File #: Details 2023-166    Version: Name:
Type: CN - Certificate of Need Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/26/2023 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 10/3/2024 Final action:
Title: ** E002,E017,ET2,E015, Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy; ET10/CN-22-538; Great River Energy; E002,E017,ET2,E015, Minnesota Power; ET10/TL-23-159 Otter Tail Power Co.; Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency In the Matter of the Application for a Certificate of Need for the Big Stone South-Alexandria-Big Oaks Transmission Project; In the Matter of the Application for a Route Permit for the Alexandria to Big Oaks 345-kV Transmission Project in Central Minnesota. 1. Should the Commission find that the environmental assessment and the record created at the public hearings adequately address the issues identified in the scoping decision? 2. Should the Commission grant a certificate of need for the Big Stone South-Alexandria-Big Oaks Transmission Project? 3. Should the Commission adopt the administrative law judge's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation? 4. Should the Commission grant a route permit for the Alexandria to Big Oaks 345-kilovolt Transmissio...
Attachments: 1. Order 4-19-23, 2. 1 CN Application 9-29-23, 3. 2 CN Application 9-29-23, 4. 3 CN Application 9-29-23, 5. 4 CN Application 9-29-23, 6. 5 CN Application 9-29-23, 7. 6 CN Application 9-29-23, 8. 1 Route Permit Application 9-29-23, 9. 2 Route Permit Application 9-29-23, 10. 3 Route Permit Application 9-29-23, 11. 4 Route Permit Application 9-29-23, 12. 5 Route Permit Application 9-29-23, 13. 6 PUBLICRoute Permit Application 9-29-23, 14. 7 Route Permit Application 9-29-23, 15. Sample Route Permit 11-21-23, 16. SHPO Letter 11-21-23, 17. Order 12-5-23, 18. 1 Applicants Compliance Filing 12-12-23, 19. Applicants Response to Scoping Comments 1-19-24, 20. EERA Scoping Recommendations 1-23-24, 21. Order 2-6-24, 22. EA Scoping Decision 2-21-24, 23. Joint Commenters Comments 4-23-24, 24. MISO Initial Comments 4-23-24, 25. Local 49 & Carpenters Initial Comments 4-26-24, 26. DOC DER Initial Comments 4-30-24, 27. NoCapX 2020 Initial Comments 4-30-24, 28. DOC DER Letter 5-8-24, 29. Applicants Reply Comments 5-28-24, 30. MISO Reply Comments 5-28-24, 31. Applicants Direct Testimony of Matt Langan 5-30-24, 32. 1 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 33. 2 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 34. 3 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 35. 4 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 36. 5 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 37. 6 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 38. 7 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 39. 8 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 40. 9 Environmental Assessment 5-29-24, 41. DOC DER Supplemental Comments 6-4-24, 42. Addendum to Environmental Assessment 6-10-24, 43. DNR Comment Letter 7-8-24, 44. Applicants Comments on EA 7-8-24, 45. CEEM Comments 7-8-24, 46. MCEF Comments 7-10-24, 47. Applicants Proposed FOF, Conclusions & Recommendations 7-15-24, 48. Applicants Response to DNR Comments 7-22-24, 49. EERA Post-Hearing and Reply Comments 7-25-24, 50. OAH Order 8-15-24, 51. 1 Applicants Amended Proposed FOF, Conclusions & Recommendations 8-20-24, 52. 2 Applicants Amended Proposed FOF, Conclusions & Recommendations 8-20-24, 53. 3 Applicants Amended Proposed FOF, Conclusions & Recommendations 8-20-24, 54. ALJ Report 8-30-24, 55. EERA Exceptions to ALJ Report 9-5-24, 56. Applicants Exceptions to ALJ Report 9-10-24, 57. REVISED Briefing Papers
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**                     E002,E017,ET2,E015,                     Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy;

                     ET10/CN-22-538;                     Great River Energy;

                     E002,E017,ET2,E015,                     Minnesota Power;

                     ET10/TL-23-159                     Otter Tail Power Co.;

                                                               Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

In the Matter of the Application for a Certificate of Need for the Big Stone South-Alexandria-Big Oaks Transmission Project;

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

 

1.                     Should the Commission find that the environmental assessment and the record created at the public hearings adequately address the issues identified in the scoping decision?

2.                     Should the Commission grant a certificate of need for the Big Stone South-Alexandria-Big Oaks Transmission Project?

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

4.                     Should the Commission grant a route permit for the Alexandria to Big Oaks 345-kilovolt Transmission Project? (PUC: Ek)