Northland Reliability Project

Leaders from Great River Energy, Minnesota Power, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Minnesota Department of Commerce, state and local representatives, partner utilities, and others gathered to celebrate the beginning of construction.

Pictured, from left to right, are: Brian Tulloh, executive director, external affairs, MISO; Pat Michels, CEO and president, Michels Corporation; Steve Lawler, regional transmission project manager, Great River Energy; Greg Schutte, director, portfolio delivery, Great River Energy; Katie Sieben, chair, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; Priti Patel, vice president and chief transmission officer, Great River Energy; Josh Skelton, chief operating officer, Minnesota Power; Audrey Partridge, commissioner, Public Utilities Commission; Bethany Owen, president, chief executive officer and chair, ALLETE, Inc.; Dan Gunderson, vice president, transmission and distribution, Minnesota Power; Dan Aagenes, director of enterprise projects, Minnesota Power; Kent Ogston, director of engineering services, Minnesota Power; Pete Wyckoff, deputy commissioner of energy resources, Minnesota Department of Commerce.