Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Charles L. Anderson

Titles: Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Charles L. Anderson (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Anderson was president and a member of the board of directors of Cooperative Power Association. He was a farmer in Litchfield, Meeker County. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Background. Impact of powerline on the area. Structure of Meeker Cooperative Light and CPA. Relationship of CPA with UPA. MAPP. Events leading to the Powerline project. Choice of a DC line vs. a AC line. Determining the need for more power. Opposition to the line - anticipating; reaction to; meeting with leaders. Financing the project. Vandalism and the subsequent costs. Effectiveness of hearing process. Being grandfathered out of siting process. Health and safety issues. Science court. Lawsuits. Use of security guards. Handling of controversy by the media. GAO study. Future needs for energy. Impact of controversy on future powerlines. Mankato line. Establishment of and reaction to REA. Summary comments.

Dates

• 02/14/1979 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Anderson, Charles L.
• interviewer: Nelson, Edward P.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 25
• Accession Number: AV1988.180.1

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project' <OH 25>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 23 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 120 minutes length

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States

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