1.0 Executive Summary |
1 |
2.0 Biennial Report Requirements |
4 |
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2.1 Generally |
4 |
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2.2 Reporting Utilities |
5 |
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2.3 Certification Requests |
6 |
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2.4 General Impacts |
6 |
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2.5 Renewable Energy Standards |
8 |
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2.6. Distribution Report/Grid Modernization |
8 |
3.0 Transmission Studies |
10 |
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3.1 Introduction |
10 |
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3.2 Completed Studies |
10 |
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3.3 Regional Studies |
13 |
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3.4 Load Serving Studies |
14 |
4.0 Public Participation |
16 |
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4.1 Public Involvement in Transmission Planning |
16 |
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4.2 MISO Transmission Planning |
16 |
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4.3 MTO Website |
17 |
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4.4 Efforts to Involve the General Public and Local Officials on
Specific Projects |
17 |
5.0 Transmission Planning Zones |
21 |
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5.1 Introduction |
21 |
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5.2 Northwest Zone |
30 |
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5.3 Northeast Zone |
22 |
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5.4 West Central Zone |
23 |
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5.5 Twin Cities Zone |
26 |
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5.6 Southwest Zone |
28 |
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5.7 Southeast Zone |
28 |
6.0 Needs |
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30 |
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6.1 Introduction |
30 |
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6.2 The MISO Planning Process |
33 |
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6.3 Northwest Zone |
36 |
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6.4 Northeast Zone |
53 |
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6.5 West Central Zone |
93 |
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6.6 Twin Cities Zone |
103 |
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6.7 Southwest Zone |
109 |
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6.8 Southeast Zone |
114 |
7.0 Transmission-Owning Utilities |
124 |
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7.1 Introduction |
124 |
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7.2 American Transmission Company, LLC |
126 |
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7.3 Dairyland Power Cooperative |
127 |
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7.4 East River Electric Power Cooperative |
128 |
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7.5 Great River Energy |
129 |
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7.6 Hutchinson Utilities Commission |
130 |
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7.7 ITC Midwest LLC |
131 |
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7.8 L&O Power Cooperative |
132 |
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7.9 Marshall Municipal Utilities |
133 |
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7.10 Minnesota Power |
134 |
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7.11 Minnkota Power Cooperative |
135 |
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7.12 Missouri River Energy Services |
136 |
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7.13 Northern States Power Company |
137 |
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7.14 Otter Tail Power Company |
138 |
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7.15 Rochester Public Utilities |
139 |
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7.16 Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency |
140 |
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7.17 Willmar Municipal Utilities |
141 |
8.0 Renewable Energy Standards |
142 |
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8.1 Introduction |
142 |
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8.2 Reporting Utilities |
142 |
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8.3 Compliance Summary |
143 |
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8.4 Gap Analysis |
143 |
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8.5 Base Capacity and RES/REO Forecast |
143 |
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8.6 Solar Energy Standard |
149 |