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<\/a><\/p>\nLook at the red on that map — potentially affected areas where MP is looking to put a transmission line.\u00a0 WOOOOO-EEEE, that’s a lot of land!<\/p>\n
Minnesota Power’s proposed Great Northern Transmission Line<\/strong><\/a> is inching along in the Certificate of Need process.\u00a0 Here’s Minnesota Power’s site:<\/p>\n Great Northern Transmission Line page<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And to look at the full docket, go to www.puc.state.mn.us, click on “Search eDockets” and search for 12-1163.\u00a0 The application is expected sometime in March or so, but I’d guess it will be later.<\/p>\n Here’s how they plan to let people know about the project — it was filed a while ago, Comments were due, and I tried and tried to get people to comment, oh well, here’s what was filed about the Notice Plan filed in October and the Comments filed in November:<\/p>\n MP Great Northern Transmission Line Notice Plan<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Commerce Comments on MP’s GNTL Notice Plan<\/a><\/p>\n Overland Notice Plan Comments<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n That’s sitting at the PUC now.\u00a0 So where are we?\u00a0 Just starting out…\u00a0 Here’s a diagram of the hoops for the PUC process, edited a bit by yours truly for handouts at the meetings a couple months ago, we’re at the very first box in the chart:<\/p>\n Today, comments were due on the Minnesota Power request for Exemptions from some specific rules, Reply Comments, that is.\u00a0 Here’s what’s been filed:<\/p>\n Minnesota Power Exemption Request<\/a><\/p>\n Commerce Comments – Exemptions Request<\/a><\/p>\n MP Exemptions Reply Comments<\/a><\/p>\n Overland-Legalectric Reply Comments<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Comments were due today on Minnesota Power’s request for Exemptions from the rules governing content of Applications for a Certificate of Need for a transmission line. Look at the red on that map — potentially affected areas where MP is … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n