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Northland Reliability Project

Northland Reliability Project

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Upcoming events

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Past events

July 2024 public hearings

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission held public hearings on the application of Great River Energy and Minnesota Power for a certificate of need and a route permit for the Northland Reliability Project.

View public hearing notice

October 2023 Scoping meetings

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and the Minnesota Department of Commerce held public information and environmental assessment (EA) scoping meetings on Minnesota Power and Great River Energy's certificate of need and route permit application.

View the meeting notice

Spring 2023 Open house meetings

Each open house provided information including project displays and detailed maps to review and collect input.

Date, time and location

  • May 2 | 10 a.m. - noon | Hill City
  • May 2 | 4 - 6 p.m. | Ironton
  • May 3 | 10 a.m. - noon | Brainerd
  • May 3 | 4 - 6 p.m. | Pierz
  • May 4 | 10 a.m. - noon | Sauk Rapids
  • May 4 | 4 - 6 p.m. | Clear Lake

Materials

Winter 2023

A series of open house meetings was held in late January and early February 2023.

Date, time and location

  • Jan. 24 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 6 p.m. | Morrison County
  • Jan. 25 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 6 p.m. | Benton County
  • Jan. 26 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 6 p.m. | Sherburne County
  • Jan. 30 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 6 p.m. | Itasca County
  • Jan. 31 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 6 p.m. | Aitkin County
  • Feb. 1 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 6 p.m. | Crow Wing County
  • Feb. 2 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 6 p.m. | Crow Wing County

Materials

Fall 2022

Stakeholder workshops were held with community leaders in fall 2022.

Date, time and location

  • Oct. 11 | 8:30 - 10 a.m. | Grand Rapids
  • Oct. 11 | 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Aitkin
  • Oct. 12 | 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Deerwood
  • Oct. 18 | 8:30 - 10 a.m. | Becker
  • Oct. 18 | 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Sauk Rapids
  • Oct. 19 | 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Little Falls

Materials

County presentations (2024)

We’ve been meeting with county officials throughout the development of the project. The most recent county official presentations are provided below.