2019 Electric Orders
EL13-028 - In the Matter of the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. and Otter Tail Power Company for a Permit to Construct the Big Stone South to Ellendale 345 kV Transmission Line EL15-020 - In the Matter of the Application by Wind Quarry Operations, LLC, for a Wind Energy Facility Permit for the Willow Creek Wind Energy Facility and Associated Facilities- 08/08/19 - Order Approving Transfer of Permit
- 09/23/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Stippulation and Adopting Stipulation
- 02/07/19 - Scheduling Order
- 03/06/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Settlement Stipulation
- 03/07/19 - Order For and Notice of Evidentiary Hearing
- 03/18/19 - Amended Scheduling Order
- 04/02/19 - Second Amended Scheduling Order
- 05/30/19 - Final Decision and Order; Notice of Entry
- 07/09/19 - Order Approving Interim Refund Plan; Order Approving Tariff Revisions
- 07/22/19 - Errata Notice
- 02/22/19 - Order Approving Escrow Agreement and Public Liaison Officer
- 05/15/19 - Order Granting Settlement of Permit Violation
- 01/09/19 - Order Directing Parties to Develop Procedural Schedule
- 05/31/19 - Order For and Notice of Motion Hearing on Less Than 10 Days' Notice
- 06/17/19 - Order Granting Motion for Order Compelling Responses to Discovery Requests
- 06/26/19 - Stipulated Protective Order
- 09/30/19 - Order for and Notice of Motion Hearing
- 10/18/19 - Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion to Quash and Protect Order
EL18-045 - In the Matter of the Application of Flying Cow Wind, LLC for a Facility Permit to Construct a 345 kV Transmission Line and Associated Facilities in Deuel County
09/06/19 - Order Granting Motion to Extend Deadline of Commission Action
- 01/03/19 - Order Adopting Procedural Schedule
- 02/22/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation and Granting Permits to Construct Facilities
- 02/20/19 - Order Approving 2019 Transmission Cost Recovery Rate Adjustment
- 07/11/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Settlement Stipulation
- 09/19/19 - Order Approving Updated 2019 Transmission Cost Recovery Rate Adjustment
- 02/05/19 - Order Granting Party Status; Order Establishing Procedural Schedule(John Homan, Jon Henslin, Nancy Henslin, Christina Kilby, Will Stone, Garrett Homan, Heath Stone, George Holborn, Ruby Holborn, and Otter Tail Power Company)
- 03/06/19 - Order Granting Withdrawal of Party Status (Nancy Henslin, George Holborn and Ruby Holborn)
- 03/11/19 - Order For and Notice of Evidentiary Hearing
- 03/19/19 - Order For and Notice of Motion Hearing on Less Than 10 Days' Notice
- 03/29/19 - Order Denying Motion for Denial
- 04/04/19 - Order For and Notice of Motion Hearing on Less Than 10 Days' Notice
- 04/11/19 - Order Granting Motions to Allow Robert Rand and Kevin Elwood to Appear Telephonically
- 04/11/19 - Order Granting Motion to Exclude Testimony Related to Local Land Use Decisions as It Relates to the Invalidated Special Exception Permit of Deuel Harvest; Order Allowing John Homan’s Subpoenaed Witnesses to Testify Only for Rebuttal and/or Impeachment Purposes
- 04/11/19 - Order Granting, in Part, Motion to Exclude Portions of Testimony and/or Exhibits of Intervenors
- 04/12/19 - Order Granting, in Part and Denying in Part the Motion to Compel
- 04/25/19 - Order Setting Post-Hearing Briefing Schedule and Decision Date
- 05/30/19 - Final Decision and Order Granting Permit to Construct Facilities; Notice of Entry
- 09/23/19 - Order Granting Request to Approve Public Liaison Officer
- 01/04/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts
- 07/01/19 - Order Granting Local Review Committee's Request to Hire Consultant
- 12/02/19 - Order Granting Motion to Extend Deadline for Commission Action
- 03/07/19 - Order Granting Intervention (Walmart, Inc.)
