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Hiawatha Project Xcel Energy is proposing major improvements to its electric infrastructure in south Minneapolis in order to meet the area’s growing need for electricity. We’re calling these improvements the “Hiawatha Project.”
The Hiawatha Project would construct two 115-kilovolt transmission lines along 29th Street E and the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority Corridor in south Minneapolis. The 1.4 mile-long lines would connect to a new substation near the Hiawatha corridor and another new substation at Oakland Ave South. Pending regulatory review and approval, construction would begin in mid to late-2010 and be complete in 2011.
On April 24, 2009 we filed our Route Permit application (Application) with the (MPUC) -- officially beginning the state’s permitting process. The MPUC has since ruled that the application is complete. The Application includes the input we received from the public during months of outreach: multiple transmission line routes and design options (including two underground options) and alternative locations for both substations, as well as the comments we received from stakeholders and the resolutions passed by elected officials and community organizations.
What's New...
The Minnesota Department of Commerce Office of Energy Security (OES) is holding a public information meeting on the Hiawatha Project.
When: Thursday, June 18, 2009 – 6:00 p.m.
Where: Midtown Global Market - Room 107
920 East Lake Street, Minneapolis
The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with information about the Hiawatha Project and to identify issues and alternatives to study in the environmental impact statement (EIS). At the meeting the public can learn about the project, comment on the EIS and ask questions of OES and company staff. The meeting will consist of two presentations followed by a comment session.
Comments can also be submitted directly to the OES until July 10, 2009. Mail or email comments to:
Bill Storm, Project Manager
Minnesota Department of Commerce
85 7th Place East, Suite 500
St. Paul, MN 55101-2198
bill.storm@state.mn.us
- Project Area Residents Notified
In May 2009 affected landowners (individuals whose properties abut or are near one of the alternative routes or substations locations) were notified about the filing of the Application and given information about the state’s permitting process and opportunities for public participation. We also placed this notice in local newspapers and sent informational postcards to several thousand other residents in the project area. A second postcard was sent to these residents informing them about the public meeting on June 18, 2009.
Route Permit Application Contents:
Quick Project Overview, Executive Summary and Environmental Impacts Summary
The Application also is available online at the MPUC and printed copies of the application can be viewed at the following public library locations:
- Central 300 Nicollet Mall
- East Lake 2727 East Lake St.
- Franklin 1314 East Franklin Ave.
- Roosevelt 4026 28th Ave. South
- Hosmer 347 East 36th St.
- Nokomis 5100 34th Ave South
To order a copy of the application, contact RaeLynn Asah or call 612-330-6512 (Se habla espanol). Please specify the document format (paper or CD), the number of copies and your mailing address. We encourage CDs to save paper.
Sign up on the project mailing list to receive official project information and meeting notices from the MPUC.
Additional Information
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