Otter Tail Power Company (Otter Tail Power) and Missouri River Energy Services (MRES), (on behalf of Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency), invite the public to attend upcoming open houses for the Big Stone South to Alexandria transmission line (BSSA) project. At the Open Houses the public can review route segments that will make up the two proposed routes to be included in a route permit application to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

The open house schedule includes one at Central Square in Glenwood on Tuesday, June 25 from 3 to 6 p.m. and in Benson from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Benson High School on Wednesday, June 26.

Otter Tail Power and MRES are partnering to develop, construct, and co-own a new 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line. The Big Stone South to Alexandria transmission line (BSSA) will connect Otter Tail Power Company’s Big Stone South Substation near Big Stone City in South Dakota to the Alexandria Substation owned by Missouri River Energy Services near Alexandria. 

Developing and constructing transmission lines takes many years, and this is currently proposing for an in-service date in 2030 or 2031. 

Otter Tail Power and MRES began coordinating with landowners and residents, local governments, agencies, and other interested stakeholders in spring 2023 and will continue to seek input from stakeholders throughout the development process.  More information can be found at www.BigStoneSouthtoAlexandria.com