Project Details
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.
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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
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Description
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12/19/2025
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Route Permit Application
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12/19/2025
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Filing Letter
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Docket Documents
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| Date | Document ID | On Behalf Of | Description |
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| 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 |