Project No Project

MinnErgy's Eyota Ethanol Plant

STATUS: In progress with opposition

OPPOSITION: Environmental: Olmsted County Concerned Citizens; Minnesota Trout Association

PROSPECTS: Prolonged delay

Kenyon Wind, LLC Goodhue County Wind Energy Conversion System

STATUS: In progress with opposition

OPPOSITION: Environmental and Citizens: Citizens for Environmental Rights & Safety, LLC

PROSPECTS: Prolonged delay

American Transmission Company (ATC), Arrowhead-Weston Line

STATUS: Completed. Became operational January 2008.

OPPOSITION: landowners, local communities, government officials (names/groups not specified in source material)

PROSPECTS: Completed after delays

Xcel Energy - CapX2020 Project - 700 mile project

STATUS: In progress, with opposition.

OPPOSITION: The Citizens Energy Task Force (CETF)

PROSPECTS: Likely. The Upper Midwest's electric transmission grid has not had a major upgrade in nearly 30 years. The region's electricity use - projected to grow 4,000 to 6,000 MW by 2020 - is more than the current grid can handle.

Excelsior Energy – Mesaba plant

Type: Coal

STATUS: In progress, with opposition.

OPPOSITION: The Sierra Club; Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy; local residents

PROSPECTS: Unlikely