Clean Line Investment LLC (“Clean Line Investment”) is a Delaware Limited Liability Company that was formed for purposes of investments in independent transmission projects. Clean Line Investment was a financial partner in Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, which originally developed the Grain Belt Express Project. While Invenergy has acquired ownership and control of the Grain Belt Project, Clean Line Investment maintains a long-standing, direct interest in the successful implementation of this project. Given its originating role in this project, Clean Line Investment’s interests cannot be represented by any other party. Therefore, this intervention is in the public interest.
What's the problem? Well, after GBE filed a prohibited answer to MLA's protest that tried to brush all the allegations aside and pour so much mud in the water that it is impossible for FERC to see the sharks GBE let loose there, this morning MLA filed a response.
It's short and sweet... and it makes me laugh so hard!
20231108-5040_er24-59_response_final.pdf |
“No public utility shall, without first having secured an order of the Commission authorizing it to do so -- sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the whole of its facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or any part thereof of a value in excess of $10,000,000.”
And did Clean Line first secure an order of the Commission authorizing it to do so?
NO. NO, it did not.
I wonder if Michael Skelly is still "interested" in his failure to get approval for the sale from FERC?
Pass the popcorn! Meow!