Bison – Alexandria Line is a 345kV overhead line from Bison, North Dakota, US, to Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, Minnesota, US.
Construction works on the Bison – Alexandria Line started in 2014 and the project was commissioned in 2015.
Description
The Bison – Alexandria Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by Minnesota Power. The Bison – Alexandria Line is a new line. The line carries alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.
Bison – Alexandria Line project development status
The development of the Bison – Alexandria Line project was approved by Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in 2014 and the project works were completed in 2015.

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By GlobalDataAbout Minnesota Power
Minnesota Power Inc (MP), a subsidiary of Allete Inc, is an electric utility that offers electricity distribution and energy related services. The utility’s services include connect and disconnect service, new home construction, payment options, online billing, outdoor lighting, outage reporting, power restoration, electrical safety, rebates and incentives, net metering, energy survey, energy audits, energy efficiency, meter reading, fuel assistance, power outages and capital credits. It owns and operates transmission and distribution lines, and substations. The utility serves residential, commercial, industrial customers and municipalities throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, the US.
Methodology
All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.