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EL26-028 - In the Matter of the Application of Otter Tail Power Company for a Facility Permit for the Big Stone South to Hankinson to Bison 345 kV Transmission Line Project
Date Filed: 09/08/26 ♦ Intervention Date: 11/09/26
Date of Notice of Filing: 09/10/26 ♦ Pending
Date of Notice of Filing: 09/10/26 ♦ Pending
Agendas:
September 22, 2026, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Public Input Meetings on the Application will be held October 21-22, 2026, in Milbank and Rosholt, 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 9, 2026
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
5:30 p.m., CT – Milbank School Theater, 1001 E. Park Ave., Milbank, South Dakota
Thursday, October 22, 2026
11:00 a.m., CT – Rosholt Community Center, 19 E. Main St., Rosholt, South Dakota
- 09/08/26 - Otter Tail Power Company's Letter regarding Application
- Application
- Appendix A - Table of Contents
- Figure 1 - Facility Location
- Figure 2 - BSSHB Project Location
- Figure 3 - Detailed Facility Layout
- Figure 4 - Example 345 kV Single Circuit Steel Mono-Pole Deadend Structure and Example 345 kV Single Circuit Steel Mono-Pole Tangent Structure
- Figure 5 - Topography
- Figure 6 - Bedrock Geology
- Figure 7 - Surficial Geology
- Figure 8 - Land Use
- Figure 9 - Soil Types
- Figure 10 - Surface Waters and Wetland Resources
- Figure 11 - Land Cover
- Figure 12 - Public Lands and Facilities
- Appendix B - Agency and Stakeholder Correspondence
- Appendix C - Public Outreach and Open House Materials
- Appendix D - Aquatic Resource Desktop Delineation Report
- Appendix E - Desktop State and Federally Protected Species Habitat Assessment
- Appendix F - Desktop Level I Cultural Resources Review and Amendment
- Appendix F - Desktop Level I Cultural Resources Review and Amendment Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix F - Desktop Level I Cultural Resources Review and Amendment Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix A - Table of Contents
- Direct Testimony of Nicholas Olson
- Request for Confidential Treament
- Application
- 09/11/26 - Otter Tail Power Company's Motion to Extend Deadline for Commission to Render Decision on Application and Certificate of Service
