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EL25-028 - In the Matter of the Application by Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services for a Facility Permit for an Energy Conversion Facility and Associated Facilities Including an Electric Transmission Line in Deuel County, South Dakota
Date Filed: 08/07/25 ♦ Intervention Date: 10/06/25
Date of Notice of Filing: 08/14/25 ♦ Pending
Agendas:
August 26, 2025, Agenda of Commission Meeting
December 2, 2025, Agenda of Commission Meeting
July 14, 2026, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of the August 26, 2025, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the December 2, 2025, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the July 14, 2026, Commission Meeting
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Energy Conversion & Electric Transmission Facilities Siting Guide
Public Input MeetingA public input meeting on the application and project will be held Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 5:30pm CDT at the Deubrook Area Elementary School, 695 Palisades Ave, Toronto, SD 57268
Orders:
- 08/11/25 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Meeting; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 08/28/25 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter into Consulting Contracts
- 12/03/25 - Order Granting Local Review Committee's Request for Employment of Personnel to Carry out Provisions of SDCL 49-41B-7
- 07/15/26 - Order Granting Motion to Extend Deadline
- 08/07/25 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services Letter regarding Application
- Application
- Appendix A - Agency Coordination
- Appendix B - Tribal Coordination
- Appendix C - Wetland Delineation
- Appendix D - Threatened and Endangered Species Report
- Appendix E - Toronto Power Plant Baseline Sound Monitoring and Modeling Report
- Appendix F - Transportation Study
- Appendix G - Level III Cultural Survey
- Appendix G - Level III Cultural Survey Confidential (not available to the pubic)
- Appendix H - Completeness Checklist Table
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Brent Moeller
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Becky Baker
- 08/08/25 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services' Proof of Mailing
- 08/11/25 - Commission Counsel’s Letter to Governing Bodies
- Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Meeting; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- Certificate of Service
- 08/12/25 - Staff’s Letter to Local Review Committee
- 08/28/25 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services' Letter regarding Proof of Mailing
- 09/25/25 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services Letter regarding Public Input Meeting Presentation
- 09/29/25 - PUC’s Affidavit of Publication
- 11/03/25 - Toronto Power Plant Local Review Committee’s Letter regarding Employment of Personnel to Carry out Provisions of SDCL 49-41B-7
- 11/26/25 - Staff’s First Set of Data Requests to Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services Certificate of Service
- 12/19/25 - Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Jacob Poling
- 12/29/25 - Toronto Power Plant Local Review Committee’s Letter regarding its Final Report
- 02/03/26 - Staff’s Second Set of Data Requests to Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services Certificate of Service
- 02/18/26 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency's and Missouri River Energy Services' Responses to Staff's Second Set of Data Requests Certificate of Service
- 03/05/26 - Staff’s Third Set of Data Requests to Western Minnesota Municipal Power
- 03/26/26 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency's and Missouri River Energy Services' Responses to Staff's Third Set of Data Requests Certificate of Service
- 04/07/26 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services Letter regarding Supplemental Direct Testimony of Brent Moeller
- 04/13/26 - Staff’s Fourth Set of Data Requests to Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Missouri River Energy Services Certificate of Service
- 04/27/26 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency's and Missouri River Energy Services' Responses to Staff's Fourth Set of Data Requests Certificate of Service
- 05/01/26 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency's Notice of Substitution of Counsel
- 06/30/26 - Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency's Motion to Extend Decision Deadline and Certificate of Service
