Press releases
- Minnesota Public Utilities
Commission grants Bemidji-Grand Rapids 230 kV
project – July 9, 2009: CN_press_release_07.09.2009.pdf
- Minnesota Public Utilities
Commission grants CapX2020 345 kV projects Certificate
of Need – April 16, 2009: MN_PUC_345_kV_CN_decision_press_release_04.16.2009.pdf
- Route Permit application
filed on April 8, 2009 for Monticello-St. Cloud
345 kV project: route_permit_press_release_04.08.2009.pdf
- Route Permit application
filed on December 30, 2008 for Brookings County-Hampton
345 kV project: route_permit_press_release_12.30.2008.pdf
- Conservation, renewable
energy, carbon cuts featured in Xcel Energy's Minnesota
Resource Plan (December 14, 2007): Xcel_Energy_Resource_Plan_news_release.pdf
- CapX2020 utilities
schedule open houses to provide information
about transmission line proposals, September
2007:
BrookingsOpenHouses.pdf
FargoOpenHouses.pdf
LaCrosseOpenHouses.pdf
- Utilities seek approval
of three major transmission lines to ensure future
reliability, increase access to renewables (August
16, 2007): CapX2020CON8074.pdf
- CapX2020 utilities
announce plans for new transmission lines
to ensure reliable, low-cost electricity in the future
(June 9, 2006): 060906CapXFirstFilRelease.pdf
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Media inquiries
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Patti Nystuen
email: patti.j.nystuen@xcelenergy.com
phone: 612-215-5300 (media line)
Randy
Fordice
email: rfordice@grenergy.com
phone: 763-241-2463
Erin Klegstad
email: erin.a.klegstad@xcelenergy.com
phone: 612-330-5701