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Wis. court: Regulators properly approved wind farm
The groups said the PSC issued a so-called certificate of authority rather than a certificate of public convenience and necessity, which would have required a far more stringent review. For example, the CPCN route requires a public hearing as well as PSC determinations that the project is in the public interest ...When the project was approved, WP&L hoped to recover $91.7 million electric and natural gas rate increase. That breaks down to about $9 more per month for electricity and $2.40 more per month for gas for a typical residential customer.
July 11, 2012
by Todd Richman
in Winona Daily News
Wisconsin regulators properly approved a Madison-based utility's plan to build a wind farm in southern Minnesota, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that dramatically lightens the regulatory burden for utilities' out-of-state projects.
The Citizens Utility Board and the Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group contended the Public Service Commission approved Wisconsin Power & Light's plan to build a massive, 200-megawatt wind farm north of Albert Lea under the wrong statutes.
The groups said the PSC issued a so-called certificate of authority rather than a certificate of public convenience and necessity, which would have required a far more stringent review. For example,... [continue via Web link]
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