Public Service Commission grants final approval to JETx transmission line

By: Jacob Orledge

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 822

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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North Dakota utility regulators agreed Wednesday to issue a route permit for a controversial high-voltage electrical transmission line in the eastern half of the state, referring many landowner concerns to the Legislature.

The transmission line, known as JETx, will consist of 150-foot tall towers along a 92-mile route in Dickey, LaMoure and Stutsman counties. The line will connect an Otter Tail Power substation near Jamestown to an MDU Resources substation west of Ellendale.

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