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Studies and Reports > Transmission Projects Report 2023

Transmission Projects Report 2023

The 2023 Biennial Transmission Projects Report was filed with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on November 1, 2023. Specific projects in your area can be found in Chapter 6: Needs.

Download the entire report as filed: (PDF file)

00 2023-11-01 AS FILED_2023 Biennial Transmission Projects Report

Read the report in sections:

01 Cover Page, List of Utilities 
02 Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Executive Summary
Chapter 2: Biennial Report Requirements
Chapter 3: Transmission Studies
Chapter 4: Public Participation
Chapter 5: Transmission Planning Zones
Chapter 6 Needs – Section 6.1 Introduction
Chapter 6 Needs – Section 6.2 The MISO Planning Process
Chapter 6 Needs – Section 6.3 Northwest
Chapter 6 Needs – Section 6.4 Northeast
Chapter 6 Needs – Section 6.5 West Central
Chapter 6 Needs – Section 6.6 Twin Cities
Chapter 6 Needs – Section 6.7 Southwest
Chapter 6 Needs – Section 6.8 Southeast
Chapter 7: Transmission Owning Utilities
Chapter 8: Renewable Energy Standards
Chapter 9: Outages & Congestion
Appendix A: NERC 2022 Long-Term Reliability Assessment-December 2022 (excerpt)
Appendix B: Congestion Study

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