Northern States Power Company v. MINNESOTA METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

Northern States Power Company, d/b/a Xcel Energy, Respondent,

v.

Minnesota Metropolitan Council, Appellant,

v.

Minnesota Department of Transportation, et al., Appellants.

No. C4-03-67.

Minnesota Supreme Court.

Filed: August 5, 2004.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

This case arises out of the construction of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit line (LRT), which will eventually connect downtown Minneapolis with the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America.[1] The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is responsible for the line's…