EL26-026 - In the Matter of the Application of Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power Company for an Energy Facility Permit to Construct the PowerOn Midwest Project Consisting of a 765-kV Transmission Line, a 345-kV Transmission Line,
and Associated Facilities
Date of Notice of Filing: 09/10/26 ♦ Pending
Agendas:
September 22, 2026, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Click For Comments and Responses
Public Input Meetings on the Application will be held October 20-22, 2026, in Brookings, Milbank and Clear Lake, South Dakota.
- Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Meeting; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- Energy Conversion & Electric Transmission Facilities Siting Guide
- Party Status Application and Guide to Participating as an Intervenor; Application due by 5:00 p.m. CT, November 3, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
6:00 p.m. CT – Brookings Inn, 2500 E. Sixth St., Brookings, South Dakota
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
12:00 p.m., CT – Milbank School Theater, 1001 E. Park Ave., Milbank, South Dakota
Thursday, October 22, 2026
5:30 p.m., CT – Clear Lake Community Center, 218 Third Ave. S., Clear Lake, South Dakota
- 09/04/26 - PowerOn Midwest's Letter regarding Application
- Application
- Maps
- Appendix A - Completeness Checklist Table
- Appendix B - Agency and Stakeholder Correspondence
- Appendix C - Desktop Aquatic Resource Delineation Report
- Appendix D - Level I Cultural Resources Records Search Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix E - Planning Analyses
- Appendix F - Technical Diagrams
- Appendix G - Soil Data
- Appendix H -
Protected Species
- Appendix I - Communication Systems Interference Analysis
- Maps
- Direct Testimony of Dr. Jeffrey Ellenbogen
- Direct Testimony of Benjamin Gallay
- Direct Testimony of Joshua Gutzmann
- Direct Testimony of Jesse Lyon
- Direct Testimony of Tim Mauseth
- Direct Testimony of Aaron Mielke
- Direct Testimony of Kirk Phinney
- Direct Testimony of Timothy Rogers
- Direct Testimony of Tony Wendland
- Application

