Minnesota Power, Great River Energy receive key regulatory approvals to build 345-kV transmission line for reliable, resilient grid

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission today approved the Certificate of Need and Route Permit for Minnesota Power and Great River Energy’s jointly owned high-voltage transmission line to bolster electric reliability in northern and central Minnesota and support the regional clean energy transition.

The Northland Reliability Project is an approximately 180-mile, double-circuit, 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that extends from near Grand Rapids in Itasca County to near St. Cloud in Benton County and into Sherburne County. The approved route will largely follow existing transmission line corridors, thus minimizing environmental impacts and the need for new right-of-way for the new 345- kV transmission line.

Read the full article from the Morrison County Record here.