Big Bend/GRE Transmission Line Extension
Project Details
Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy propose to construct approximately 4.5 miles of 161 kV transmission line to connect the Big Bend wind project to the Great River Energy’s Lakefield Junction Station in Martin County, Minnesota.
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Project Summary
Big Bend, LLC and Great River Energy proposed construction and operation of approximately 4.5 miles of 161 kV transmission line and a new substation in Cedar Township. The project is intended to interconnect the Big Bend Wind Project to the two new substations located adjacent to Great River Energy’s existing Lakefield Substation; Big Bend’s step-up substation and Great River Energy’s new interconnection substation in Martin County, Minnesota.
Key Project Documents
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Description
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03/24/2026
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Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of the Draft Permit
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12/19/2025
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Route Permit Application
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12/19/2025
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Filing Letter
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Docket Documents
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| Date | Document ID | On Behalf Of | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2026 | 20264-229908-01 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Filing Letter - Direct Testimony |
| April 1, 2026 | 20264-229908-05 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Direct Testimony Schedule C - Redline Draft Route Permit |
| April 1, 2026 | 20264-229908-03 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Direct Testimony Schedule A - Statement of Qualifications |
| April 1, 2026 | 20264-229908-07 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Direct Testimony Schedule E - Updated Figure 1 |
| April 1, 2026 | 20264-229908-06 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Direct Testimony Schedule D - GRE Redline Draft Route Permit |
| April 1, 2026 | 20264-229908-02 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Direct Testimony Brie Anderson |
| April 1, 2026 | 20264-229908-04 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Direct Testimony Schedule B - SHPO Letter |
| March 24, 2026 | 20263-229587-01 | PUC | |
| March 24, 2026 | 20263-229581-01 | PUC | NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT PERMIT |
| March 24, 2026 | 20263-229599-01 | CAH | Order for Public Hearings |
| March 23, 2026 | 20263-229748-01 | Shaddix & Associates - Stenographic Court Reporters | Prehearing held on 3-23-26 |
| March 23, 2026 | 20263-229560-01 | CAH | Prehearing Conference- updated service list |
| March 23, 2026 | 20263-229558-01 | CAH | Order for Prehearing Conference |
| March 11, 2026 | 20263-229162-01 | PUC | March 12, 2026 Agenda Decision Options Commissioner Tuma |
| March 4, 2026 | 20263-228948-01 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Response to PUC IRs 1-4 |
| March 4, 2026 | 20263-228943-01 | PUC | March 12, 2026 Agenda |
| February 27, 2026 | 20262-228608-01 | PUC | March 12, 2026 Agenda Meeting |
| February 26, 2026 | 20262-228675-01 | PUC | PUC 1-4 Big Bend Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Apex Clean Energy, Inc. QUESTION |
| February 18, 2026 | 20262-228314-01 | PUC EIP | Scoping Summary and Draft Permit |
| January 26, 2026 | 20261-227416-01 | MN Department of Natural Resources | |
| January 26, 2026 | 20261-227431-01 | PUC | Cory Ebeling |
| January 26, 2026 | 20261-227398-01 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | EA Addendum Scoping Comments |
| January 15, 2026 | 20261-226969-01 | PUC EIP | Sample Route Permit |
| January 14, 2026 | 20261-227391-03 | PUC | Public Information Meeting Minutes - 1-14-26 |
| January 13, 2026 | 20261-227391-01 | PUC | Scholl Comment and Alternative Map 1-13-26 |
| January 13, 2026 | 20261-227391-02 | PUC | Public Information Meeting Minutes 1-13-26 |
| December 30, 2025 | 202512-226288-01 | PUC | NOTICE OF COMPLETE ROUTE PERMIT APPLICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS |
| December 29, 2025 | 202512-226243-01 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Completeness Supplemental Comments |
| December 24, 2025 | 202512-226198-01 | PUC | Application Completeness Determination |
| December 10, 2025 | 202512-225711-11 | Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy | Appendix H Greenhouse Gas and Emissions Calculations |