Legislation Details

File #: Details 2024-195    Version: Name:
Type: TL - Transmission Line Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/19/2024 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 4/30/2026 Final action:
Title: *** E017,ET10/TL-23-160 Otter Tail Power Co.; Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency In the Matter of the Application for a Route Permit for the Big Stone South to Alexandria 345-kV Transmission Project in West-Central Minnesota. 1. Should the Commission adopt the administrative law judge's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations? 2. Should the Commission determine that the environmental impact statement is adequate? 3. Should the Commission grant a route permit for the Big Stone South to Alexandria 345-kV transmission line? (PUC: Lobby)
Attachments: 1. OTP 1 Route permit Application 10-22-24, 2. OTP 2 Route permit Application 10-22-24, 3. OTP 3 Route permit Application App A 10-22-24, 4. OTP 4 Route permit Application App B 10-22-24, 5. OTP 5 Route permit Application App C 10-22-24, 6. OTP 6 Route permit Application App D-2 10-22-24, 7. OTP 7 Route permit Application App D-4 10-22-24, 8. OTP 8 Route permit Application App E 10-22-24, 9. OTP 9 Route permit Application App D-3 10-22-24, 10. OTP 10 Route permit Application App F 1-5 10-22-24, 11. OTP 11 Route permit Application App F 2-5 10-22-24, 12. OTP 12 Route permit Application App F 3-5 10-22-24, 13. OTP 13 Route permit Application App F 4-5 10-22-24, 14. OTP 14 Route permit Application App F 5-5 10-22-24, 15. OTP 15 Route permit Application App G 1-3 10-22-24, 16. OTP 16 Route permit Application App G 2-3 10-22-24, 17. OTP 17 Route permit Application App G 3-3 10-22-24, 18. OTP 18 Route permit Application App H 10-22-24, 19. OTP 19 Route permit Application App I 10-22-24, 20. OTP 20 Route permit Application App J 10-22-24, 21. OTP 21 Route permit Application App K 10-22-24, 22. OTP 22 Route permit Application App L 10-22-24, 23. OTP 23 Route permit Application App M 10-22-24, 24. OTP 24 Route permit Application App N 10-22-24, 25. OTP 25 Route permit Application Notice 10-22-24, 26. PUC Order 12-3-24, 27. PUC Order 1-9-25, 28. CEO Petition for Intervention 1-28-25, 29. DNR 1 Comments 1-31-25, 30. DNR 2 Comments 1-31-25, 31. DOT Comments 1-31-25, 32. DOC EERA Oral Public Scoping Comments 2-4-25, 33. DOC EERA Written Public Scoping Comments 2-5-25, 34. DOC EERA Addi’l Public Comments Rcvd on EIS Scope 2-12-25, 35. DOC EERA Comments 2-24-25, 36. OAH First Prehearing Order 2-25-25, 37. DOC EERA Scoping Summary C & R 3-19-25, 38. PUC SHPO Delegation Letter 3-20-25, 39. Morris-Hancock Petition for Intervention 3-27-25, 40. US Fish and Wildlife Comments 4-1-25, 41. Schmidtke Petition for Intervention 4-17-25, 42. PUC Order 5-1-25, 43. DOC EERA EIS Scoping Decision 5-6-25, 44. OAH Order 7-24-25, 45. Weiers Direct Testimony and Schedules A-C Part 1 of 4 8-15-25, 46. Weiers Direct Testimony and Schedules A-C Part 2 of 4 8-15-25, 47. Weiers Direct Testimony and Schedules A-C Part 3 of 4 8-15-25, 48. Weiers Direct Testimony and Schedules A-C Part 4 of 4 8-15-25, 49. Humburg Direct Testimony and Schedules A-B 8-15-25, 50. Scheidecker Direct Testimony