Citizens Energy Task Force

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David Morris: If it’s citizens vs. utilities, utilities win

David Morris of ILSR gets it right in the Star Tribune.  See the comments too.  If the Star Tribune link stops working, there is a copy of the article archived here.

PUC approves CapX2020 Certificate of Need

No real surprise in the decision or most of the coverage.

State approves massive power line project, MPR
$1.7 billion power line project crisscrossing Minnesota is OK’d, Pioneer Press

MN regulators OK power line project, AP

Finance and Commerce, however, covered CETF’s position prominently.

CapX approval for $1.7 billion utilities project sparks debate or archived here.

CapX opposition coverage by MPR, Winona Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press

Good stuff.  Check it out.

Minnesota Public Radio piece by Sea Stachura at mpr.org with audio or saved here in case the mpr.org link stops working.
Winona Post piece by Sarah Elmquist at WinonaPost.com or saved here.
St. Paul Pioneer Press piece by Leslie Brooks Suzukamo at twincities.com or saved here.

LaCrosse Tribune: Act Now to Affect CapX2020 Decision

Click here to read CETF member Jeremy Chipps’ guest column in the LaCrosse Tribune.

See you in St. Paul!

It’s this Wednesday and Thursday, April 15 and 16.  The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings on the CapX2020 Certificate of Need, and you need to be there to represent your interests!  Hearings start at 9:30.  Click HERE for exact location and other details, and HERE and HERE for more background information.  The CapX2020 [...]

PUC meeting date change

Please note that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will hear oral arguments whether to reopen the record on the CapX2020 Certificate of Need case on April 15, not April 14 as previously posted.  See that post (now updated with the correct date) for details, and please show up if at all possible.

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    We have hundreds of Wisconsin and Minnesota members. If you'd like to learn more, get involved, become a member or make a donation, feel free to give us a call. Contact Beverly Topp at 612-702-6127 or Jeremy Chipps at 608-317-5700.

  • About

    The Citizens Energy Task Force (CETF) is a coalition of neighbors and citizens concerned about the proposed CapX2020 high voltage transmission lines in Minnesota and Wisconsin. As a legally registered "intervening party" in the CapX2020 permitting process, we represent the concerns of citizens who question the need for these particular high voltage power lines, and who support clean, sustainable, locally-generated power sources.

    The permitting process is going on now and we need you
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  • Support Clean Renewable Energy

    YOU BELIEVE citizens should have an influence on what type of energy is produced for Minnesota's and Wisconsin's energy needs and how far it travels.

    ADD YOUR VOICE to the CapX public hearing in your community. Speak up and write - your opinions matter.

    ADD YOUR VOICE to change the unfair eminent domain law, which exempts utilities from laws helping landowners to get a fair price in eminent domain.

    WE NEED YOUR HELP to raise money, inform citizens and get the word out.

    THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY to have a voice in our energy future and to impact whether or not these lines will be built.