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PSC Schedules Public Hearing For Proposed Transmission Line And Substation Project in Cass County

By Bill Dubensky Mar 20, 2026 | 6:00 AM

(North Dakota Public Service Commission photo)

 

(KNOX) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public hearing regarding a proposal to construct an electric transmission line and associated substation in Cass County.

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., is requesting a siting permit for the construction of a  1.74 mile double-circuit 345-kV electric transmission line and associated substation.

The line would start at Minnkota’s Maple River-Bison 345-kV transmission line and would end at the proposed substation south of Harwood. The line will be networked and will serve Minnkota’s distribution cooperative member, Cass County Electric Cooperative and a large-load member

The estimated cost of the project is $75 million.

Details for the public hearing are as follows:
• Thursday, April 2, 2026 – 9:30 a.m. Central
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