ANOTHER PowerOn Midwest Scoping Mtg
April 23rd, 2026
Another full house!
There are more meetings next week,Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, more opportunities to show up and let them know what you think. Keep in mind this is NEED and not ROUTING, so get up to speed on need, demand, cost, cost/benefit, that sort of thing.
Here’s the meeting notice to get an idea what it’s about:
And here’s the Order for the bigger picture:
The important points, in addition to the more technical questions:
Here’s Minn. Stat. 216I.05, subd. 11(e):
And the “Next Gen Highway Act.” Minn. Stat. 161.45 (it’s long, so here’s a link):
Next Gen Highway Act
Cost came up at this meeting, and it’s important to recognize that this particular project may not appear to cost much,but we’re also paying a percentage of all the others too. So I’m parking MISO Schedule 26A again, because we need to know ho’s paying what for this, and need to keep it handy for reference:
Schedule 26A Indicative Annual Charges106365_posted 9-30-2025 Download
Here’s the application, if you really want to get in the weeds, and at least the application — pick out the parts that interest you, there’s bound to be something:
- Application_20262-227787-02 Download
- App A_Checklist_20262-227787-03 Download
- App B_Order Notice & Exemptions_20262-227787-04 Download
- App C_Technical Diagrams_182380-CO-01_20262-227787-05 Download
- App D_Revenue Requirements_20262-22787-06 Download
- App E_Planning Analysis-Public_ 20262-227787-08 Download
- App F1_GRE Forecast_Redacted_20262-227787-10 Download
- App F2_Xcel Forecast-Redacted_20262-227787-12 Download
- App G_ DSM & Conservation_20262-227787-13 Download
- App H_Outreach Materials_20262-227787-14 Download
Time to get to work!!





