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.
A Route
Permit application for the Brookings County-Hampton
345-kV transmission line project was filed on October 29,
2008 with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Detailed
maps can be found 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.