Lemon Hill Solar Project
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Project Summary
Lemon Hill Solar, LLC (Lemon Hill Solar) seeks a permit to construct and operate an up to 180-megawatt (MW) alternating current photovoltaic solar energy generating facility and associated infrastructure in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Lemon Hill Solar proposes to develop the project on approximately 966 acres within a site of 1,945 acres in Haverhill and Viola Townships. As part of the project, Lemon Hill Solar proposes to construct a new project substation and a 161 kilovolt (kV) generation tie line (<1,500 feet) to connect the new substation to the Dairyland substation owned by Dairyland Power Cooperative.
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Key Project Dates and Information
Key Project Documents
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Description
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05/26/2026
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Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of Environmental Assessment
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05/27/2026
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Lemon Hill Solar Project Environmental Assessment
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01/06/2026
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Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision
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07/03/2025
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Lemon Hill site permit application and associated appendices.
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Docket Documents
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| Date | Document ID | On Behalf Of | Description |
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| July 9, 2026 | 20267-233981-01 | Lemon Hill Solar, LLC | Proposed Findings and Response to Public Hearing Comments Filing Letter |
| July 9, 2026 | 20267-233981-03 | Lemon Hill Solar, LLC | Response to Public Hearing Comments with Attachment A |
| July 9, 2026 | 20267-233981-02 | Lemon Hill Solar, LLC | Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations |
| July 9, 2026 | 20267-233984-01 | PUC | Owen Ziemer - Attachment |
| July 9, 2026 | 20267-233976-01 | PUC | Comment Received Outside of the Hearing Comment Period - Mindy Shea |
| July 8, 2026 | 20267-233912-01 | PUC | Comment Received Outside of the Hearing Comment Period - Joshua Pries |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233477-01 | PUC | Joni Mulholland |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233323-01 | Dan Klavetter | |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233326-01 | Minnesota Interagency Vegetation Management Planning Working Group | VMPWG Hearing Comments |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233322-01 | Lemon Hill Solar, LLC | Response to the EA with Attachment A - Karst Assessment Addendum |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233340-01 | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233342-01 | IBEW 343 & LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota | |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233456-01 | PUC | Tracy Huffman-Krizo |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233476-01 | PUC | Jim Klavetter |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233478-01 | PUC | David and Robin Lowe |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233479-01 | PUC | Erin ONeill |
| June 25, 2026 | 20266-233513-01 | PUC | Ken Everson |
| June 25, 2026 | 20267-233977-01 | PUC | Owen Ziemer |
| June 24, 2026 | 20266-233558-01 | PUC | Deborah Klavetter |
| June 24, 2026 | 20266-233257-01 | PUC EIP | Lemon Hill Solar Hearing Comments |
| June 24, 2026 | 20267-233982-05 | PUC | Mary Doucette |
| June 24, 2026 | 20267-233982-07 | PUC | Mara Shabestari |
| June 24, 2026 | 20267-233982-04 | PUC | Susan Dreher |
| June 24, 2026 | 20267-233982-06 | PUC | Terry Lambert |
| June 24, 2026 | 20267-233982-02 | PUC | Charles Wilson |
| June 24, 2026 | 20267-233982-01 | PUC | Mary Petersson |
| June 24, 2026 | 20267-233982-03 | PUC | Shane Tracy |
| June 24, 2026 | 20267-233923-01 | PUC | Eliese Klennert |
| June 23, 2026 | 20266-233475-01 | PUC | Joe Adams |
| June 23, 2026 | 20266-233517-01 | PUC | Wendy Jensen |