File #: Details 2024-077    Version: Name:
Type: CN - Certificate of Need Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/12/2024 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 4/10/2025 Final action:
Title: ** E002/CN-22-131; Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy E002/TL-22-132 In the Matter of the Applications of Xcel Energy for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit for the Minnesota Energy Connection Project in Sherburne, Stearns, Kandiyohi, Wright, Meeker, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood, and Lyon counties in Minnesota. 1. Should the Commission adopt the administrative law judge's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation? 2. Should the Commission determine that the environmental impact statement is adequate? 3. Should the Commission grant a certificate of need for Xcel Energy's Minnesota Energy Connection Project? 4. Should the Commission grant a route permit for Xcel Energy's Minnesota Energy Connection Project? (PUC: Ek)
Attachments: 1. PUC Order 6-28-22, 2. Xcel Filing Letter 3-9-23, 3. Xcel Summary of Filing 3-9-23, 4. Xcel Application Text 3-9-23, 5. Xcel Appendices Part 1 of 2 3-9-23, 6. Xcel Appendices Part 2 of 2 3-9-23, 7. Xcel 2022 RFI Independent Expert Report 3-10-23, 8. PUC Order 5-2-23, 9. Xcel Revised Application Filing Letter 5-18-23, 10. Xcel Revised Application Application Text 5-18-23, 11. Xcel Revised Application Appendices Part 1 of 2 5-18-23, 12. Xcel Revised Application Appendices Part 2 of 2 5-18-23, 13. PUC Order 8-10-23, 14. Xcel Application Route Permit Filing Letter 10-30-23, 15. Xcel Application Route Permit Application Text 10-30-23, 16. Xcel Application Route Permit App A and B 10-30-23, 17. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 1 OF 36 10-30-23, 18. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 2 OF 36 10-30-23, 19. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 3 OF 36 10-30-23, 20. -MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 4 OF 36 10-30-23, 21. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 5 OF 36 10-30-23, 22. -MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 6 OF 36 10-30-23, 23. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 7 OF 36 10-30-23, 24. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 8 OF 36 10-30-23, 25. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 9 OF 36 10-30-23, 26. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 10 OF 36 10-30-23, 27. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 11 OF 36 10-30-23, 28. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 12 OF 36 10-30-23, 29. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 13 OF 36 10-30-23, 30. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 14 OF 36 10-30-23, 31. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 15 OF 36 10-30-23, 32. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 16 OF 36 10-30-23, 33. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 17 OF 36 10-30-23, 34. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 18 OF 36 10-30-23, 35. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 19 OF 36 10-30-23, 36. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 20 OF 36 10-30-23, 37. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 21 OF 36 10-30-23, 38. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 22 OF 36 10-30-23, 39. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 23 OF 36 10-30-23, 40. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 24 OF 36 10-30-23, 41. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 25 OF 36 10-30-23, 42. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 26 OF 36 10-30-23, 43. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 27 OF 36 10-30-23, 44. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 28 OF 36 10-30-23, 45. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 29 OF 36 10-30-23, 46. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 30 OF 36 10-30-23, 47. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 31 OF 36 10-30-23, 48. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 32 OF 36 10-30-23, 49. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 33 OF 36 10-30-23, 50. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 34 OF 36 10-30-23, 51. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 35 OF 36 10-30-23, 52. MNEC RPA APPENDIX C - PART 36 OF 36 10-30-23, 53. Xcel Application Route Permit Appendix D-E 10-30-23, 54. Xcel Application Route Permit Appendix F-H 10-30-23, 55. Xcel PUBLIC Application Route Permit Appendix I-K 10-30-23, 56. Xcel Application Route Permit Appendix L 10-30-23, 57. Sample High-Voltage Route Permit 1-4-24, 58. PUC Order 1-16-24, 59. PUC Notice and Order for Hearing 1-24-24, 60. 1 Order 5-9-24, 61. 2 Order 5-9-24, 62. 1 EIS Scoping Decision 5-14-24, 63. 2 EIS Scoping Decision 5-14-24, 64. Pierskalla Initial Comments 6-6-24, 65. Junkermeier Initial Comments 6-28-24, 66. Rosenow Initial Comments 8-21-24, 67. LIUNA Initial Comments 9-6-24, 68. NoCapx2020 Initial Comments 9-6-24, 69. DOC DER Initial Comments 9-6-24, 70. 1 Xcel Initial Comments 9-6-24, 71. 2 Xcel Initial Comments 9-6-24, 72. 1 Joint Commenters Initial Comments 9-6-24, 73. 2 Joint Commenters Initial Comments 9-6-24, 74. CEE MN Initial Comments 9-6-24, 75. Xcel Direct Testimony of Jason Standing 9-6-24, 76. Xcel Direct Testimony of Joseph Samuel 9-6-24, 77. Xcel Direct Testimony of Matthew Langan 9-6-24, 78. Pilgram Reply Comments 9-9-24, 79. A. Donnay Reply Comments 9-9-24, 80. Dallenbach Reply Comments 9-10-24, 81. K. & E. Donnay Reply Comments 9-11-24, 82. IBEW Reply Comments 10-8-24, 83. 1 Xcel Reply Comments 10-8-24, 84. 