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CapX2020 Brookings County-Hampton 345-kV project
The
Brookings County-Hampton line will improve
reliability throughout west central Minnesota, the
Red River Valley and the Twin Cities, along with enabling
access to new generation, including projected wind
resources to be built in the area.
Minnesota Certificate of Need
Administrative
law judge recommends approval of Certificate of Need for 345-kV
projects.
Administrative law judge Beverly Heydinger issued her report
to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on February 27, 2009, recommending
a finding of need for all three 345-kV projects.
An application
for Certificate of Need for three 345-kV CapX2020
projects was filed with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
on August 16, 2007.
Minnesota Route Permit
An application
for a Route Permit for the Brookings County-Hampton
345-kV transmission line project was filed on December 29,
2008 with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. The
application includes detailed maps in Appendix B.
The CapX2020 utilities filed a supplement on
December 31, 2008 to the Brookings County-Hampton Route
Permit application. It includes a map labeled "Appendix
B.6-Sheet HM11 Helena Substation to Lake Marion Substation detailed
route maps" as well as written communications from
numerous agencies and local government units. The information
included in the supplement has been integrated into the table
of documents for the Route
Permit application.
The Minnesota Office of Energy Security
issued the Environmental
Impact Statement scoping decision on
June 30, 2009.
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