Transmission road show continues…
January 31st, 2024
FYI: MN PUC – How To eDockets
The last two weeks have been scoping meetings for the Environmental Impact Statement for the “MN Energy CONnection.” Per Xcel’s site, “You can read the Certificate of Need filing here and the Route Permit application here.” I don’t see the word “REVISED” on this…
Here’s the REVISED Certificate of Need application:
And here’s the Route Application:
Route-Application App C are the maps — TOO LARGE — see eDockets
So many people getting notice of the “MN Energy CONnection” transmission line have CapX 2020 in their yard, and they are PISSED! It was standing room only last night in Litchfield, 100 of my flyers gone and folks were still filing in. Again this morning in Monticello, over 100 again:
Several this morning brought up EMF and the magnetic fields. The magnetic fields from the “REVISED” application are cause for concern — look at their modeling levels shown for the edge of the Right of Way:
Anyway, there’s a lot tocomment about, things that should be included in the EIS. But now’s not the time to write. More later.