Jan. 13 Open House Planned for Gopher–Badger Link Transmission Line Project

Posted: January 12, 2026

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(LeRoy, Minn.) — Dairyland Power Cooperative and Xcel Energy will hold an Open House in LeRoy to inform community members about the proposed Gopher to Badger Link transmission line project.

The Open House will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the LeRoy Community Center.

According to the project website, the Gopher to Badger Link transmission line project is being proposed to deliver reliable power to homes, farms and businesses across the region, strengthen the electric grid and facilitate access to new energy sources. Dairyland Power Cooperative and Xcel Energy will develop separate segments of this new 765 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, which will run from eastern Minnesota to the Mississippi River.

Specifically, Dairyland Power Cooperative is developing the MariBell segment of the project, which will extend from Marion to the Mississippi River. This segment consists of replacing an existing 161 kV transmission line with a new 765/161 kV double-circuit transmission line.

Learn more about the MariBell Transmission Project.


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