File #: Details 2023-114    Version: Name:
Type: CN - Certificate of Need Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/6/2023 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 8/1/2024 Final action:
Title: ** E015/CN-22-607; Minnesota Power E015/TL-22-611 In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Power for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit for a High Voltage Transmission Line for the HVDC Modernization Project in Hermantown, Saint Louis County. 1. Should the Commission adopt the Administrative Law Judge's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation? 2. Should the Commission find that the Environmental Assessment and the record created at the public hearing adequately address the issues identified in the scoping decision? 3. Should the Commission grant a Certificate of Need for the HVDC Modernization Project in Saint Louis County? 4. Should the Commission issue a Route Permit identifying a specific route and permit conditions for the HVDC Modernization Project in Saint Louis County? (PUC: Eknes)
Attachments: 1. 1 MP Initial Filing 6-1-23, 2. 2 MP Initial Filing 6-1-23, 3. 3 MP Initial Filing 6-1-23, 4. 4 MP Initial Filing 6-1-23, 5. 5 MP Initial Filing 6-1-23, 6. 6 MP Initial Filing 6-1-23, 7. 7 MP Initial Filing 6-1-23, 8. 8 PUBLIC MP Initial Filing 6-1-23, 9. Order Accepting Applications as Complete 8-8-23, 10. ATC Intervention 8-9-23, 11. ATC Scoping Comments 9-15-23, 12. DOC EERA Scoping Recommendations 10-5-23, 13. Order Identifying Alternative Proposal 11-29-23, 14. DOC EERA EA Scoping Decision 12-1-23, 15. PUC Sample Site Permit 1-31-24, 16. 1 MP Direct Testimony – Gunderson, McCourtney & Winter 2-14-24, 17. 2 MP Direct Testimony – Gunderson, McCourtney & Winter 2-14-24, 18. 3 MP Direct Testimony – Gunderson, McCourtney & Winter 2-14-24, 19. 4 PUBLIC MP Direct Testimony – Gunderson, McCourtney & Winter 2-14-24, 20. 9 MP Direct Testimony – Gunderson, McCourtney & Winter 2-14-24, 21. 10 MP Direct Testimony – Gunderson, McCourtney & Winter 2-14-24, 22. 11 PUBLIC MP Direct Testimony – Gunderson, McCourtney & Winter 2-14-24, 23. LPI Direct Testimony – Maini 2-14-24, 24. 1 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 25. 2 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 26. 3 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 27. 4 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 28. 5 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 29. 6 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 30. 7 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 31. 8 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 32. 9 PUBLIC ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 33. 10 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 34. 11 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 35. 12 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 36. 13 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 37. 14 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 38. 15 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 39. 16 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 40. 17 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 41. 18 PUBLIC ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 42. 19 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 43. 20 ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 44. 21 PUBLIC ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 45. 22 PUBLIC ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 46. 23 PUBLIC ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 47. 24 PUBLIC ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 48. 25 PUBLIC ATC Direct Testimony – Bradley, Dagenais, Johanek, Lee, Larsen, McKee 2-14-24, 49. DOC DER Direct Testimony – Zajicek 2-14-24, 50. 1 DOC EERA EA 2-29-24, 51. 2 DOC EERA EA 2-29-24, 52. PUC Notice of Public and Evidentiary Hearings, 3-1-24, 53. 1 PUBLIC MP Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 54. 2 MP Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 55. 3 PUBLIC MP Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 56. 1 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 57. 2 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 58. 3 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 59. 4 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 60. 5 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 61. 6 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 62. 7 PUBLIC ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 63. 7 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 64. 8 PUBLIC ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 65. 9 PUBLIC ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 66. 10 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 67. 11 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 68. 12 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 69. 13 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 70. 14 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 71. 15 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 72. 16 PUBLIC ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 73. 17 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 74. 18 PUBLIC ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 75. 19 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 76. 20 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 77. 21 PUBLIC ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 78. 22 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 79. 23 ATC Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 80. LPI Rebuttal Testimony 3-11-24, 81. 1 ATC Rebuttal Testimony and Errata 3-12-24, 82. 2 ATC Rebuttal Testimony and Errata 3-12-24, 83. 1 WOLF Public Comment 3-13-24, 84. 2 WOLF Public Comment 3-13-24, 85. 3 WOLF Public Comment 3-13-24, 86. 4 WOLF Public Comment 3-13-24, 87. DOC DER Errata to Zajicek 2-14-24 Rebuttal Testimony 3-14-24, 88. 1 WOLF Public Comment 3-18-24, 89. 2 WOLF Public Comment 3-18-24, 90. ATC Rebuttal Testimony – Dagenais Corrected 3-19-24, 91. PUBLIC MP Hearing Exhibits 3-20-24, 92. ATC Corrections to Johanek Testimonies 3-20-24, 93. 1 ATC Comments on EA 3-28-24, 94. 2 ATC Comments on EA 3-28-24, 95. 1 WOLF Public Comments 3-28-24, 96. 2 WOLF Public Comments 3-28-24, 97. MP Comments on EA 3-28-24, 98. DNR Comments 3-28-24, 99. 1 DOC EERA Response & Sample Route Permit 4-15-24, 100. 2 DOC EERA Response & Sample Route Permit 4-15-24, 101. 1 MP Initial Brief and Proposed FOF 5-3-24, 102. 2 MP Initial Brief and Proposed FOF 5-3-24, 103. DOC Initial Brief 5-3-24, 104. LPI Initial Brief 5-3-24, 105. 1 ATC Initial Brief and Proposed FOF 5-3-24, 106. 2 ATC Initial Brief and Proposed FOF 5-3-24, 107. DOC EERA Reply Comments 5-21-24, 108. 1 MP Reply Brief and Motion 5-22-24, 109. 2 MP Reply Brief and Motion 5-22-24, 110. 3 MP Reply Brief and Motion 5-22-24, 111. DOC Response to MP Proposed FOF 5-22-24, 112. DOC Reply Brief 5-22-24, 113. ATC Reply Brief 5-22-24, 114. 1 MP Motion for Admin Notice – MN Session Law 5-28-24, 115. 2 MP Motion for Admin Notice – MN Session Law 5-28-24, 116. OAH Notice of Judicially Cognizable Facts 6-3-24, 117. ATC Reply to MP Motion 6-6-24, 118. ATC Reply to MP Motion 6-11-24, 119. DOC Letter on MP Motion 6-12-24, 120. LPI Response to MP Motion 6-18-24, 121. ALJ Report 6-21-24, 122. DOC EERA Exception 6-24-24, 123. MP Exceptions and Clarifications 7-1-24, 124. LPI Exceptions 7-1-24, 125. ATC Exceptions 7-1-24, 126. Briefing Papers
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**                     E015/CN-22-607;                     Minnesota Power

                     E015/TL-22-611

In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Power for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit for a High Voltage Transmission Line for the HVDC Modernization Project in Hermantown, Saint Louis County.

 

1.                     Should the Commission adopt the Administrative Law Judge's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation?

2.                     Should the Commission find that the Environmental Assessment and the record created at the public hearing adequately address the issues identified in the scoping decision?

3.                     Should the Commission grant a Certificate of Need for the HVDC Modernization Project in Saint Louis County?

4.                     Should the Commission issue a Route Permit identifying a specific route and permit conditions for the HVDC Modernization Project in Saint Louis County? (PUC: Eknes)