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The Electric Transmission Planning
Process
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Calendar
CapX 2020 May and June 2008 Open
Houses
The CapX 2020 utilities are holding another
round of open houses in May in 11 communities to provide information
on the proposed electric transmission line between La Crosse,
Rochester and the SE Twin Cities and the Fargo to Monticello
project. Utility representatives will be available to answer
questions about the proposed 345 kilovolt (kV) lines and substations
and to discuss and collect information in the ongoing route
development process. The open houses will include maps that
display narrowed corridors and/or route options from the original
notice corridors that were presented last fall.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
(MN PUC) must approve two permit applications before the lines
can be built: a Certificate of Need (CON) and a Route Permit.
The CON application, which was filed on Aug. 16, 2007, examines
whether the proposed facilities are necessary and what the
appropriate size, configuration and timing of the project should
be. In a separate Route Permit proceeding, the MN PUC determines
the route and design of the line. The CapX 2020 utilities plan
to file a Route Permit application for the Fargo-Monticello
line this summer and in early 2009 for the SE Twin Cities-Rochester-La
Crosse line.
The CapX 2020 utilities also are involved
in similar proceedings for new transmission lines with the
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the North Dakota
Public Service Commission.
SE
Twin Cities-Rochester-La Crosse
(345-kV) |
Fargo-Alexandria-St.
Cloud-Monticello (345-kV) |
Tuesday,
May 20
11 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Riverport Inn
900 Bruski Dr.
Winona, MN 55987
Tuesday, May 20
5 - 8 p.m.
Centerville Community Center/Curling
Club
W24854 State Road 54/93
Centerville, WI 54630
Wednesday, May 21
11 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Mayo Civic Center-Riverview Suite
30 Civic Center Drive SE
Rochester, MN 55902
Wednesday, May 21
5 - 8 p.m.
St. Charles Community Center
830 Whitewater Ave.
St. Charles, MN 55972
Thursday, May 22
4 – 7 p.m.
Grandpa’s Event Center
31846 65th Ave.
Cannon Falls, MN 55009
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Thursday,
May 29
3pm – 7pm
Eagle Trace Golfers Club
100 NW Main St
Clearwater, MN 55320
Monday, June 2
3pm – 7pm
American Legion
265 County Rd 173
Melrose, MN 56352
Tuesday, June 3
3pm – 7pm
Broadway Ballroom
115 30th Ave East
Alexandria, MN 56308
Wednesday, June 4
11am – 1pm
Barrett Community Center
109 Barrett Ave
Barrett, MN 56311
Wednesday, June 4
4pm – 7pm
Best Western Bigwood Event
Center
925 Western Ave
Fergus Falls, MN
Thursday, June 5
3pm – 6pm
Best Western Double-Wood
Inn
3333 13th Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103
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CapX 2020 March
and April 2008 Open Houses (archived
– click here)
MN Dept. of Commerce
December 2007 Environmental Scoping Public Meetings (archived
– click here)
CapX 2020 September
and October 2007 Open Houses (archived
– click here)
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Invitation to join a Routing Work Group
The CapX 2020 project teams have
scheduled routing work groups as another tool in our
effort to gather local community input. The groups
are made-up of landowners, community representatives,
public officials and other interested parties. Routing
work group participants have an opportunity to identify
and confirm some of the criteria used in proposing
routes, evaluate local routing issues and provide feedback
on initial ideas the utilities have developed for narrowed
corridor and route options. If you are interested in
participating in a routing work group, please contact
us through the Web site (click above) and provide your
mailing address. We will add you to our invitation
list for upcoming work group meetings. If you have
questions about the work groups, please click above
to submit your question or call one of the individual
project's toll-free numbers.
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