Published January 16, 2009, 12:00 AM
Big Stone approval has strings attached
An electric transmission project in western Minnesota can go forward – with conditions aimed at protecting ratepayers and the environment -- state regulators decided Thursday. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to approve a large-scale power line project that would distribute electricity from the proposed Big Stone II coal-fired power plant in eastern South Dakota.By: Scott Wente, E/P State Capitol Bureau