and Schedules A-D 8-15-25, 51. PUC EIP - ER 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement 9-4-25, 52. PUC EIP - ER 2 Draft EIS Maps 1-10 9-4-25, 53. PUC EIP - ER 3 Draft EIS Maps 11-17 9-4-25, 54. PUC EIP - ER 4 Draft EIS Maps 18-20 9-4-25, 55. PUC EIP - ER 5 Draft EIS App A-E 9-4-25, 56. PUC EIP - ER 6 Draft EIS App G-N 9-4-25, 57. PUC EIP - ER 7 Draft EIS App F-30 through F-50 9-4-25, 58. PUC EIP - ER 8 Draft EIS App F-51 through F-65 9-4-25, 59. PUC EIP - ER 9 Draft EIS App F-1 through F-15 9-4-25, 60. PUC EIP - ER 10 Draft EIS AppF-16 through F-29 9-4-25, 61. Weiers Rebuttal Testimony 9-15-25, 62. Applicants Rebuttal 9-26-25, 63. CAH Order 10-3-25, 64. Applicants Exhibit List 10-10-25, 65. DNR Letter 10-20-25, 66. VMPWG Comments 10-20-25, 67. DNR 1 Letter 10-22-25, 68. DNR 2 Letter MCE Reports Attachment 1-3 10-22-25, 69. DNR 3 Letter MCE Reports Attachment 2-3 10-22-25, 70. DNR 4 Letter MCE Reports Attachment 3-3 10-22-25, 71. 1 Applicants Response, Proposed Findings & Brief 11-24-25, 72. 2 Applicants Response, Proposed Findings & Brief 11-24-25, 73. 3 Applicants Response, Proposed Findings & Brief 11-24-25, 74. 4 Applicants Response, Proposed Findings & Brief 11-24-25, 75. PUC EIP ER 1 Final EIS 12-19-25, 76. PUC EIP ER 2 Final EIS 12-19-25, 77. PUC EIP ER 3 Final EIS 12-19-25, 78. PUC EIP ER 4 Final EIS 12-19-25, 79. PUC EIP ER 5 Final EIS 12-19-25, 80. PUC EIP ER 6 Final EIS 12-19-25, 81. PUC EIP ER 7 Final EIS 12-19-25, 82. PUC EIP ER 8 Final EIS 12-19-25, 83. PUC EIP ER 9 Final EIS 12-19-25, 84. PUC EIP ER 10 Final EIS 12-19-25, 85. PUC EIP Response 1-12-26, 86. Applicants 1 Proposed Findings 1-16-26, 87. Applicants 2 Proposed Findings 1-16-26, 88. Applicants 3 Proposed Findings 1-16-26, 89. CAH FofF 2-18-26, 90. PUC EIP ER Exceptions 2-27-26, 91. Applicants Exceptions 3-5-26, 92. Briefing Papers, 93. New Revised Decision Options - Commissioner Tuma, 94. Map A Revised Decision Option 7A - Big Stone Subregion, 95. Map A-1 Revised Decision Option 7A - Big Stone Subregion West, 96. Map A-2 Revised Decision Option 7A - Big Stone Subregion Central, 97. Map A-3 Revised Decision Option 7A - Big Stone Subregion East, 98. Map B Revised Decision Option 7B - Swift Subregion, 99. Map BSSR10 Option, 100. Map D Revised Decision Option 7D - Cyrus Subregion, 101. Map E Revised Decision Option 7E - White Bear Lake Subregion, 102. Map F Revised Decision Option 7F - Alexandria Subregion Lowry, 103. Map G Revised Decision Option 7G - Alexandria Subregion
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***                     E017,ET10/TL-23-160                     Otter Tail Power Co.;

                                                               Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

In the Matter of the Application for a Route Permit for the Big Stone South to Alexandria 345-kV Transmission Project in West-Central Minnesota.

 

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

2.                     Should the Commission determine that the environmental impact statement is adequate?

3.                     Should the Commission grant a route permit for the Big Stone South to Alexandria 345-kV transmission line? (PUC: Lobby)