Get Involved

Every voice matters.
Here's how to make yours heard.

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Stay informed as this fight develops. The regulatory process will unfold over the next several years, and there will be key moments when public participation makes a real difference. Join our email list to receive updates on hearings, deadlines, and ways to take action.

Support Our Effort

Organizing a community opposition campaign takes resources — for legal representation, expert testimony, outreach materials, and public education. Every dollar helps ensure that the voices of Southeast Minnesota farmers and landowners are heard in the regulatory process. Donate via GoFundMe.

Comment with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is the state body that will ultimately decide whether this project moves forward. They are required by law to consider public input, and comments from affected residents carry real weight — especially during the Certificate of Need and Route Permit phases of the review process.

To submit a comment:

  1. Go to the MPUC's online filing system at efiling.mn.gov

  2. Search for docket numbers CN-25-121 (Dairyland Power) or CN-25-122 (Xcel Energy)

  3. Click "Submit a Comment" and follow the instructions

  4. You can also mail written comments to: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, 121 7th Place East, Suite 350, St. Paul, MN 55101

When writing your comment, be specific. Describe how the proposed line would affect your property, your farm, your water, or your community. Personal testimony from people who actually live here is far more powerful than form letters.

Become a Formal Intervenor

Submitting a comment is a good first step, but formal intervention gives you — or a group you belong to — a much more powerful role in the process. As an intervenor, you can request information directly from the utilities, present expert testimony, and cross-examine utility witnesses at contested case hearings.

NO765MN and the North Route Group have already filed petitions to intervene in the MPUC dockets. If you want to join or support that effort, get in touch with us directly.

NO765MN@gmail.com

Know Your Rights as a Landowner

If you've been approached about signing an easement, or if you've already signed something and aren't sure what it means, there are things you should know:

Minnesota's "Buy the Farm" law (Minn. Stat. § 216E.12) gives agricultural landowners the right to require a utility to purchase your entire farm — not just the strip of land the line crosses — if a high-voltage line is forced onto your property through eminent domain. The Minnesota Supreme Court has confirmed this right is absolute.

You also have the right to your own independent appraisal if eminent domain proceedings begin, with the utility required to cover the cost within certain limits.

Don't sign anything without understanding it fully. If you have questions about documents you've received from Dairyland Power or their representatives, consult an attorney before responding.

Spread the Word

Talk to your neighbors. Share this website. Put up a yard sign. The strongest thing this coalition has going for it is the depth of feeling in this community — and the more people who show up, the harder it is for regulators and utilities to ignore us.