Minnesota regulatory filings for Brookings County-Hampton
345-kV transmission line
The role
of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
The Minnesota Public Utilities
Commission must grant two major approvals before a
transmission line can be constructed: a
Certificate of Need and a Route
Permit specifying the line's route. An environmental
report is prepared by the Minnesota Department of
Commerce, Office of Energy Security during the need
process and an environmental impact statement is written
during routing.
Certificate of Need
For
345-kV Certificate of Need documents, please see
the Minnesota
regulatory page.
Minnesota
Route Permit
A Route
Permit application for the 345-kV
project was filed on December 29, 2008. Detailed route maps are in
Appendix B and on this
page.
A supplement to the Route Permit application
was submitted on December 31, 2008. It includes a map labeled “Appendix
B.6-Sheet HM11 Helena Substation to Lake Marion Substation detailed
route maps” as well as written communication from numerous agencies
and local governments.
The Minnesota Office of Energy Security
issued the environmental
impact statement scoping decision on June 30, 2009.
The Minnesota Office of Energy Security
issued the draft
environmental impact statement on October 20, 2009.
South Dakota regulatory
filings for Brookings County-Hampton 345-kV transmission
line
South Dakota regulatory
filings are expected in 2010. For more information,
click
here.
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