Beaver Creek Transmission Line Project
Project Details
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland) is proposing to construct an approximately 3.5 mile 161 kilovolt (kV) high voltage transmission line and associated facilities on a new right-of-way in York Township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
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Project Summary
The proposed Beaver Creek Transmission Line project starts at the intersection of the existing 161 kV LQ8A Harmony to Beaver Creek transmission line and 171st Avenue in York Township in Fillmore County, Minnesota and travels south approximately 3.5 miles and crosses the Minnesota-Iowa border at the southern border of York Township. From the border, it will continue westerly and southerly through Howard County, Iowa and terminate at a new proposed 161 kV switchyard to be constructed in Howard County, Iowa.
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Key Project Documents
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2025 | Beaver Creek Environmental Assessment | Environmental Assessment for Beaver Creek |
Docket Documents
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| Date | Title | On Behalf Of | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2025 | 20256-219661-01 | DOC - EERA | EERA Reply Comments and Response to Applicant's Proposed Findings of Facts |
| May 23, 2025 | 20255-219232-01 | Snowshoe BESS, LLC | 2025-05-23 Snowshoe BESS_Response to Public Hearing Comments |
| May 23, 2025 | 20255-219234-02 | Snowshoe BESS, LLC | Snowshoe BESS_ LLC Proposed FOF_ Conclusions of Law |
| May 23, 2025 | 20255-219234-03 | Snowshoe BESS, LLC | Snowshoe Final Master Exhibit List |
| May 23, 2025 | 20255-219234-01 | Snowshoe BESS, LLC | Spearmint Snowshoe BESS_FOF Filing Letter |
| May 8, 2025 | 20255-218707-01 | Snowshoe BESS, LLC | Snowshoe BESS_Affidavit of Publication_Notice of Public Hearings and EA.pdf |
| May 8, 2025 | 20255-218718-01 | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | |
| May 8, 2025 | 20255-218709-01 | Minnesota Department of Agriculture | |
| May 8, 2025 | 20255-218729-01 | Minnesota Interagency Vegetation Management Planning Working Group | Hearing Comments |
| May 8, 2025 | 20255-218706-01 | DOC - EERA | EERA Hearing Comments |
| May 8, 2025 | 20255-218718-02 | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | Natural Heritage Review Letter |
| May 5, 2025 | 20255-218603-01 | DOC EERA | Matt Grant |
| April 28, 2025 | 20254-218212-01 | PUC | Public Hearing Presentation |
| April 24, 2025 | 20255-219043-03 | Shaddix & Associates - Stenographic Court Reporters | Virtual Public Hearing - 4-24-25 |
| April 23, 2025 | 20255-219043-02 | Shaddix & Associates - Stenographic Court Reporters | Byron Public Hearing Sign-In Sheets 4-23-25 |
| April 23, 2025 | 20255-219043-01 | Shaddix & Associates - Stenographic Court Reporters | Public Hearing - Byron - 4-23-25 |
| April 15, 2025 | 20254-217717-02 | Snowshoe BESS, LLC | Mary Matze Direct Testimony with Attachments |
| April 15, 2025 | 20254-217694-01 | PUC | EQB-Notice of Public Hearing and Availability of EA |
| April 15, 2025 | 20254-217717-01 | Snowshoe BESS, LLC | Cover Letter_Mary Matze Direct Testimony |
| April 15, 2025 | 20254-217690-01 | DOC EERA | EQB Monitor - Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of EA |
| April 14, 2025 | 20254-217569-03 | DOC EERA | Notification of EA Availability to Agencies |
| April 14, 2025 | 20254-217586-01 | PUC | EQB Monitor Submission-Scoping Meeting |
| April 14, 2025 | 20254-217569-02 | DOC EERA | Notification of EA Availability to Tribal Governments |
| April 14, 2025 | 20254-217569-01 | DOC EERA | Notification of EA Availability to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers |
| April 11, 2025 | 20254-217530-01 | Snowshoe BESS, LLC | 2025-04-11 Snowshoe BESS _Confirmation of SHPO Consultation |
| April 9, 2025 | 20254-217399-01 | PUC | NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND AVAILABILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT |
| April 9, 2025 | 20254-217407-01 | DOC EERA | Snowshoe Energy Storage EA- Text |
| April 9, 2025 | 20254-217407-05 | DOC EERA | Snowshoe Energy Storage - Appendix D: Responses to Data Requests |
| April 9, 2025 | 20254-217458-01 | PUC | NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND AVAILABILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - CORRECTED FOR TYPO AND UPDATED NOTICE FILE |
| April 9, 2025 | 20254-217407-04 | DOC EERA | Snowshoe Energy Storage EA - Appendix C: Proposed Draft Site Permit |