Jamestown – At the March 5th Stutsman County Commission meeting, Ottertail project manager, Todd Langston presented the information of a 345kV transmission line from Jamestown to Ellendale. The new transmission line would be 90 miles long.

The transmission line would start at the Ottertail substation North of Jamestown on Hwy 20 running 90 miles to the Montana-Dakota Utility Substation at Ellendale.

At this time Mr. Langston said they are in the process of securing the land to start construction in either 2025 or 2026.