http://hutchinsonleader.com/judges-deliver-major-setback-big-stone-ii-project-8000 Comments for "Judges deliver major setback to Big Stone II project" en http://hutchinsonleader.com/judges-deliver-major-setback-big-stone-ii-project-8000 <p>ST. PAUL (AP) — The proposed Big Stone II power plant suffered a major setback Friday when two administrative law judges recommended against allowing transmission lines from the plant to be built across west-central Minnesota.</p> <p>If the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission accepts that recommendation, the project could be doomed, said Dan Sharp, a spokesman for the five utilities that are seeking to build the plant.</p> <p>“The transmission lines are critical and unless we can build the transmission lines in Minnesota, the project can’t go,” Sharp said.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://hutchinsonleader.com/judges-deliver-major-setback-big-stone-ii-project-8000">read more</a></p> http://hutchinsonleader.com/judges-deliver-major-setback-big-stone-ii-project-8000#comments Environment Tue, 13 May 2008 06:05:10 -0500 Terry Davis 8000 at http://hutchinsonleader.com