Finance & Commerce: Great River Energy, Minnesota Power gear up for $1B transmission line

Great River Energy and Minnesota Power are talking to landowners and navigating the regulatory process as they prepare for construction of the Northern Reliability project, a roughly $1 billion transmission line that will support the electrical power needs of people in Minnesota and beyond.

The power companies have identified a preferred route from the Grand Rapids area to just north of the Mississippi River in Monticello for the 180-mile, double-circuit 345-kV transmission line, which is scheduled for construction between 2025 and 2030.

The route “generally follows” existing transmission corridors in Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Morrison, Benton and Sherburne counties, according to Minnesota Power and Great River Energy.

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