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Otter Tail says Jamestown–Ellendale (JET‑X) line will add resilience and site capacity; plans construction in 2026–2028
Summary
Otter Tail Power described the Jamestown–Ellendale double‑circuit 345 kV project approved in MISO's tranche 1 portfolio as a reliability loop that would have prevented recent outages in the Jamestown load pocket, estimated to cost roughly in the low‑billions and to support local jobs and land payments during construction.
Otter Tail Power told the interim Energy Development and Transmission Committee that the Jamestown–Ellendale ("JET‑X") 345‑kV transmission project — included in MISO's tranche‑1 portfolio — will create a high‑voltage loop that strengthens resiliency for the Jamestown load pocket and create capacity to accommodate future generation and large industrial load.
"If the JET‑X project would have been in service during these past events we would have had an additional transmission path into the Jamestown load pocket and avoided these reliability challenges," said Jason Wires, Otter Tail's manager of transmission project development.…
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