Laketown 115 kV Transmission Line Project
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Project Summary
Great River Energy (GRE) proposes to build a new 4.3 mile, 115 kilovolt (kV), double-circuit high voltage transmission line (HVTL) between an existing 115 kV transmission line and a new Laketown Township substation. The new proposed HVTL will begin at an existing GRE-owned 115 kV HVTL, and terminate at a proposed substation located within Laketown Township, owned by Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC).
The project is being proposed by GRE to provide electrical energy to the proposed new substation owned by MVEC which services customers in Carver, Sibley, Scott, Rice and LeSeuer counties.
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Key Project Documents
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 04/08/2025 | Laketown 115 kV Transmission Line Project Environmental Assessment | Human and environmental impacts and mitigations for the proposed project |
| 02/07/2025 | Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision | Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision |
| 08/19/2024 | Route Permit Application | Great River Energy has submitted an application to the Public Utilities Commission for a Route Permit for the proposed Laketown 115 kV Transmission Line Project |
Docket Documents
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| Date | Document ID | On Behalf Of | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | 20262-228243-01 | PUC | February 26, 2026 Agenda Meeting |
| February 13, 2026 | 20262-228178-01 | PUC | February 26, 2026 Agenda |
| February 5, 2026 | 20262-227888-01 | Great River Energy and Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative | Supplemental Findings |
| February 3, 2026 | 20262-227797-01 | PUC EIP | Exceptions to Supplemental ALJ Report |
| January 28, 2026 | 20261-227517-01 | CAH | Supplemental Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation |
| January 7, 2026 | 20261-226600-01 | PUC EIP | Response to Proposed Supplemental Findings |
| January 7, 2026 | 20261-226594-01 | PUC | Outside of Comment Period - Jack Worm |
| December 30, 2025 | 202512-226345-01 | PUC | Received outside comment period - Patty Eiden |
| December 30, 2025 | 202512-226319-01 | Great River Energy | Laketown Letter with Supplemental Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations |
| December 23, 2025 | 202512-226177-01 | Great River Energy | Laketown - Letter with Reply Comments |
| December 23, 2025 | 202512-226136-01 | Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative | |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-225996-01 | PUC | Don Schlegelmilch |
| December 17, 2025 | 202512-225936-01 | PUC | Russell Schlegelmilch |
| December 17, 2025 | 202512-225949-01 | PUC | Anthony Schuster |
| December 17, 2025 | 202512-225940-01 | PUC | Jo Eiden |
| December 17, 2025 | 202512-225951-01 | PUC | City of Carver |
| December 17, 2025 | 202512-225950-01 | PUC | Patty Eiden |
| December 17, 2025 | 202512-225952-01 | PUC | Greg Boe |
| December 16, 2025 | 202512-225923-01 | PUC | Batch 1 12162025 - 9 Comments |
| December 16, 2025 | 202512-225903-01 | Great River Energy and Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative | Initial Comments |
| December 15, 2025 | 202512-225858-01 | Xcel Energy | COMMENTS - GREAT RIVER ENERGY'S ROUTE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE LAKETOWN |
| December 12, 2025 | 202512-225823-01 | PUC | |
| December 5, 2025 | 202512-225603-01 | PUC | City of Victoria |
| November 17, 2025 | 202511-224978-01 | PUC | NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD ON INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT REPORT AND FOR ADDITIONAL RECORD DEVELOPMENT |
| November 7, 2025 | 202511-224791-01 | POWER Engineers | Independent reliability and cost review of GRE Proposed and Alternative B routes. |
| October 29, 2025 | 202510-224454-01 | PUC | September 4, 2025 Minutes |
| October 28, 2025 | 202510-224338-01 | PUC EIP | Laketown Environmental Assessment Appendix C Supplement |
| October 28, 2025 | 202510-224363-01 | PUC EIP | Notification of EA Appendix C Supplement Mailed to Public Library |
| October 22, 2025 | 202510-224203-01 | CAH | Third Prehearing Order |
| October 22, 2025 | 202511-224632-01 | Shaddix & Associates - Stenographic Court Reporters | Prehearing held on 10-22-25 |