Minnesota Environmental Quality Board. Energy Facility Permitting
Energy Facilities: This program transfered from Minnesota Environmental Quality Board to Public Utilities
Commission effective July 1, 2005. Article 3 of the energy
bill S.F.1368 transfered power plant and wind turbine siting, transmission line
and pipeline routing authority from the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB)
to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The same
law transfers the energy facility permitting staff from the EQB to the Minnesota
Department of Commerce.
Minnesota Environmental Quality Board. Radioactive waste program
Minnesota has
three operating commercial nuclear power reactors. Two reactors are located near
Red Wing, Minnesota, at the Prairie Island facility and one reactor is located
near Monticello, Minnesota. All are owned by Xcel Energy. Prairie Island
generates about 1060 MW of electricity, and Monticello generates about 553
MW. Spent nuclear fuel is stored in pools at both reactor sites, and in
addition, the Prairie Island facility stores spent nuclear waste in casks
maintained above ground at the reactor site.
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