{"id":20,"date":"2012-11-08T07:20:28","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T07:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/?p=20"},"modified":"2013-10-22T14:07:36","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T14:07:36","slug":"not-so-great-northern-transmission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/?p=20","title":{"rendered":"Not-So-Great Northern Transmission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/dsc01050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"dsc01050\" alt=\"dsc01050\" src=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/dsc01050-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Got that?\u00a0 NO hockey sticks in the hotel!<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, both meetings, in Hermantown and in Grand Rapids, were well attended.\u00a0 The Hermantown municipal building is new, nothing like that was there last time I was in town, it&#8217;s been a while.\u00a0 Very nice building, wonder if Minnesota Power&#8217;s Arrowhead transmission line had anything to do with that?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/dsc01047.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"dsc01047\" alt=\"dsc01047\" src=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/dsc01047-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"415\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are copies of what I&#8217;ve been handing out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/handout_november.pdf\">Handout &#8211; November GNTL Meetings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/comment-form.doc\">Notice Plan Comment Form &#8211; click to download editable form<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Notice Plan Comments are due November 19, 2012, and Reply Comments due December 10, 2012.\u00a0 Send to burl.haar@state.mn.us, with &#8220;Great Northern Notice Plan Comments &#8211; Docket 12-1163&#8221; in subject line.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/mp-gntl-notice-plan.pdf\">Minnesota Power&#8217;s Notice Plan for Great Northern Transmission Line<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/dsc01049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"dsc01049\" alt=\"dsc01049\" src=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/dsc01049-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"415\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been looking for the studies that support this line, made some progress, but not enough, MISO has a page on the Northern Area Study.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the kind of map I find interesting, one that shows the flows and areas where they want more, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Library\/Repository\/Meeting%20Material\/Stakeholder\/Planning%20Materials\/Northern%20Area%20Study%20TRG\/20120921%20Northern%20Area%20Study%20Transmission%20Design.pdf\"><strong>20120921 Northern Area Study Transmission Design<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/interfacecontour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"interfacecontour\" alt=\"interfacecontour\" src=\"https:\/\/legalectric.org\/f\/2012\/11\/interfacecontour.jpg\" width=\"415\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the docs listed (hey MISO, don&#8217;t bother deleting them, I&#8217;ve got them saved&#8230;):<\/p>\n<table width=\"626\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"4\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"group0\">\n<td colspan=\"99\"><a>Northern Area Study TRG<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-excel.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138984\" target=\"_blank\">NAS_LDE_Congestion_09212012<\/a><a name=\"1389840\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-excel.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138983\" target=\"_blank\">NAS_IntcInterfaceFlows_NASUn_CA_09282012<\/a><a name=\"1389830\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-excel.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=139790\" target=\"_blank\">NAS_IncInterfaceFlows_NASUn_SS_09282012<\/a><a name=\"1397900\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-excel.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=139789\" target=\"_blank\">NAS_IncInterfaceFlows_EastUn_SS_09282012<\/a><a name=\"1397890\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-excel.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138982\" target=\"_blank\">NAS_IncInterfaceFlows_EastUN_CA_09282012<\/a><a name=\"1389820\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-excel.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138981\" target=\"_blank\">NAS_HDE_Congestion_09212012<\/a><a name=\"1389810\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-excel.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138980\" target=\"_blank\">NAS_BAU_Congestion_09212012<\/a><a name=\"1389800\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=139788\" target=\"_blank\">20121102 Northern Area Study TRG Agenda<\/a><a name=\"1397880\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=141043\" target=\"_blank\">20121102 Northern Area Study Presentation<\/a><a name=\"1410430\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138320\" target=\"_blank\">20120921 Northern Area Study Transmission Design<\/a><a name=\"1383200\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138050\" target=\"_blank\">20120921 Northern Area Study Presentation<\/a><a name=\"1380500\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138979\" target=\"_blank\">20120921 Northern Area Study FULL RESULTS<\/a><a name=\"1389790\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=138319\" target=\"_blank\">20120921 Northern Area Study Economic Factors<\/a><a name=\"1383190\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=137939\" target=\"_blank\">20120921 Northern Area Study Agenda<\/a><a name=\"1379390\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=135193\" target=\"_blank\">20120801 Northern Area Study Scope<\/a><a name=\"1351930\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=133978\" target=\"_blank\">20120711 Northern Area Study Presentation Scope Follow-up<\/a><a name=\"1339780\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/Style%20Library\/Images\/Miso\/icons\/document-pdf.png\" width=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=132131\" target=\"_blank\">20120607 Northern Area Study TRG Presentation<\/a><a name=\"1321310\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestiso.org\/_layouts\/MISO\/ECM\/Redirect.aspx?ID=132061\" target=\"_blank\">20120607 Northern Area Study TRG Agenda<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got that?\u00a0 NO hockey sticks in the hotel! Yesterday, both meetings, in Hermantown and in Grand Rapids, were well attended.\u00a0 The Hermantown municipal building is new, nothing like that was there last time I was in town, it&#8217;s been a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/?p=20\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[9,18,17,7,15,16,14],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-houses","category-puc-filings","tag-great-northern-transmission-line","tag-manitoba-hydro","tag-minnesota-power","tag-not-so-great-northern-transmission-line","tag-power-line","tag-powerline","tag-transmission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21,"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/not-so-great-northern-transmission-line.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}