| 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 |
6 |
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2.3 Certification Requests |
7 |
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2.4 General Impacts |
7 |
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2.5 Renewable Energy Standards |
8 |
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2.6. Distribution Report/Grid Modernization |
8 |
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2.7. Non-Wire Alternatives |
9 |
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2.8. FERC, MISO and Commission Actions Related to Distributed Energy Resources and Distribution Planning |
14 |
| 3.0 Transmission Studies |
18 |
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3.1 Introduction |
18 |
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3.2 Completed Studies |
18 |
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3.3 Regional Studies |
20 |
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3.4 Load Serving Studies |
21 |
| 4.0 Public Participation |
24 |
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4.1 Public Involvement in Transmission Planning |
24 |
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4.2 MISO Transmission Planning |
24 |
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4.3 MTO Website |
25 |
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4.4 Efforts to Involve the General Public and Local Officials on Specific Projects |
25 |
| 5.0 Transmission Planning Zones |
28 |
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5.1 Introduction |
28 |
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5.2 Northwest Zone |
29 |
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5.3 Northeast Zone |
30 |
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5.4 West Central Zone |
33 |
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5.5 Twin Cities Zone |
34 |
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5.6 Southwest Zone |
35 |
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5.7 Southeast Zone |
36 |
| 6.0 Needs |
37 |
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6.1 Introduction |
37 |
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6.2 The MISO Planning Process |
39 |
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6.3 Northwest Zone |
43 |
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6.4 Northeast Zone |
55 |
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6.5 West Central Zone |
101 |
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6.6 Twin Cities Zone |
108 |
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6.7 Southwest Zone |
116 |
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6.8 Southeast Zone |
121 |
| 7.0 Transmission-Owning Utilities |
136 |
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7.1 Introduction |
136 |
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7.2 American Transmission Company, LLC |
138 |
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7.3 Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency |
139 |
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7.4 Dairyland Power Cooperative |
140 |
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7.5 East River Electric Power Cooperative |
141 |
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7.6 Great River Energy |
142 |
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7.7 ITC Midwest LLC |
143 |
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7.8 L&O Power Cooperative |
144 |
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7.9 Minnesota Power |
145 |
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7.10 Minnkota Power Cooperative |
146 |
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7.11 Missouri River Energy Services |
147 |
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7.12 Northern States Power Company |
148 |
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7.13 Otter Tail Power Company |
149 |
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7.14 Rochester Public Utilities |
150 |
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7.15 Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency |
151 |
| 8.0 Renewable Energy Standards |
152 |
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8.1 Introduction |
152 |
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8.2 Reporting Utilities |
152 |
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8.3 Compliance Summary |
153 |
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8.4 Gap Analysis |
153 |
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8.5 Base Capacity and RES/REO Forecast |
153 |
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8.6 Solar Energy Standard |
158 |
