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

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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
April 15, 2025 20254-217717-01 Snowshoe BESS, LLC Cover Letter_Mary Matze Direct Testimony
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