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We need to ask how CapX2020 will benefit the Coulee Region, both Wisconsin and Minnesota. Or might it cause damage? Would it mean increased rates, raise questions of eminent domain, and ensure continued reliance on coal versus clean renewable energy?
Apparently, only those directly in the proposed “corridors” were informed, and the public comment period has nearly expired. View the maps at www.capX2020.com and be sure to zoom-in. Experts at Citizens Energy Task Force (www.cetf.us) say that state laws for renewable energy would be violated, as the lines would favor remote energy sources rather than local, community-based renewable energy.
If you’re concerned, write a letter to the judge who is reviewing the certificate of need process, telling her we haven’t been informed and need public hearings in our area. Without the voice of the people, the steel giants may step right in to our neighborhoods. Letters are now due by Sept. 26 (the judge just extended the deadline from Aug 22). U.S. Administrative Law Judge Beverly J. Heydinger (via e-mail to capx.oah@state.mn.us.)
Mail: The Honorable Beverly J. Heydinger, Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert St., P.O. Box 64620, St. Paul, MN 55164-0620.
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