Jamestown (CSi) Otter Tail Power Company and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. plan to develop, construct, and co-own an approximately 95-mile 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Jamestown, North Dakota, to Ellendale, North Dakota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This project allows both companies to create a more resilient regional transmission grid while continuing to provide reliable, affordable electricity to its customers. Otter Tail Power will lead the development and construction of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Jamestown-Ellendale transmission project will run from Otter Tail Power\u2019s 345-kV Jamestown substation to Montana-Dakota\u2019s 345-kV Ellendale substation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is one of 18 transmission projects recently approved by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)\u2014which performs regional transmission planning, manages the generation and transmission of high-voltage electricity, and oversees an energy market across 15 states in the Central U.S. and the Canadian province of Manitoba\u2014as part of its first phase of the multi-year Long-Range Transmission Planning (LRTP) initiative. Both Otter Tail Power and Montana-Dakota are members of MISO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MISO\u2019s approval marks the beginning of the companies\u2019 collective efforts to develop the project, collaborate with landowners, and request permission from regulatory bodies, including the North Dakota Public Service Commission, to own, construct, operate, and maintain the project, which MISO estimates will cost approximately $439 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis project, along with the other phase one LRTP projects, will help ensure a reliable, resilient, and cost-effective transmission system, benefiting not only our region and customers but also surrounding regions and customers\u2014all while ensuring we continue to provide affordable electricity,\u201d said Otter Tail Power President Tim Rogelstad. \u201cWe\u2019ve worked with Montana-Dakota in the past, coordinating the successful completion of the Big Stone South to Ellendale 345-kV transmission project, and we look forward to collaborating with them on yet another significant project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis project will bolster connections between existing 345-kV systems in the state and relieve excessive loading on the 230-kV system, which will help increase the movement of electric energy out of North Dakota and South Dakota, reduce congestion, improve fuel savings, and maintain the reliability of the transmission system in the future,\u201d said Montana-Dakota President and CEO Nicole Kivisto. \u201cWe look forward to working with Otter Tail Power on another important piece of infrastructure for the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Developing and constructing transmission is a multi-year effort, and the companies are currently targeting an in-service date of late 2028. Otter Tail Power and Montana-Dakota expect to begin coordinating with landowners, local governments, agencies, and other interested parties in late 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project will create several jobs and provide millions of dollars in economic benefits to the local area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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