Minnesota Power and Great River Energy intend to seek a Certificate of Need and Route Permit from the MPUC in late summer 2023.
The Big Oaks Substation will be built as part of a separate project. The Northland Reliability transmission line will run from Minnesota Power’s Iron Range Substation in Itasca County to Great River Energy’s Benton County Substation in Benton County, and then replace two existing Great River Energy transmission lines - one line will connect from the Benton County Substation to a new substation named Big Oaks Substation in Sherburne County and the second will connect to the Sherco Substation. Individuals can also request a mailed informational packet by leaving a message on the project hotline at 21. May 4 at Palmer Township Hall, 4180 105th Ave., Clear Lake.įor people unable to attend an in-person open house, a virtual, self-guided open house will be available from May 1-12 at 10 a.m.-noon May 4 at Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Ave.10 a.m.-noon May 3 at Daggett Brook Town Hall, 14074 County Road 2, Brainerd.May 2 at Taconite Canteen, 240 Curtis Ave., Ironton. noon May 2 at Spang Town Hall, 35402 Spang Road, Hill City. Project displays and detailed maps will be available at each open house.
There will not be a formal presentation at the open houses but project representatives will be on hand to answer questions and attendees are welcome to come and go as their schedules allow. A final route has not been determined and the second phase of open houses will help identify the proposed route to be submitted to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Minnesota Power and Great River Energy plan to build an approximately 180-mile, double-circuit 345-kV transmission line from northern Minnesota to central Minnesota near Becker that will support grid reliability in the Upper Midwest.īased on input gathered during the first phase of public open houses in January and February, coordination with tribes and agencies, and reviewing technical data and requirements, Minnesota Power and Great River Energy narrowed the route corridor to identify a preliminary route. Minnesota Power and Great River Energy invite the public to attend a second phase of open houses for their Northland Reliability Project where they can ask questions and provide input on the transmission line’s preliminary route.
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