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Studies and Reports > 2009 MN Biennial Report > Northeast Planning Zone

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Transmission Projects Report 2009
Section 6.3: Northeast Zone
 
p. 83

6.3 Northeast Zone

The following table provides a list of transmission needs identified in the Northeast Zone and the map following the table shows the location of each item in the table. Each transmission need is discussed in the sections following the map.

Northeast Zone

Map ID Tracking Number Description Projected In-Service Year Need Driver Section No.
B 2003-NE-N2 Cromwell-Wrenshall-Mahtowa-Floodwood-Area 2012-2014 Low voltage 6.3.2
C 2003-NE-N3 Long Lake-Badoura-Pequot Lakes Area 2009-2010 Low voltage and line overloads 6.3.3
D 2003-NE-N4 Central Lakes Area 2008-2009 Overloads 6.3.4
E 2003-NE-N5 Pierz-Genola Area 2011 Low voltage and line overloads 6.3.5
F 2003-NE-N6 Taconite Harbor-Grand Marais Area 2015 Low Voltage 6.3.6
G 2003-NE-N9 Nashwauk Area 2009-2010 Low voltage and line overloads 6.3.7
H 2005-NE-N2 Mesaba IGCC Generation Facility   Generation interconnection 6.3.8
I 2007-NE-N1 Duluth Area 230 kV 2012 Low voltage and line overloads 6.3.9
J 2007-NE-N2 Essar Steel Project 2012 New 300 MW load 6.3.10
K 2007-NE-N3 Hubbard-Menahga Area 2010 Low Voltage 6.3.11
L 2007-NE-N5 Pokegama Area 2012 Transmission to serve new distribution site 6.3.12
M 2007-NE-N6 Birch Lake – Onigum Area 2010 Low Voltage 6.3.13
N 2009-NE-N1 Nugget-Hoyt Lakes 2011 Reliability 6.3.14
O 2009-NE-N2 Deer River Tap 2012 Reliability 6.3.15
P 2009-NE-N3 115 kV Transmission Line #28 Reroute 2011 Line crosses mine operation 6.3.16
Q 2009-NE-N4 Brainerd Lakes-Remer-Deer River Area 2016 Low voltage 6.3.17
R 2009-NE-N5 Bigfork Area 2014 Low voltage, Reliability 6.3.18
S 2009-NE-N6 Staples-Motley-Long Prairie Area 2015 Low Voltage, Transmission for New Distribution Interconnection 6.3.19
T 2009-NE-N7 Park Rapids Area Phase I - 2011
Phase II - 2020 		Low Voltage, Transmission for New Distribution Interconnection 6.3.20
U 2009-NE-N8 Barrows Area 2014 Transmission for New Distribution Interconnection 6.3.21
V 2009-NE-N9 Shell Lake Area 2015 Transmission for New Distribution Interconnection 6.3.22
W 2009-NE-N10 Aitkin Area 2014 Transmission for New Distribution Interconnection 6.3.23
X 2009-NE-N11 Rush City-Cambridge-Princeton-Milaca Area 2020 Low Voltage 6.3.24
     Other Zone Specific Issues     6.3.25

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Tower-Ely-Babbitt Area New 115-kV Line


Map ID: A
Tracking No. 2003-NE-N1
Utilities: Minnesota Power, Great River Energy
PUC Docket: CN-05-867; TL-06-1624
Date completed: 2009
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Cromwell-Wrenshall-Mahtowa-Floodwood Areas


Map ID: B
Tracking No. 2003-NE-N2
Projected in-service: 2012-2014
Need: Low voltage
Section No. 6.3.2
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Long Lake-Badoura-Pequot Lakes Area


Map ID: C
Tracking No. 2003-NE-N3

Projected in-service: 2009-2010
Need: Low voltage and line overloads
Section No. 6.3.3
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Central Lakes Area


Map ID: D
Tracking No. 2003-NE-N4
Projected in-service: 2008-09
Need: line overloads
Section No. 6.3.4
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Pierz-Genola Area


Map ID: E
Tracking No. 2003-NE-N5
Projected in-service: 2011
Need: low voltage and line overloads
Section No. 6.3.5
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Taconite Harbor-Grand Marais Area


Map ID: F
Tracking No. 2003-NE-N6
Projected in-service: 2015
Need: low voltage
Section No. 6.3.6
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Nashwauk Area


Map ID: G
Tracking Number: 2003-NE-N9
Projected In-Service Year: 2009-2010
Need Driver: Low voltage and line overloads
Section Number: 6.3.7
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Nashwauk 230 kV Transmission for Essar Steel Minnesota Project


