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Northland Reliability Project

Northland Reliability Project

Approved Route Map

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PUC approved route

On February 28, 2025, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the Certificate of Need and Route Permit for the Northland Reliability Project. View the PUC Order. We want to thank landowners and area residents for your engagement throughout the years-long process before we landed on the approved route. Your participation in the process made this project possible.

Click or tap on the boxes in the map to view a detailed map of the PUC approved route.


How we got to a proposed route

We followed a multi-phased routing process. The state of Minnesota has statues and rules that guide the route development process and help minimize a project’s impact to human settlement and the environment. Input from you, local leaders and agencies, as well as our technical experience and requirements, was critical in the development of the route we proposed in our application.

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Study area
(fall 2022)

Stakeholder workshops

Study area from fall 2022

Route corridor
(January 2023)

Phase 1 of public engagement

Study area from January 2023

Preliminary route
(May 2023)

Phase 2 of public engagement

Study area from May 2023

Proposed route
(August 2023)

Filed with the PUC

Study area from August 2023