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Developer briefs Stevens County on Big Stone South–Alexandria transmission project schedule and local route options
Summary
Project manager Joshua Humberger updated the county on the Big Stone South–Alexandria transmission project, outlining Minnesota PUC permitting steps, a draft environmental impact statement and a schedule that anticipates PUC route decisions in April 2026 and construction beginning in 2028.
Joshua Humberger, project manager for the Big Stone South–Alexandria portion of a multi‑segment transmission project, briefed the Stevens County Board on the regulatory schedule, route options and the environmental review process for the line.
Humberger told the board the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved combined certificates of need for the larger project and the route permit portion for the Alexandria to Big Oaks section in October 2024; the BSS‑to‑Alexandria segment under discussion is largely “greenfield.” The applicant submitted a route permit application in October of the prior year and the PUC…
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