Meeting Name: PUC Agenda Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/13/2020 9:15 AM  
Meeting location: Online via Webex
Published agenda: Agenda Decisions Agenda Decisions Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Details 2020-114 11. M - Miscellaneous* E002/M-20-402; Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy; E015/M-20-428; Minnesota Power; E017/M-20-451; Otter Tail Power Company; G008/M-20-455; CenterPoint Energy; G002/M-20-403; Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy; G011/M-20-457; Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation; G022/M-20-458 Greater Minnesota Gas, Inc. In the Matter of a Petition Submitted by Northern States Power Company, doing business as Xcel Energy, Requesting Approval of its Conservation Improvement Program Filing (Electric) (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Zajicek); In the Matter of Minnesota Power’s 2019 Conservation Improvement Program Consolidated Filing (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Davis); In the Matter of Otter Tail Power’s 2019 Demand Side Management Financial Incentive Project and Annual Filing to Update the Conservation Improvement Project Rider (PUC: Fournier; DOC: Winner); In the Matter of CenterPoint Energy’s 2019 Conservation Improvement Program Status Report, 2019 Demand Side Management Financial Incentive, Conservation Improvement Program Tracker Report, and 2019 Conservation Cost Reco  Action details
Details 2020-116 12. M - Miscellaneous* E111/M-19-674 Dakota Electric Association In the Matter of Dakota Electric Association’s 2019 Integrated Distribution System Plan. 1. What action should the Commission take with Dakota Electric Association’s 2019 Integrated Distribution System Plan (IDP)? 2. Should the Commission adjust any of the IDP filing requirements for Dakota Electric Association’s next IDP? (PUC: Rosier)  Action details
Details 2020-115 13. PA - Property Acquisition** E002/PA-19-553 Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Petition of Northern States Power Company for Approval of the Acquisition of the Mower County Wind Facility. 1. Should the Commission approve the request of Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy (Xcel or the Company) for approval of the acquisition, ownership, and operation of the 98.9 Megawatt repowered Mower County, Minnesota Wind Facility pursuant to the terms of a negotiated purchase agreement, as a regulated asset? 2. Alternatively, should the Commission approve the First Amendment to the Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement (REPA)? (PUC: Hetherington, Alonso)  Action details
Details 2020-117 14. TL - Transmission Line* ET2/TL-20-423 Great River Energy; Otter Tail Power Company In the Matter of Great River Energy & Otter Tail Power Company’s Route Permit for the Frazee to Erie 115-kV Transmission Project in Becker and Otter Tail Counties, MN. 1. What action, if any, should the Commission take on GRE’s letter dated August 26, 2022, filed in docket ET2/TL-20-423? 2. Does GRE’s request to transplant Showy Lady’s Slipper using an excavator constitute “construction” under Minn. Stat. § 216E.01, Subd. 3? 3. Does GRE’s request to transplant the Showy Lady’s Slipper require a permit amendment? If so, how should the permit be amended? If not, what procedural treatment is appropriate? (PUC: Bruce) (NOTE: Staff briefing papers will be distributed separately.)  Action details
Details 2019-219 25. CN - Certificate of NeedIP6997/CN-18-699; Plum Creek Wind Farm, LLC IP6997/WS-18-700; IP6997/TL-18-701 In the Matter of Plum Creek Wind Farm, LLC for a Certificate of Need, Site Permit, and Route Permit for an up to 414 MW Large Wind Energy Conversion System and 345 kV Transmission Line in Cottonwood, Murray, and Redwood Counties, Minnesota. Should the Commission approve the proposed extension of the in-service date for Plum Creek Wind Farm's certificate of need and associated amendments to the site permit? (PUC: Bruce; DOC: Zajicek, Storm)  Action details