2 Xcel Reply Comments 10-8-24, 85. OE Local 49 & NCSRCC Reply Comments 10-8-24, 86. DOC DER Reply Comments 10-8-24, 87. 1 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 88. 2 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 89. 3 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 90. 4 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 91. 5 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 92. 6 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 93. 7 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 94. 8 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 95. 9 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 96. 10 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 97. 11 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 98. 12 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 99. 13 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 100. 14 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 101. 15 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 102. 16 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 103. 17 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 104. 18 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 105. 19 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 106. 20 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 107. 21 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 108. 22 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 109. 23 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 110. 24 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 111. 25 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 112. 26 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 113. 27 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 114. 28 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 115. 29 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 116. 30 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 117. 31 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 118. 32 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 119. 33 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 120. 34 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 121. 35 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 122. 36 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 123. 37 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 124. 38 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 125. 39 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 126. 40 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 127. 41 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 128. 42 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 129. 43 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 130. 44 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 131. 45 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 132. 46 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 133. 47 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 134. 48 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 135. 49 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 136. 50 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 137. 51 Draft EIS 10-8-24, 138. Xcel Surrebuttal Testimony of Joseph Samuel 10-22-24, 139. Xcel Surrebuttal Testimony of Matthew Langan 10-22-24, 140. Xcel Supplemental Comments 10-22-24, 141. LIUNA Supplemental Comments 10-22-24, 142. Xcel Comments on DEIS 11-25-24, 143. DNR 1 Comments 11-26-24, 144. DNR 2 Comments 11-26-24, 145. DNR 3 Comments 11-26-24, 146. Xcel Response to Hearing Comments 12-13-24, 147. Xcel Post Hearing Brief 12-13-24, 148. Xcel Proposed FOF, Conclusions & Recommendations 12-13-24, 149. DOC EERA Letter 12-23-24, 150. 1 Final EIS 1-22-25, 151. 2 Final EIS 1-22-25, 152. 3 Final EIS 1-22-25, 153. 4 Final EIS 1-22-25, 154. 5 Final EIS 1-22-25, 155. 6 Final EIS 1-22-25, 156. 7 Final EIS 1-22-25, 157. 8 Final EIS 1-22-25, 158. 9 Final EIS 1-22-25, 159. 10 Final EIS 1-22-25, 160. 11 Final EIS 1-22-25, 161. 12 Final EIS 1-22-25, 162. 13 Final EIS 1-22-25, 163. DOC EERA C & R 1-29-25, 164. Xcel Updated Proposed FOF, Conclusions & Recommendations 1-29-25, 165. ALJ Report 2-5-25, 166. Xcel Exceptions to ALJ Report 2-20-25, 167. DOC EERA Exceptions 2-20-25, 168. PUC Notice 3-14-25, 169. Brian Greenslit Letter 3-17-25, 170. Xcel Energy Response to Notice 3-20-25, 171. Lower Sioux Indian Community Response to Notice 3-20-25, 172. Birch Coulee Response to Notice 3-24-25, 173. Xcel Energy Reply Comments 3-24-25, 174. Briefing Papers, 175. Decision Option-Commissioner Tuma (22-132), 176. Decision Alternative 10 A-Commissioner Tuma, 177. Decision Alternative 10 B-Commissioner Tuma, 178. Decision Alternative 10 C-Commissioner Tuma, 179. Decision Alternative 11.n-Commissioner Tuma, 180. Decision Alternative 11.o-Commissioner Tuma, 181. Decision Alternative 11.p-Commissioner Tuma, 182. Decision Alternative-Commissioner Ham
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**                     E002/CN-22-131;                     Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy

                     E002/TL-22-132

In the Matter of the Applications of Xcel Energy for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit for the Minnesota Energy Connection Project in Sherburne, Stearns, Kandiyohi, Wright, Meeker, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood, and Lyon counties in Minnesota.

 

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

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

3.                     Should the Commission grant a certificate of need for Xcel Energy’s Minnesota Energy Connection Project?

4.                     Should the Commission grant a route permit for Xcel Energy’s Minnesota Energy Connection Project? (PUC: Ek)