In the States
Proposed SD/MN Coal-Fired Power Plant Dealt Setback
On May 9, two administrative judges in Minnesota recommended against the transmission lines needed
for the proposed Big Stone II coal-fired power plant on the grounds
that "the five regional power companies in a partnership to build the
coal-fired plant had not proved the transmission lines were needed and
had failed to show that less expensive conservation measures and
renewable energy such as wind could not meet any demand for additional
electricity." Big Stone II is proposed for Milbank, S.D., just miles from the border with Minnesota. Our North Star chapter has been part of a broad coalition fighting the plant. Part of the proposal was a large new transmission line from the plant to the Twin Cities.