Project Details

Docket Numbers
Project Name
Big Bend/GRE Transmission Line Extension
Applicant
Big Bend, LLC and Great River Energy
Location
Martin County
Description

Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy propose to construct approximately 4.5 miles of 161 kV transmission line to connect the Big Bend wind project to the Great River Energy’s Lakefield Junction Station in Martin County, Minnesota.

Status
active

Project Contact

Contact
Richard Davis
Phone

Project Summary

Big Bend, LLC and Great River Energy proposed construction and operation of approximately 4.5 miles of 161 kV transmission line and a new substation in Cedar Township. The project is intended to interconnect the Big Bend Wind Project to the two new substations located adjacent to Great River Energy’s existing Lakefield Substation; Big Bend’s step-up substation and Great River Energy’s new interconnection substation in Martin County, Minnesota.

Key Project Documents

Date
Title
Description
12/19/2025
Route Permit Application
12/19/2025
Filing Letter

Docket Documents

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Date Document ID On Behalf Of Description
December 30, 2025 202512-226288-01 PUC NOTICE OF COMPLETE ROUTE PERMIT APPLICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS
December 29, 2025 202512-226243-01 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Completeness Supplemental Comments
December 24, 2025 202512-226198-01 PUC Application Completeness Determination
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-07 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix E Agency Correspondence PUBLIC
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-11 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix H Greenhouse Gas and Emissions Calculations
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-01 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy 2025-12-10 Big Bend -Filing Letter for Big Bend Route Permit Application
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-02 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy 2025-12-10 Big Bend - Route Permit Application_ExtensionProject
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-10 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix G Draft Vegetation Management Plan
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-06 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix D Tribal Correspondence
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-04 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix B Detailed Route Maps
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-05 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix C 2022 Route Permit
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-03 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix A Completeness Checklist
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-13 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix J 2025 Sample Route Permit
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-12 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix I Landowner List
December 10, 2025 202512-225711-09 Big Bend Wind, LLC and Great River Energy Appendix F MPUC Comments on the Draft Application