PSC schedules formal hearings for Badger Wind siting and One Oaks pipeline project
Summary
The commission announced formal hearings for Badger Wind’s siting exception request and the One Oaks 6‑inch NGL pipeline project, providing dates, locations and case numbers for interested parties.
The North Dakota Public Service Commission announced two formal hearings and the date of its next regular meeting at the close of its regular session. A formal hearing on Badger Wind’s siting application (case PUD‑24‑87) is scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at 8:30 a.m. in the commission chamber. The application seeks an exception to light‑mitigation requirements contained in a prior order establishing the development; the transcript notes this is a formal hearing docket. Separately, a formal hearing on the One Oaks 6‑inch natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline project (case PUD‑25‑172) is set for Wednesday, July 30 at 9 a.m. in Tioga at Nesbit Consulting Services, 6844 State Highway 40. The transcript indicates this docket will be administered by a substantive administrative law judge; commissioners will not attend the Tioga hearing. The commission also announced its next regular meeting for Thursday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. and recessed for a brief press conference after the announcements. Why this matters: formal hearings provide the record for siting exceptions and pipeline siting decisions and give parties and citizens the opportunity to present testimony and evidence under the administrative hearing process. Ending: participants and stakeholders were directed to the case numbers in the commission announcements for filing and attendance information; the commission recessed to take media questions following the announcements.
