UPDATED 10/20/2026 &10/21/2026

Here are the Resolutions filed thus far by Counties and Townships affected by PowerOn Midwest 765kV transmission (PUC Docket CN-25-117) through their communities. Some are forms, fill in the blank even, and I’m hoping that there will be more individual ones filed — individually drafted filings have greater weight, greater impact.

Cities:

Counties:

Townships:

The NOTICE of hearings and release of Environmental Report for the “PowerOn Midwest” 765 kV transmission project (PUC Docket CN-25-117), has landed… See map above. Attached to the Notice is proof they sent out 31,353 notices in the mail! That’s good, but…

WHERE’S THE

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT?

Environmental Report has arrived, it’s posted down below.

The PowerOn Midwest project is a part of that HUGE MISO 765 kV transmission project from Big Stone, in South Dakota, across Minnesota to Columbia Wisconsin — MISO LRTP numbers 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26. The PowerOn Midwest part is MISO LRTP numbers 22, 23, 24, 25, and Gopher to Badger is part of MISO LRTP #26.

Here’s the Public Hearing schedule, and there’s a virtual public hearing at 6p on the 16th:

Here’s the full Notice:

Environmental Report!

Name	Additional Info	Document Date
POM_ER.pdf (27MB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report	10/19/2026
AppendixA_ProjectMaps – Part 1 of 4.pdf (23MB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix A: Maps – Part 1 of 4	10/19/2026
AppendixA_ProjectMaps – Part 2 of 4.pdf (22MB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix A: Maps – Part 2 of 4	10/19/2026
AppendixA_ProjectMaps – Part 3 of 4.pdf (22MB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix A: Maps – Part 3 of 4	10/19/2026
AppendixA_ProjectMaps – Part 4 of 4.pdf (15MB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix A: Maps – Part 4 of 4	10/19/2026
AppendixB_ScopingDecision.pdf (618KB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix B: Scoping Decision	10/19/2026
AppendixC_SampleHVTLPermit.pdf (720KB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix C: Sample HVTL Permit	10/19/2026
AppendixD-1_ApplicantsScopingComments.pdf (563KB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix D-1: Applicants Scoping Comments	10/19/2026
AppendixD-2_ApplicantsVisualSimulations.pdf (23MB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix D-2: Visual Simulations	10/19/2026
AppendixD-3_ApplicantsDirectTestimony.pdf (5MB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix D-3: Highway Co-Location Direct Testimony	10/19/2026
AppendixE_EMFReview.pdf (418KB)	PowerOn Midwest Environmental Report – Appendix E: EMF Review	10/19/2026

Hot off the press, from W. Ben Johnson, M.D., and just eFiled in both PowerOn Midwest (PUC Docket CN-25-117) and Gopher to Badger (PUC Docket CN-25-121) dockets:

Alan’s been wanting to see the replica Viking ship in Moorhead for a while, we were up there at Buffalo River State Park (Site 39) on way to Little Missouri State Park earlier this year with no time to tourist en route, so we went back this week.

The idea was to hang out in Fargo/Moorhead for a few days, but then I realized Winnipeg was just 4+ hours north, and I’ve not been there for ? over 50 years, so plan was extended… extended but a SLOW, not harried, “time out” trip.

Started out at the Clay County Historical Society in Moorhead:

… home to the Hjemkomst Ship Gallery, which is spectacular, there’s the ship, of course:

And Hardanger fiddles:

… and a tour of the stave church replica:

Looking at the outside, you’d never guess that it would be so light inside!

… complete with the door for lepers who couldn’t enter the church but had to take communion or else:

And of course checking out the air conditioning unit, air over ice stored from winter and making ice when necessary, well, ya know, it’s all about energy:

But best of all was the County’s 250th exhibit — if you can, GO CHECK IT OUT! Yes, I’m shouting, it’s one of, if not THE, best museum exhibits I’ve seen:

My favorite:

And something on all of our minds:

… and the next morning on to Fargo and a stop at Benedict’s Morning Heroes — and to think there’s one in Rochester, had no clue!

On to Canada, oh, but wait, there’s the Fargo Air Museum, gotta keep Alan happy:

It was the Veterans’ Coffee Hour, place was packed, parking lot full, but I was fortunate to get a table and work on editing a dissertation under the supervision of a Corsair (I’d had small one as a kid, gas powered, rarely got the thing to fly!):

NOW on to Canada, a late start, and to an older hotel but very comfy… did I mention we left Maisy with Audrey, our local dog whisperer, at Wells Creek Kennels? We can’t trust Maisy not to bark at every sound, much less not pee on the carpet, sooooo, we dropped her off and missed her terribly:

First stop was The Leaf, a biome home, a rainforest, a “Mediterranean” section, and at the top a butterfly exhibit.

And the next day on to the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada:

Alan was in 7th heaven, and I had a great place to work, an observation room on the 2nd floor, overlooking the runway next door and the airplanes:

By the airport, there was a glitch in google both to and fro, perhaps jamming near airport? Took a while to get turned around. Driving in Winnipeg was odd, everywhere was a trip through the center city to the other side, with odd turns and not enough warning, even this pro found it a bit much. Caught meal at a food hall, and we were too late to check out the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, DRAT, but we’ll be coming back.

Hammer down to pick up Maisy!!! She’s recovering from being so rudely abandoned.

Just in, Notice of Prima Facie Determination and Order for Probable Cause Hearing: