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E999/M-25-99 Minnesota Transmission Owners
*5A. In the Matter of the 2025 Biennial Transmission Projects Report.
1. Should the Commission approve the Department’s request for additional Funding under Minnesota Statute 216B.62, Subd. 8? (PUC: Eknes)
**5B. In the Matter of the 2025 Biennial Transmission Projects Report.
1. What methodology should the Commission direct affected transmission owners to use in calculating the payback period of grid enhancing technologies (GETs) as directed by Minnesota Session Laws, 2024, Chapter 127, Article 42, Section 52?
2. What payback period value should the Commission set as the threshold at which a GETs project must be included in the implementation plan portion of a transmission owner’s GETs Report?
3. Should the Commission request or require transmission owners to evaluate the cost effectiveness or payback periods of GETs projects addressing locations likely to experience high levels of congestion during the next five years (Subd. 2, clause 3), in addition to those with existing congestion (Subd. 2, clause 1)? (PUC: Ricker)