| New Power Line to Minnesota | 24 February 12 |
Minnesota Power is proposing to construct a new transmission line running from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to the Mesabi Iron Range, in north eastern Minnesota.A proposed route and estimated cost for the new line have not been determined. No environmental licenses or construction work permits have been issued. Manitoba Hydro will be responsible for building the line from outside Winnipeg to the U.S. border, and Minnesota Power will be responsible for building the line 340 kilometres to connect to a substation on the Mesabi Iron Range. A new 15-year 250 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) beginning 2020 between Minnesota Power and Manitoba Hydro was announced May 25, 2011. The PPA may require Manitoba Hydro to build new dams in northern Manitoba. The next phase could see Minnesota Power and American Transmission Co. build a 345 KV line from the Measbi Iron Range to Duluth, MN. Existing transmission facilitates at Duluth would allow Manitoba-made power into Wisconsin, where Manitoba Hydro also has PPA with Green Bay-based Wisconsin Public Service Corp. View February 16, 2012 Fresh Energy articleView February 11, 2012 Power Engineering article View February 10, 2012 Winnipeg Free Press article View February 9, 2012 Renew Grid Magazine article View January 26, 2012 Marketwatch article View Manitoba Wildlands Hydro Research & Reports page Sources:
Winnipeg Free Press, Renew Grid Magazine
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