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INITIAL FILING - LETTER NOTICE OF ELECTION TO SEEK LOCAL REVIEW 414 Nicollet Mall, 414-06 Minneapolis, MN 55401 1-800-895-4999 xcelenergy.com January 29, 2018 Via Electronic Filing and U.S. Mail Daniel P. Wolf Executive Secretary Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 7th Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101 RE: Notice of Election to Seek Local Review of Proposed approximately 1.5 mile 115 kV Transmission Line to Lake Hazeltine Substation in Chanhassen and Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota Dear Mr. Wolf: In accordance with the Power Plant Siting Act (PPSA), Minn. Stat. § 216E.05, subd. 3, and Minn. R. 7850.5300, subp. 3, this letter, filed via eFiling, serves as the required notice to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) that Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (Xcel Energy) intends to seek local review and approval to construct an approximately 1.5-mile, 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line with approximately 18 structures and associated features to serve electricity to the City of Chaska’s Lake Hazeltine Substation (Figure 1). Project Location The Project site is located in Carver County, Minnesota, beginning in Chanhassen and ending at the Lake Hazeltine Substation in Chaska. It spans from the southeast quadrant of the intersection of Carver County Road 18 (Lyman Boulevard) and County Road 15 (Audubon Road) in the city of Chanhassen to the new Lake Hazeltine Substation located south of Columbia Court North in the city of Chaska. The transmission line is located in portions of Section 22, Township 116N, Range 23W and the north half of Section 21, Township 116N, R23W, (Figure 1). The proposed transmission line will be located in an area of agricultural and industrial land, adjacent to railroad and county roads. The project crosses the north shore of Lake Hazeltine south of the city of Chaska’s Lake Hazeltine Substation near where the proposed transmiss ion line would connect to the substation (Figure 1). Mr. Daniel Wolf January 29, 2018 Page 2 Project Need The City of Chaska is constructing the Lake Hazeltine Substation to serve 50 megawatts (MW) of electrical load, including 24 MW to repla8ce the removed Downtown Chaska Substation and to serve the customers on the north end of Chaska made up of primarily Industrial customers. In order to provide electric service to Chaska’s Lake Hazeltine substation, a new transmission line is required to connect to the existing Xcel Energy transmission line located along the east side of County Road 15 (Audubon Road). Project Description Xcel Energy proposes to construct an approximately 1.5 -mile long, double circuit, 115 kV transmission line on 18 structures and associated facilities. As shown on Figure 1, the proposed transmission line route will connect tangent to and extend from the existing transmission line along the southeast side of the intersection of County Road 18 (Lyman Boulevard) and County Road 15 (Audubon Road) in Chanhassen. It will run approximately 80 feet southwest of, and parallel to, County Road 18 (Lyman Boulevard) for approximately 0.62 miles to the south side of the Twin Cities and Western Railroad tracks. The transmission line will then turn to the southwest It will run parallel to the railroad right -of-way for approximately 0.55 miles to the north shore of Lake Hazeltine. The transmission line will turn to the northwest, cross the railroad tracks and run for approximately 0.24 miles where it will connect to and end at Chaska’s La ke Hazeltine Substation located along the west side of Columbia Court North in Chaska, Minnesota. The proposed transmission line will use single pole, horizontal or braced post structures composed of self-weathering steel. The structures will be approximat ely 80-110 feet high with a span length of approximately 300-550 feet. Structures will be constructed using approximately 6 to 10-foot diameter reinforced concrete pier foundations. Local Governmental Unit The City of Chaska (City) is the local government al unit (LGU) for the Project. While the project is located within both the cities of Chanhassen and Chaska, the City of Chanhassen has agreed that the City of Chaska will serve as the LGU for the project (Exhibit 2). While the Project is required to be approved by the Commission pursuant to the PPSA, Minn. Stat. §216E.05 and Minn. R. 7850.5300, Xcel Energy intends to seek local review and approval from the City of Chaska via the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process. City of Chaska staff has indicated they are willing to review and grant a CUP for the Project. On January 17, 2018, Xcel Energy submitted a CUP application to the City of Chaska for review and approval of the Project. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 216E.05, subd. 1(b) and Minn. R. 7850.5300, subp. 4, the City of Chaska has been notified that it has 60 days to refer permitting the Project to the Commission. Additionally, Xcel Energy will work with other applicable regulatory agencies to obtain any required Project specific permits such as the City o f Chanhassen’s CUP, public land, water, and wetland crossings. Xcel Energy provided notice to those persons on the Commission’s General Notification List that a permit for the Project has been applied for from the City of Chaska in accordance with Minn. R. 7850.5300, subp. 3. Questions for the City of Chaska regarding this Project and the Mr. Daniel Wolf January 29, 2018 Page 3 Chaska CUP process should be directed to Elizabeth Hanson, Chaska City Planner, at (952) 448 - 9200, or me at (612) 330-5925 or Brian.E.Sullivan@xcelenergy.com. