File #: Details 2026-021    Version: 1 Name:
Type: TL - Transmission Line Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/3/2026 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 2/26/2026 Final action:
Title: ** ET2/TL-24-132 Great River Energy; Minnesota Valley Electric Co-op In the Matter of the Application for a Route Permit for a 115-kV Laketown Transmission Line and Associated Facilities Project in Carver County, Minnesota. 1. Should the Commission adopt the supplemental administrative law judge's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation? 2. Should the Commission determine that the Appendix C supplement to the Environmental Assessment adequately addresses the October 2025 Order Adopting Administrative Law Judge Report as Modified, Requiring Additional Record Development, and Remanding For Further Proceedings? 3. Should the Commission grant a route permit for GRE's Laketown transmission Project? 4. Are there other issues or concerns related to this matter? (PUC: Lobby; Hicks)
Attachments: 1. PUC Order 10-2-25, 2. GRE Selection 10-16-25, 3. PUC Letter 10-20-25, 4. CAH Order 10-22-25, 5. PUC EIP 1 PUBLIC Appendix C 10-28-25, 6. PUC EIP 2 PUBLIC Appendix C 10-28-25, 7. POWER Engineers Report 11-10-25, 8. PUC Notice 11-17-25, 9. Victoria Comment 12-8-25, 10. Xcel Comments 12-15-25, 11. USFWS Comments 12-15-25, 12. PUC 1 Public Comment 12-15-25, 13. PUC 2 Public Comment 12-17-25, 14. PUC 3 Public Comment 12-17-25, 15. PUC 4 Public Comment 12-17-25, 16. PUC 5 Public Comment 12-17-25, 17. PUC 6 Public Comment 12-17-25, 18. PUC 7 Public Comment 12-17-25, 19. PUC 8 Public Comment 12-17-25, 20. GRE Initial Comments 12-16-25, 21. GRE Reply Comments 12-23-25, 22. MVEC Reply Comments 12-23-25, 23. PUC Public Comment 12-30-25, 24. GRE Findings of Fact 12-30-25, 25. PUC EIP Reply Comments 1-7-26, 26. PUC Public Comment 1-7-26, 27. CAH Supplemental Findings 1-28-26, 28. PUC EIP Letter 2-3-26, 29. GRE Letter 2-5-26, 30. Briefing Papers
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**                     ET2/TL-24-132                     Great River Energy;

                                                               Minnesota Valley Electric Co-op

In the Matter of the Application for a Route Permit for a 115-kV Laketown Transmission Line and Associated Facilities Project in Carver County, Minnesota.

 

1.                     Should the Commission adopt the supplemental administrative law judge’s findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation?

2.                     Should the Commission determine that the Appendix C supplement to the Environmental Assessment adequately addresses the October 2025 Order Adopting Administrative Law Judge Report as Modified, Requiring Additional Record Development, and Remanding For Further Proceedings? 

3.                     Should the Commission grant a route permit for GRE’s Laketown transmission Project?

4.                     Are there other issues or concerns related to this matter? (PUC: Lobby; Hicks)