Minnesota Power Duluth Loop Reliability Project - HVTL Route Permit Application
CERTIFICATE OF NEED & HVTL ROUTE PERMIT APPLICATION
Cover Letter
Appendix A Certificate of Need Completeness Checklist
Appendix B Route Permit Completeness Checklist
Appendix C Applicant’s Exemption Request
Appendix D Applicant’s Notice Plan Petition
Appendix E Commission Order on Exemption Request and Notice Plan
Appendix F 90-day Pre-Application Letter to Local Units of Government and
Appendix G Notice of Intent to File a Route Permit Application under the
Alternative Route Permit Process
Appendix H Electric and Magnetic Fields Calculations and Noise Calculations
Appendix I Duluth Transmission Study
Appendix J-1 J-2 J-3 (1-8) Detailed Route Maps and figures showing the Ridgeview
Substation and Hilltop Substation expansions
Appendix J-3 Detailed Route Aerial Maps (9-23)
Appendix K Technical Drawings of Proposed Structures
Appendix L Environmental Impact Tables
Appendix M Agency Correspondence
Appendix N Public Outreach Materials
Appendix O List of Landowners Along and Adjacent to Route Options
Appendix P Project Area Substation Load Data and Minnesota Power’s July
2021 Annual Electric Utility Forecast Report
Appendix Q Applicant’s Demand-Side Management and Conservation
Appendix R PUBLIC VERSION - Natural Heritage Information System, USFWS
Species List, and Phase Ia Cultural Resources Literature Search