The grid to nowhere

Marilyn Pedretti lives off the grid, in a straw-bale house she built on land her family has been farming for more than 50 years...

...If Wisconsin energy policy is to enter the 21st century, ultimately the Legislature will have to do the dragging. Meanwhile the Public Service Commission, appointed by the governor, is all that stands between the utility giants like ATC and the ratepayers, landowners and little municipal governments resisting them...

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Ken Notes: Great read, but the die is cast and there is legislative support for these lines and enough money behind them to ensure that it remains that way. This is not a Wisconsin issue it is a Midwest issue with national support.

I have suggested a scenario where we negotiate for more public amenities like trails, camping, and recreation facilities - but alas the just say no contingent believed they could stem the tide. They can`t -- the numbers are far to large here. We can get concessions because the power is used outside the state...