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. Xcel Energy
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