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Hiawatha Transmission Project
NSP: Hiawatha Transmission Project
Improving reliability in Minneapolis
Project Overview
To meet the growing need for electricity in south Minneapolis, Xcel Energy has proposed the Hiawatha Project, which would make major improvements to the existing electric infrastructure in the area. The Hiawatha Project will provide the transmission capacity needed to maintain reliable service to the area and to support continued economic development in the future.
The Hiawatha Project consists of two 115-kilovolt underground transmission lines along 28th Street East in south Minneapolis. The 1.5 mile-long lines will connect to a new substation near the Hiawatha corridor and another new substation at Oakland Ave South.
On Feb. 10, 2012 the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) issued a Route Permit and a Certificate of Need to Xcel Energy, thereby authorizing the company to construct and operate the Hiawatha Project.
Project Documents- Public Information
What's New...
| Public Hearings Scheduled |
| Date: February 28, 2012 |
| Time: 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. |
| Location: Plaza Verde, 1516 East Lake Street |
| City: Minneapolis, MN 55407 |
Ask your questions of Xcel Energy about the final route and substation locations, construction plans and the process being used to involve the community in the design of the substation walls. Somali, Spanish and Swahili translators will be available. (See links below)
Regulatory Process
The MPUC issued a Route Permit and Certificate of Need on Feb. 10, 2012.
Xcel Energy's Application Documents
Certificate of Need
Xcel Energy submitted a Certificate of Need application for the Hiawatha Project on Nov. 29, 2010.
Hiawatha Regulatory Documents
- Certificate of Need Application
- Appendix A1 South Minneapolis Distribution Study
- Appendix A2 South Minneapolis Interconnection Study
- Appendix B Forecasting Information
- Appendix C1 Cost Information
- Appendix C2 Rate Impact Calculations
- Appendix C3 Xcel Energy Response to MPUC IR No. 1
- Appendix C4 Xcel Energy Response to OES IR No. 102
- Appendix E1 Cultural Resources Assessment
- Appendix E2 Cultural Resources Analysis of Effects
- Appendix F 2010 Legislation Requiring Certificate of Need
- Appendix G Demand Side Management Programs
Route Permit
Xcel Energy submitted a Route Permit application to the MPUC in April 2009.
Hiawatha Route Permit Process
- Project Filing Letter
- Appendix A-Notice to LGU Letters & B-8-Maps
- Appendix B-9-Maps & C-Rejected Substation Locations
- Appendix D 1-2-Project Need
- Appendix D 3-1 Project Need
- Appendix D4-Project Need
- Appendix G-H-Stakeholder Comments
- Quick Project Overview-Executive Summary and Environmental Impacts Summary
- Appendix I-J Cost Assumptions & Agency Contacts
Additional Resources
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