Deuel County Joint Special Meeting — 765 kV Powerline
The Deuel County Zoning and Planning Commission will meet jointly with the Deuel County Commission. Agenda Item 4 concerns the proposed 765 kV powerline.
Event Details
AGENDA ITEM 4 — 765 kV POWERLINE
The project is Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power’s “PowerOn Midwest – South Dakota,” under MISO Tranche 1 and 2.1. The proposed 765 kV line would run from the Big Stone plant south toward Brookings and east into southern Minnesota.
Project details supplied:
• Structures approximately 150 to 175 feet tall
• Structures approximately 140 to 150 feet wide
• Approximately 250-foot right-of-way
• Construction projected for 2030 through 2034
• South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approval and county approvals are required
Deuel County minutes from January 20, 2026 referenced queued natural-generation requests totaling 1,586 MW and included an item concerning a moratorium on incoming 765 kV transmission lines.
Residents have raised questions concerning route selection, notification, light pollution, land value, blackout risk and health concerns.
The Grant County hearing begins in Milbank at 4:00 p.m. and this Deuel County meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
The project is Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power’s “PowerOn Midwest – South Dakota,” under MISO Tranche 1 and 2.1. The proposed 765 kV line would run from the Big Stone plant south toward Brookings and east into southern Minnesota.
Project details supplied:
• Structures approximately 150 to 175 feet tall
• Structures approximately 140 to 150 feet wide
• Approximately 250-foot right-of-way
• Construction projected for 2030 through 2034
• South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approval and county approvals are required
Deuel County minutes from January 20, 2026 referenced queued natural-generation requests totaling 1,586 MW and included an item concerning a moratorium on incoming 765 kV transmission lines.
Residents have raised questions concerning route selection, notification, light pollution, land value, blackout risk and health concerns.
The Grant County hearing begins in Milbank at 4:00 p.m. and this Deuel County meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
County Officials & Contact Information
DEUEL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Jay Grabow
(605) 881-1114
jay.grabow@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Steve Rhody
(605) 794-8341
steve.rhody@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Scott Fieber
(605) 881-8681
scott.fieber@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Judith Homan
(605) 880-9860
judith.homan@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Harry Mewherter
(605) 874-2589
harry.mewherter@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Zoning Officer Jodi Theisen
(605) 874-8562
jodi.theisen@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Courthouse
408 4th St. West, Clear Lake, SD 57226
Regular commission meetings are generally held on the first and third Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.
Jay Grabow
(605) 881-1114
jay.grabow@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Steve Rhody
(605) 794-8341
steve.rhody@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Scott Fieber
(605) 881-8681
scott.fieber@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Judith Homan
(605) 880-9860
judith.homan@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Harry Mewherter
(605) 874-2589
harry.mewherter@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Zoning Officer Jodi Theisen
(605) 874-8562
jodi.theisen@deuel.sdcounty.gov
Courthouse
408 4th St. West, Clear Lake, SD 57226
Regular commission meetings are generally held on the first and third Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.