Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/5/2019 9:30 AM  
Meeting location: Large Hearing Room
Published agenda: Agenda Decisions Agenda Decisions Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Details 2016-188 51. WS - Wind Power Plant Siting* IP6961/WS-16-686 Blazing Star Wind Farm, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Blazing Star Wind Farm, LLC for a Site Permit for the up to 200 Megawatt Blazing Star Wind Project in Lincoln County, Minnesota. What action should the Commission take on Mr. Ron Weverka’s Noise Complaint? (PUC: Ek)  Action details
Details 2018-193 22. M - Miscellaneous* IP6981/CN-17-306; Dodge County Wind, LLC IP6981/WS-17-307; IP6981/TL-17-308 In the Matter of the Application of Dodge County Wind, LLC for a Certificate of Need for the 170 MW Dodge County Wind Project and Associated Facilities in Dodge, Steele, and Olmsted Counties, Minnesota; In the Matter of the Application of Dodge County Wind, LLC for a Site Permit for the 170 MW Dodge County Wind Project and Associated Facilities in Dodge and Steele Counties, Minnesota; In the Matter of the Application of Dodge County Wind, LLC for a Route Permit for the 345 kV High-Voltage Transmission Line Associated with the Dodge County Wind Project in Dodge and Olmsted Counties, Minnesota. 1. What action should the Commission take on Dodge County Wind, LLC’s (DCW) August 14 Request to Withdraw its Application for a Route Permit? 2. What procedural actions should the Commission take concerning the revised certificate of need and site permit applications? 3. What action should the Commission take on Laborers District Council of Minnesota and North Dakota’s (LIUNA) September 5 Request to Consider Motions  Action details
Details 2019-029 13. M - Miscellaneous* E999/CI-16-521; All Electric Utilities; E111/M-18-711; Dakota Electric Association; E017/M-18-712; Otter Tail Power Company; E015/M-18-713 Minnesota Power In the Matter of Utility Compliance to Order Establishing Updated Interconnection Process and Standard Interconnection Agreement in E999/CI-16-521. Should the Commission approve the updated Minnesota Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Process and Agreement (MN DIP and MN DIA)? Should the Commission approve or modify Dakota Electric Association, Otter Tail Power and Minnesota Power’s updated tariffs and interconnection standards? (PUC: Rosier)  Action details
Details 2015-308 44. GR - General Rate* G004/GR-15-879 Great Plains Natural Gas Co. In the Matter of the Petition by Great Plains Natural Gas Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., for Authority to Increase Natural Gas Rates in Minnesota. What action should the Commission take regarding the Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources’ request for the issuance of a show cause order? (PUC: Bartusch)  Action details
Details 2019-028 15. M - Miscellaneous** G011/M-18-460 Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation (MERC) In the Matter of the Petition of Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation for Approval for Recovery of Natural Gas Extension Project Costs through a Rider and for Approval of a New Area Surcharge for the Pengilly Project. Should the Commission approve MERC's proposed Pengilly Project and the proposed cost recovery through MERC's approved New Area Surcharge (NAS) tariff and through a new Natural Gas Extension Project (NGEP) Rider? (PUC: Brill)  Action details
Details 2016-043 56. GR - General Rate** E017/GR-15-1033 Otter Tail Power Company In the Matter of the Application of Otter Tail Power Company for Authority to Increase Rates for Electric Service in Minnesota. 1. Does Otter Tail’s March 30, 2018 Decoupling Report comply with the Commission’s May 1, 2017 Order? 2. Has Otter Tail’s Decoupling Report provided enough historical analysis to assess ratepayer impact had decoupling been in place? 3. Should the Commission order implementation of a decoupling pilot for Otter Tail? 4. If the Commission orders implementation, what type of decoupling pilot should be implemented, what customer classes should be included and when should decoupling go into effect? 5. Are there other issues or concerns related to this matter? (PUC: Hetherington, Alonso)  Action details