Minnesota regulators OK interconnect lines to proposed 580-MW Big Stone coal project

摘要

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission last weeknapproved power lines that will interconnect with the proposedncoal-fired Big Stone II power plant near Milbank, South Dakota.nThe commission, however, placed cost caps on the projectnfor Otter Tail Power, the lead developer for the 500-MW to 580-nMW Big Stone II project in Milbank, South Dakota. Otter Tail isnstudying the conditions, but believes it can live with them, DannSharp, an Otter Tail spokesman, said.