Big picture of transmission in Minnesota
October 11th, 2023
YES!
Can you believe it? A media report listing much of the new transmission proposed for Minnesota. The plans are being noticed!!!
Minnesota Utilities Completing 19 Transmission Line Upgrades
And here’s the list — yes, it’s extensive:
CapX2020 Brookings 2nd 345 kV Circuit 60 Xcel Energy/GRE/OTP/ MRES/CMPAS Lincoln, Lyon
CapX2020 Helena 2nd 345 kV Circuit 39 Xcel Energy/GRE/OTP/ MRES/CMPAS Scott, Dakota
Hoot Lake-Fergus Falls 115 kV 2 OTP/MRES Otter Tail
Morris-Grant County 115 kV 24 MRES Grant, Stevens
Franklin-Ft Ridgely-Swan Lake 115 kV 39 Xcel Energy Nicollet
Swan Lake-Wilmarth 115 kV 16 Xcel Energy Nicollet
Red Rock-Raptor 115 kV 7 Xcel Energy Washington
AAR* – Johnson Jct.-Morris 115 kV 15 GRE/OTP Big Stone, Stevens
Canby-Granite Falls 115 kV 39 OTP Yellow, Medicine
AAR* – Inman-Elmo-Parkers Prairie-Miltona-Alexandria 115 kV 34 GRE/OTP Otter Tail, Douglas
AAR* – Mud Lake-Benton 230 kV 51 GRE/MP Crow Wing, Morrison, Benton
Rogers Lake-High Bridge 115 kV 0.5 Xcel Energy Ramsey, Dakota
Wakefield-St. Cloud 115 kV 18 Xcel Energy Stearns
Pleasant Valley-Byron 161 kV 17 Xcel Energy/GRE/SMMPA Mower, Dodge, Olmsted
Big Stone-Blair 230 kV 33 OTP Grant, Deuel (SD)
Coon Creek-Terminal 345 kV 14 Xcel Energy Anoka, Ramsey
Coon Creek-Kohlman Lake 345 kV 20 Xcel Energy Anoka, Ramsey
AAR* – Forbes-Iron Range 230 kV 34 MP St. Louis, Itasca
AAR* – Blackberry-Riverton 230 kV 67 MP Crow Wing, Aitkin, Itasca
Leave a Reply