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Department of Commerce, Energy Facility Permitting Staff

Department of Commerce, Energy Facility Permitting staff assists the Public Utilities Commission with the environmental review and permitting of energy facilities.  Staff are assigned to specific projects as permit managers and public advisors, and they are listed on the docket page for each project.  To see all energy facility projects, or to search for a project by location or type, see the project database

For a listing of Public Utilities Commission staff, see the Commission's staff directory.

General Contact:
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Energy Facility Permitting
85 7th Place East, Suite 500
St. Paul, MN 55101-2198
http://www.energyfacilities.puc.state.mn.us

1-800-657-3794

 

Name

Phone

Email

Areas of Work

Birkholz, David

651-296-2878

david.birkholz@state.mn.us

Transmission, Wind Farms

Kahrmann, Cindi

651-296-9655

cynthia.kahrmann@state.mn.us

Permit Compliance

Ek, Scott

651-296-8813

scott.ek@state.mn.us

Transmission, Wind Farms

Hartman, Larry

651-296-5089

larry.hartman@state.mn.us

Wind Farms, Pipelines

Kirsch, Ray

651-296-7588

raymond.kirsch@state.mn.us

Public Participation, Local Review, Web Resources

Langan, Matt

651-296-2096

matthew.langan@state.mn.us

Transmission, Wind Farms

MacAlister, Jamie

651-297-1335

jamie.macalister@state.mn.us

Permit Processes, Wind Farms, Web Resources

Pile, Deborah

651-297-2375

deborah.pile@state.mn.us

 

Steinhauer, Suzanne

651-296-2888

suzanne.steinhauer@state.mn.us

Transmission, Wind Farms

Storm, Bill

651-296-9535

bill.storm@state.mn.us

Power Plants, Transmission