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Planning Zones

Northwest Zone
Northeast Zone
West Central Zone
Twin Cities Zone
Southwest Zone
Southeast Zone

MN Counties (large map)

Sponsoring Utilities
American Transmission Company
Dairyland Power Cooperative
East River Electric Power Cooperative
Great River Energy
Hutchinson Utilities Commission
ITC Midwest
L&O Power Cooperative
Marshall Municipal Utilities
Minnesota Power
Minnkota Power Cooperative
Missouri River Energy
Otter Tail Power Company
Rochester Public Utilities Commission
Southern Minnesota
Municipal Power Agency
Willmar Municipal Utilities
Xcel Energy
Participating Government Agencies
Minnesota Public Utililities Commission
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Environmental Quality Board
Related Links
Mid-Continent Area Power Pool
North American Electric Reliability Council
Midwest ISO
National Electric Safety Code
US Department of Energy
CapX2020.com
Southeast Zone

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Includes Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona counties.

Detailed Southeast Planning Zone Map (PDF)

Issues specific to this zone

Biennial Transmission Planning Webcasts

Every two years, Minnesota utilities host webcasts to inform the public about electric transmission needs in the state. Below are links to the presentation delivered on electric transmission planning in Minnesota and electric transmission projects in the Southeast Zone. The presentation was delivered via webcast in September 2009.

SE Zone Presentation video (Flash)
SE Zone Presentation slides (PDF)
SE Zone Public Notice of Webcast (PDF)

Mankato Area Transmission

  • Improvements needed for local load serving
  • Multiple options under study

Red Wing-Alma Area Transmission

  • Improvements needed for local load serving
  • Study need is high priority

Generation

  • A number of small to medium size proposed projects
  • Potential for transmission development associated with the proposals

Other

  • Officials from the Rochester Public Utilities will discuss a study of the Rochester-area transmission system
  • Dairyland Power Cooperative representatives will present information on various 69-kV transmission projects

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