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 Issues
General Issues Relating to Midwest Electric Transmission
Transmission
Projects Report Filings
In 2001, the Legislature created an alternative review process
for transmission lines of jurisdictional voltage and length. In 2002, the
Commission completed
its review of the first biennial filing received under the new legislation,
a joint submission by all of the major transmission-owning utilities serving
Minnesota. While the filing contained no requests for certification, review
of the filing created considerable interaction among stakeholders on a number
of issues, including informational and notice requirements for future filings.
Transmission
Planning Rulemaking
The Commission has proposed rules to implement the transmission
planning provisions of the 2001 Energy Security and Reliability Act. The
new law requires three major changes in the current transmission planning
process:
- Utilities and generation and transmission organizations
must file reports every two years on the state of the transmission system
in Minnesota
- Utilities and generation and transmission organizations are
permitted to bypass the certificate of need process and request certification
of new high-voltage
transmission lines in the biennial transmission projects reports
- Increased public and local government involvement in transmission
planning. The proposed transmission planning rules will set content requirements
for the biennial transmission projects reports, the procedural
framework for
Commission proceedings on these reports, and baseline requirements
for seeking the input of local government officials and members of
the public
on transmission
issues.
Links to Planning
Zone Issues
Click on links below for detailed zone information about
public meetings in your area that deal with specific regional issues.
You can use the Minnesota county
map to help you locate your Minnesota planning zone.
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