- 06/27/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Settlement Stipulation
- 11/27/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Amended Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Amended Settlement Stipulation
- 01/22/19 - Order Granting Petitions to Intervene; Order Granting Request for Oral Argument; Notice of Oral Argument (Charles Mix Electric Association, Inc.; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; South Dakota Electric Utility Companies; and South Dakota Rural Electric Association)
- 02/05/19 - Order Declaring Development Entity is Not an Electric Utility Providing Retail Electric Service to the Public; Notice of Entry
- 02/06/19 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 02/22/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts; Order Granting Party Status (Amber Christenson, Allen Robish, and Kristi Mogen)
- 03/21/19 - Order Granting Party Status (Melissa Lynch)
- 04/05/19 - Order Granting Party Status; Order Establishing Procedural Schedule (Patrick Lynch)
- 04/30/19 - Order For and Notice of Motion Hearing on Less Than 10 Days' Notice
- 05/10/19 - Order Denying Motion to Deny and Dismiss; Order to Amend Application
- 05/10/19 - Order For and Notice of Evidentiary Hearing
- 05/22/19 - Order For and Notice of Motion Hearing
- 05/30/19 - Order For and Notice of Motion for Exception to Procedural Schedule on Less Than 10 Days' Notice
- 06/12/19 - Order Granting Request for Exception to Procedural Schedule; Order Denying Motion to Take Judicial Notice; Order Denying Motion to Strike
- 06/18/19 - Order Setting Post-Hearing Briefing Schedule and Decision Date
- 06/26/19 - Order Denying Late-Filed Application for Party Status
- 07/26/19 - Final Decision and Order Granting Permit to Construct Facility; Notice of Entry with Permit Conditions
- 07/31/19 - Order Granting Request to Approve Public Liaison Officer
- 10/23/19 - Order Granting 60-Day Extention to Certain Requirements of Permit Condition 45
- 11/14/19 - Order Approving Third-Party's Credientials and Lek Survey Methodology
- 12/20/19 - Order Approving Escrow Agreement
- 02/06/19 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 02/20/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts
- 05/31/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation and Order Granting Permit to Construct Transmission Facilities; Notice of Entry
- 02/12/19 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 02/22/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts
- 05/08/19 - Order Granting Request to Withdraw Motion for Adoption of Procedural Schedule
- 06/04/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Settlement Stipulation
- 06/12/19 - Order For and Notice of Evidentiary Hearing
- 07/24/19 - Final Decision and order Granting Permit to Construct Facility; Notice of Entry With Permit Conditions
- 03/21/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee
- 05/07/19 - Order Approving Infrastructure Rider Rate
- 06/13/19 - Order Approving Infrastructure Rider Rate
- 03/08/19 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 03/21/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts
- 05/15/19 - Order Granting Party Status and Establishing Procedural Schedule
- 07/11/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation Between Applicant and Intervenor and Granting Withdrawal of Party Status
- 07/31/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Granting Permit to Construct Facility; Notice of Entry
- 11/27/19 - Order Granting Request for Approval of Transmission Line Adjustments, Turbine Model Change, and Turbine Adjustments
- 04/03/19 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 04/18/19 - Order for and Notice of Motion Hearing on Less Than 10 Days' Notice
- 05/10/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts; and Order Granting Intervention (Garry Ehlebracht, Steven Greber, Mary Greber, Richard Rall, Amy Rall and Laretta Kranz)
- 05/15/19 - Order Granting Request for Consent to Withdraw Application Without Prejudice and Close Docket
- 05/17/19 - Order Cancelling Public Input Hearing
EL19-020 - In the Matter of Otter Tail Power Company’s 2018 South Dakota Energy Efficiency Plan Status Report and 2019 Annual Filing to Update the Energy Efficiency Adjustment Rider EL19-021 - In the Matter of the Request for Approval of an Electric Service Territory Boundary Agreement between Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy EL19-022 - In the Matter of Black Hills Power, Inc. dba Black Hills Energy’s Application for Adjustment to Its Cogeneration and Small Power Production Service Simultaneous Net Billing Generation Credit Rate(s) EL19-023 - In the Matter of the Joint Request for Service Rights Exception between Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Sioux Valley-Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc. dba Sioux Valley Energy EL19-024 - In the Matter of the Joint Request for an Electric Service Boundary Change between Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy and Sioux Valley-Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc. dba Sioux Valley Energy EL19-025 - In the Matter of Otter Tail Power Company’s Petition for Approval of Phase-In Rider Rate
- 06/14/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts
- 08/26/19 - Order Approving Phase-In Rider Factor
- 09/05/19 - Errata Notice
- 06/20/19 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Meeting; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 07/31/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts; and Order Establishing Procedural Schedule
- 10/22/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Settlement Stipulation
- 10/22/19 - Order For and Notice of Evidentiary Hearing
- 10/31/19 - Order Granting Motion to Allow Annette Sturgill to Appear Telephonically
- 11/27/19 - Final Decision and Order Granting Permit to Construct Facility; Notice of Entry
- 07/11/19 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 07/31/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts; and Order Granting Party Status (Amber Christenson, Allen Robish, and Kristi Mogen)
- 08/26/19 - Order Granting Party Status (Garry Ehlebracht, Steven Greber, Mary Greber, Richard Rall, Amy Rall and Laretta Kranz)
- 09/20/19 - Order Denying Request for Confidentiality
- 09/20/19 - Order Granting Motion Establishing Procedural Schedule
- 10/01/19 - Order For and Notice of Evidentiary Hearing
- 12/02/19 - Order Granting Motion to Appear Telephonically
- 09/19/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee
- 12/12/19 - Order Approving 2020 Transmission Cost Recovery Eligibility and Rate Adjustment
- 10/18/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee
- 12/13/19 - Order Approving 2020 Infrastructure Rider Project Eligibility and Factor Update