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, XCEL ENERGY Brian Sullivan Senior Siting and Land Rights Agent Enclosure: Figure 1, Figure 2 CC: Elizabeth Hanson, City Planner, City of Chaska - w/encl. Deborah Pile, Office of Energy Security - w/encl. Commission’s General Notification List - w/encl. Affidavit of service on: General List of Interested Persons – w/encl. Tim Rogers, Mgr. 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NWI Wetland PWI Wetland LegendProposed Transmission-CL Proposed Transmission-ROW Proposed Structure1 Parcels, and Wetlands Existing Transmission LineEx. Distribution Line Figure 1 DAKOTA ANOKA HENNEPIN SCOTT CARVER WASHINGTONRAMSEY Figure 2 First Name Last Name Email Company Name Address Delivery Method View Trade Secret Service List Name James J. Bertrand james.bertrand@stinson.com Stinson Leonard Street LLP 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A David Birkholz david.birkholz@state.mn.us MN Department of Commerce Suite 500 85 7th Place East St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Michelle F. Bissonnette michelle.bissonnette@hdrinc.com HDR Engineering, Inc. Golden Hills Office Center 701 Xenia Ave S Ste 600 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A B. Andrew Brown brown.andrew@dorsey.com Dorsey & Whitney LLP Suite 1500 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 554021498 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A PUC CAO consumer.puc@state.mn.us Public Utilities Commission Consumer Affairs Office 121 7th Place E Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Bill Cook bcook@rpu.org Rochester Public Utilities 4000 East River Road NE Rochester, MN 55906 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A John Crane johncranefishing@gmail.com Fishing 1250 Wee Gwaus DR SW Bemidji, MN 56601 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A George Crocker gwillc@nawo.org North American Water Office PO Box 174 Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Carl Cronin Regulatory.records@xcelenergy.com Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall FL 7 Minneapolis, MN 554011993 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Thomas Davis N/A - 1161 50th Ave Sherburn, MN 556171 Paper Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Patricia DeBleeckere tricia.debleeckere@state.mn.us Public Utilities Commission Suite 350 121 Seventh Place East St. Paul, MN 55101 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A John E. Drawz jdrawz@fredlaw.com Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Suite 4000 200 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 554021425 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Cory Dutcher cory.dutcher@ge.com GE Power and Water 1 River Rd. 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Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Scott Johnson Scott.Johnson@ci.medina.mn.us City of Medina 2052 County Road 24 Medina, MN 55340-9790 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Michael Kaluzniak mike.kaluzniak@state.mn.us Public Utilities Commission Suite 350 121 Seventh Place East St. Paul, MN 55101 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Bruce King bruce@ranww.org Realtors, Association of Northwestern WI Suite 3 1903 Keith Street Eau Claire, WI 54701 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Stacy Kotch Stacy.Kotch@state.mn.us MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 395 John Ireland Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Karen Kromar karen.kromar@state.mn.us MN Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Rd Saint Paul, MN 55155 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Kim Lindquist kim.lindquist@ci.rosemount.mn.us 2875 145th St W Rosemount, MN 55068 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Paula Maccabee Pmaccabee@justchangelaw.com Just Change Law Offices 1961 Selby Ave Saint Paul, MN 55104 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Brian Meloy brian.meloy@stinson.com Stinson,Leonard, Street LLP 150 S 5th St Ste 2300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Kevin Mixon kevin.mixon@state.mn.us Department of Natural Resources 261 HWY 15 S New Ulm, MN 56073 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Andrew Moratzka andrew.moratzka@stoel.com Stoel Rives LLP 33 South Sixth St Ste 4200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Colleen Mueller N/A 22186 State Hwy 4 Paynesville, MN 56362 Paper Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Steven Nyhus swnyhus@flaherty-hood.com Flaherty & Hood PA 525 Park St Ste 470 Saint Paul, MN 55103 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Kate O'Connell kate.oconnell@state.mn.us Department of Commerce Suite 50085 Seventh Place East St. Paul, MN 551012198 Electronic Service No SPL_SL__General List 7850.2100-1A Carol A. 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Wolf Executive Secretary Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 7th Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101 CHANHASSEN CITY C/O Sharmeen Al-Jaff PO BOX 147 CHANHASSEN, MN 55317-0147 CHASKA CITY C/O Elizabeth Hanson 1 CITY HALL PLAZA CHASKA, MN 55318-1962 Thomas Davis 1161 50th Ave Sherburn, MN 56171 Kristen Eide Tollefson R-CURE 28477 N Lake Ave Frontenac, MN 55026-1044 Colleen Mueller 22186 State Hwy 4 Paynesville, MN 56362 Matt Steinrueck Clean Water Action 330 Second Ave S, Suite 420 Minneapolis, MN 55401