fyi, paul Seems that the Club has been successful in some Transmission line issues. In the States*Proposed SD/MN Coal-Fired Power Plant Dealt Setback *On May 9, two administrative judges in Minnesota recommended against the transmission lines neededhttp://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=LRYKls9Ru0JvHlVZ8mJihQ..for the proposed Big Stone II coal-fired power plant on the grounds that "the five regional power companies in a partnership to build the coal-fired plant had not proved the transmission lines were needed and had failed to show that less expensive conservation measures and renewable energy such as wind could not meet any demand for additional electricity."

Big Stone II is proposed for Milbank, S.D., just miles from the border with Minnesota. Our North Star chapter has been parthttp://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=FEGGY4daEEKhUWbx30yDQw..of a broad coalition fighting the plant. Part of the proposal was a large new transmission line from the plant to the Twin Cities.