so afraid of:
On Thursday, the Freeborn Wind siting docket (17-410) and transmission docket (17-322) are before the Public Utilities Commission. The meeting starts at 9:30, and starting not earlier than 10:30 is wind rulemaking, followed by Freeborn Wind siting and transmission. You can watch it here, and $50 says it’ll have high ratings!
Live Webcast
To check out the dockets, where everything but the hearing transcript is public, go to eDockets and search for docket 17 (year) – 410 for the siting docket. For the transmission docket, search for 17 (year) 322. BOTH are up on Thursday.
And before the Freeborn dockets is the much awaited wind rulemaking docket, where I filed a Petition for Rulemaking on behalf of Goodhue Wind Truth. Here’s the background info from a couple weeks ago:
Today’s Wind Rulemaking Comments
I’ve been working for years to get rulemaking going, love to bang my head against the wall. But it’s “working within the system” and it’s all we’ve got. And yes, it is a good way to get the process engineered more favorably to people on the ground! To view the docket, go to eDockets and search for docket 18 (year) – 518.
Today’s Wind Rulemaking Comments
August 24th, 2018
In July, Goodhue Wind Truth filed a rulemaking petition at the Public Utilities Commission, to spur a close look at the wind siting rules:
Shortly thereafter, the Commission a Notice and Request for Comments on our Petition:
Well, today they got their comments, all right! Here they are, Goodhue Wind Truth’s, and then in reverse alpha order:
Goodhue Wind Truth_Comments_FINAL
20188-146000-01_Comment_Rosenquist
EDF+Renewables+-+Response+to+Petition+for+Wind+Siting+Rulemaking+18-518
20188-145997-01_Coalition for Rural Property Rights
Docket+18-518+Clean Energy & Economy Minnesota+Comments
Avangrid+Renewables+Rulemaking+Comment
Rep. Walz filed another, more credible, letter with PUC, but…
March 15th, 2018
Remember when Rep. Tim Walz filed a letter with PUC claiming that Invenergy’s Melville Nickerson in Chicago was his constituent?
Yeah, that earlier one is a hard one to forget:
Invenergy’s Melville Nickerson in Chicago was his constituent, and the folks on the ground in Freeborn County are. Are we clear on that? Much better… well, an improvement. Is Walz paying attention to his constituents!?!?!
Freeborn Wind hearing just ended…
February 22nd, 2018
KAAL’s star witness!
It’s over, only two days, well, three, the public hearing was on Tuesday, lots and lots of people attended and spoke up.
This was before the public hearing started, and not long after it started they added two more sections o seating over on our side to my right. It was a god crowd, articulate and well spoken.
The AP article about this project is all over the country.
New rebellion against wind energy stalls or stops projects:
Enough, you get the idea…
DNR’s Motion to Quash DENIED!
February 17th, 2018
The DNR changed its logo to the same boring one all MN agencies now use, UGH!
The DNR, after agreeing to a time certain for staff to testified, filed a Motion to Quash!!
WHAT? So I filed a response:
And the Administrative Law Judge told the DNR what they could do with their Motion:
And the meat of it:
Yeah… delightful… Now, can we get at why it is that the DNR, Dept. of Health, and Commerce do not want to testify in this docket? Hmmmmm…