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Minnesota Power outlines 160‑mile Maple River–Cuyuna transmission project, says PUC route permits supersede local zoning
Summary
Minnesota Power presented the Maple River–Cuyuna (MRC) transmission project — roughly 160 miles of single‑circuit 345 kV line on double‑circuit capable structures — and said the Certificate of Need and route permitting processes are planned this year with construction possible in 2029 and in‑service by 2033.
Drew Jane Key, environmental compliance specialist with Minnesota Power, briefed the Becker County Board on the Maple River–Cuyuna transmission project, an approximately 160‑mile single‑circuit 345 kilovolt line designed on double‑circuit‑capable steel monopoles.
Key said the project was included in MISO’s tranche 2.1 approvals in December 2024 and that Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power and Great River Energy will co‑own the line. He described…
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