Map ID: J
Tracking Number: 2007-NE-N2
Projected In-Service Year: 2012
Need Driver: New 300 MW load
Section Number: 6.3.10
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Mesaba IGCC Generation Facility


Map ID: H
Tracking No. 2005-NE-N2
Projected in-service: TBD
Need: Generation interconnection
Section No. 6.3.8
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Pokegama Area


Map ID: L
Tracking No. 2007-NE-N5
Projected in-service: 2010
Need: Transmission to serve new distribution site
Section No. 6.3.12
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Duluth Area


Map ID: I
Tracking No. 2007-NE-N1
Projected in-service: 2012
Low voltage and line overloads
Section No. 6.3.9
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Hubbard-Menahga Area


Map ID: K
Tracking No. 2007-NE-N3
Projected in-service: 2010
Need: low voltage
Section No. 6.3.11
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Birch Lake-Onigum Area


Map ID: M
Tracking No. 2007-NE-N6
Projected in-service: 2010
Need: low voltage
Section No. 6.3.13
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Nugget-Hoyt Lakes


Map ID: N
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N1
Projected in-service: 2011
Need: Reliability
Section No. 6.3.14
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Deer River Tap


Map ID: O
Tracking Number: 2009-NE-N2
Projected In-Service Year: 2012
Need Driver: Reliability
Section Number: 6.3.15
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115-kV transmission line #28 re-route


Map ID: P
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N3
Projected in-service: 2011
Need: Line crosses mine operation
Section No. 6.3.16
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Brainerd Lakes-Remer-Deer River Area


Map ID: Q
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N4
Projected in-service: 2016
Need: low voltage
Section No. 6.3.17
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Bigfork Area


Map ID: R
Tracking Number: 2009-NE-N5
Projected In-Service Year: 2014
Need Driver: Low voltage, Reliability
Section Number: 6.3.18
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Staples-Motley-Long Prairie Area


Map ID: S
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N6
Projected in-service: 2015
Need: low voltage, transmission for new distribution interconnection
Section No. 6.3.19
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Park Rapids Area


Map ID: T
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N7
Projected in-service: Phase I-2011; Phase II-2020
Need: Low voltage transmission for new distribution interconnection
Section No. 6-3-20
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Barrows Area


Map ID: U
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N8
Projected in-service: 2014
Need: transmission for new distribution interconnection
Section No. 6.3.21
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Shell Lake Area


Map ID: V
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N9
Projected in-service: 2015
Need: transmission for new distribution interconnection
Section No. 6.3.22
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Aitkin Area


Map ID: W
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N10
Projected in-service: 2014
Need: transmission for new distribution interconnection
Section No. 6.3.23
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Rush City-Cambridge-Princeton-Milaca Area


Map ID: X
Tracking No. 2009-NE-N11
Projected in-service: 2020
Need: low voltage
Section No. 6.3.24
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6.3.1 Completed Projects

There are two Tracking Numbers that were reported in the 2007 Biennial Report in the Northeast Zone that have been addressed. Information about each of the completed projects is summarized briefly in the table below, and those matters will be removed from the list of inadequacies that are discussed in the 2009 Report. More detailed information about these projects and inadequacies can be found in the 2005 and 2007 Reports and in the PUC Docket for the matter if the project fell within the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, in which case the Docket Number is shown below. Also, additional information is available by contacting the designated person for the utility that was responsible for constructing the project.

In addition, two Tracking Numbers have been combined with other Tracking Numbers and have been eliminated. Those are shown in the table below.

Map ID

 Tracking Number Utility Description PUC
Docket 		Date Completed
A 2003-NE-N1 Minnesota Power Great River Energy

Tower-Ely-Babbitt Area. A new 115 kV line

CN-05-867 TL-06-1624 October 21, 2009
  2003-NE-N7 Great River Energy

Mille Lacs Area. A new 115 kV line between the Mud Lake substation and the Wilson Lake substation was placed into service in January 2009.

CN-06-367 TL-07-76 2009
  2003-NE-N8 Great River Energy Floodwood Area   Combined with Tracking Number
2003-NE-N2
  2005-NE-N1 Great River Energy Hubbard-Badoura Area  

Combined with Tracking Number
2003-NE-N3

  2007-NE-N4 Great River Energy Akeley-Cramer Lake Area A new 115 kV line between MP’s Badoura-Akeley 115 kV line (138L) and ItascaMantrap’s Shingobee substation was placed into service in January 2009. Permitted locally January 2009