Beaver Creek Transmission Line Project

Project Details

Docket Numbers
Project Name
Beaver Creek Transmission Line Project
Applicant
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Location
Fillmore County
Description

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.
 

Status
active

Project Contact

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
04/11/2025 Beaver Creek Environmental Assessment Environmental Assessment for Beaver Creek

Docket Documents

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Date Document ID On Behalf Of Description
September 22, 2025 20259-223203-01 PUC
September 22, 2025 20259-223194-01 PUC ORDER ADOPTING ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE REPORT, DETERMINING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ADEQUATE, AND ISSUING SITE PERMIT
September 10, 2025 20259-222859-01 PUC Northwestern Farm Management Company
September 10, 2025 20259-222884-01 PUC September 11, 2025 Agenda, New/Revised Decisin Options-Commissiner Partridge
September 8, 2025 20259-222789-01 PUC Draft Permit
August 29, 2025 20258-222472-01 PUC September 11, 2025
August 26, 2025 20258-222432-01 PUC September 11, 2025 Agenda
August 13, 2025 20258-222016-01 PUC August 14, 2025 Agenda, Final Revised Staff Briefing Papers
August 12, 2025 20258-221993-01 PUC August 14, 2025, Revised Staff Briefing Papers - FILED IN ERROR
August 12, 2025 20258-221978-01 Dairyland Power Cooperative Letter
August 11, 2025 20258-221954-01 PUC PUC EIP Staff Exceptions to ALJ Report
August 11, 2025 20258-221969-01 PUC August 14, 2025 Agenda, New Decision Option & Motion-Commissioner Tuma
August 8, 2025 20258-221912-01 PUC August 14, 2025 Agenda - Revised
August 7, 2025 20258-221880-02 PUC August 14, 2025 Agenda, Proposed Permit
August 7, 2025 20258-221880-01 PUC August 14, 2025 Agenda
August 1, 2025 20258-221683-01 Snowshoe BESS, LLC 2025-08-01 Snowshoe BESS Exceptions to ALJ Report
August 1, 2025 20257-221548-01 PUC August 14, 2025 Agenda Meeting
July 28, 2025 20257-221499-01 OAH Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations
July 23, 2025 20257-221320-01 PUC EIP EIP Staff Exceptions to ALJ Report
July 9, 2025 20257-220799-01 PUC Notice of Legislative Changes
July 9, 2025 20257-220774-01 OAH Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation
July 9, 2025 20257-220799-01 PUC Notice of Legislative Changes
June 9, 2025 20256-219707-01 DOC EERA
June 6, 2025 20256-219661-01 DOC - EERA EERA Reply Comments and Response to Applicant's Proposed Findings of Facts
May 27, 2025 20255-219265-02 Dairyland Power Cooperative Beaver Creek - Proposed Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law and Recommendations
May 27, 2025 20255-219264-01 Dairyland Power Cooperative Beaver Creek - Response to Comments
May 27, 2025 20255-219265-01 Dairyland Power Cooperative Beaver Creek - Findings of Fact Filing Letter
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