Bob Stevenson's search for Clean Line warts has come to an end. And not a single wart was found!
In Bob's first weekly Clean Line column, he promised, "to shar[e] all we know about the company, the offer, the risks and rewards, warts and all." Except in the seven weeks since, he hasn't shared one wart. Not one. In Bob's view, Clean Line has no warts. Week after week, Bob sang Clean Line's praises.
Bob thinks that his columns helped Hannibal "form an educated opinion." But I think Bob is the one who got the education here. Last week, Bob got publicly educated by Missouri electric cooperatives, who corrected some misinformation in one of his columns. And every week, Hannibal ratepayers educated him about other misinformation. Bob got educated about regional transmission organizations, electric resource planning, renewable energy certificates, Hannibal's laws about procurement, what was actually in Clean Line's presentation to the City, the MO PSC Order Denying Clean Line a Certificate, Clean Line's business plan, and other topics. Good times! So, let's put this baby to bed for now, because these glowing Clean Line sales pitches are getting tiring.
Bob shares that "sometime in the next few weeks we expect to see a more definitive offer from Clean Line with or without other Municipal electric cities." And this will be made public, Bob? Or will you simply start the circus over from the beginning? Let's hope Bob will use his new education to make impartial decisions in the best interests of Hannibal's electric ratepayers.
Bob says, "I have tried to dispel the notion the Clean Line project is dependent on our approval or partnership." Whose notion is that, Bob? I've never heard that notion. Clean Line wants to use Hannibal as "a good witness" in a possible future PSC case. Does Bob think his testimony will make or break it for Clean Line? He certainly can't have the notion that Hannibal's puny 25 MW purchase of Clean Line's 4,000 MW capacity will make or break the company's success, can he? That might just overestimate Hannibal's importance as the attractive Clean Line capital of the free world.
Your opinion about the terrible things that may happen if the Federal government got involved in Grain Belt Express is misinformed. What makes you think Federal involvement would "leave Hannibal out of the deal entirely?" This demonstrates how little Bob knows about the Clean Line projects, but yet he is quick to offer his misinformed opinion.
Bob wants you to answer some questions, such as: "Are the possible savings on our bills worth the possible ill feelings from our neighbors?" What possible savings? Remember, Bob, Clean Line's presentation didn't show any savings over other wind options. Your reason for steadfast allegiance to one company, a company that may not be there when you need a wind resource in the future, is a secret everyone would like to see revealed at this point. I guess Bob has one more deep, dark secret after all.
In Bob's first weekly Clean Line column, he promised, "to shar[e] all we know about the company, the offer, the risks and rewards, warts and all." Except in the seven weeks since, he hasn't shared one wart. Not one. In Bob's view, Clean Line has no warts. Week after week, Bob sang Clean Line's praises.
Bob thinks that his columns helped Hannibal "form an educated opinion." But I think Bob is the one who got the education here. Last week, Bob got publicly educated by Missouri electric cooperatives, who corrected some misinformation in one of his columns. And every week, Hannibal ratepayers educated him about other misinformation. Bob got educated about regional transmission organizations, electric resource planning, renewable energy certificates, Hannibal's laws about procurement, what was actually in Clean Line's presentation to the City, the MO PSC Order Denying Clean Line a Certificate, Clean Line's business plan, and other topics. Good times! So, let's put this baby to bed for now, because these glowing Clean Line sales pitches are getting tiring.
Bob shares that "sometime in the next few weeks we expect to see a more definitive offer from Clean Line with or without other Municipal electric cities." And this will be made public, Bob? Or will you simply start the circus over from the beginning? Let's hope Bob will use his new education to make impartial decisions in the best interests of Hannibal's electric ratepayers.
Bob says, "I have tried to dispel the notion the Clean Line project is dependent on our approval or partnership." Whose notion is that, Bob? I've never heard that notion. Clean Line wants to use Hannibal as "a good witness" in a possible future PSC case. Does Bob think his testimony will make or break it for Clean Line? He certainly can't have the notion that Hannibal's puny 25 MW purchase of Clean Line's 4,000 MW capacity will make or break the company's success, can he? That might just overestimate Hannibal's importance as the attractive Clean Line capital of the free world.
Your opinion about the terrible things that may happen if the Federal government got involved in Grain Belt Express is misinformed. What makes you think Federal involvement would "leave Hannibal out of the deal entirely?" This demonstrates how little Bob knows about the Clean Line projects, but yet he is quick to offer his misinformed opinion.
Bob wants you to answer some questions, such as: "Are the possible savings on our bills worth the possible ill feelings from our neighbors?" What possible savings? Remember, Bob, Clean Line's presentation didn't show any savings over other wind options. Your reason for steadfast allegiance to one company, a company that may not be there when you need a wind resource in the future, is a secret everyone would like to see revealed at this point. I guess Bob has one more deep, dark secret after all.
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