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Northern has scheduled the following service outages that will affect operating capacity within the months of February 2026 through April 2026. Please review the Planned Service Outage Summary for detailed information related to each outage.

 

A brief description of the most recent change(s) to the Planned Service Outage Summary follows.

Northern is nearing completion of the mainline repairs near Willow River, Minnesota. While completing tie-in activity to return the permanent pipeline to service, Northern will be required to temporarily reduce operating capacity at the points listed below to a combined 175,000 Dth/day, effective for Gas Days Wednesday, February 18, 2026, through Friday, February 20, 2026.

 

POI

Point Name

388

GRLKS/NNG Carlton

21972

GRLKS/NNG Wakefield

78994

GRLKS/NNG Grand Rapids

79374

Semco Marquette M-35

79379

Semco Marquette Emergency Receipt

 

Market Area

Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Carlton South (Group 811), GRLKS/NNG Carlton (POI 388), GRLKS/NNG Wakefield (POI 21972), GRLKS/NNG Grand Rapids (POI 78994), Semco Marquette M-35 (POI 79374) and Semco Marquette Emergency Receipt (POI 79379)

Location: Near Willow River, Minnesota

Project Description: Pipeline repair on the North Branch, Minnesota, to Carlton, Minnesota, mainline.

Month: February 2026 through April 2026

Direction of Flow: Receipt

Capacity Impact: Northern anticipates primary firm service will be impacted for GRLKS/NNG Carlton (POI 388), GRLKS/NNG Wakefield (POI 21972) and GRLKS/NNG Grand Rapids (POI 78994). Primary firm service will not be impacted for Semco Marquette M-35 (POI 79374) and Semco Marquette Emergency Receipt (POI 79379).

 

Revision: Capacity impacts for Carlton South (Group 811), GRLKS/NNG Carlton (POI 388), GRLKS/NNG Wakefield (POI 21972), GRLKS/NNG Grand Rapids (POI 78994), Semco Marquette M-35 (POI 79374) and Semco Marquette Emergency Receipt (POI 79379) have been updated for February 2026.

 

 

Please see Operationally Available Capacity on Northern’s website for current flow information and the Field Area Group Allocation Maps and  Market Area Group Allocation Maps for a list of impacted points.

 

If you have any questions, contact your customer service or marketing representative.