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Slide 1
Air Lake - Empire
Transmission Project
Public Information Meeting
June 24, 2004
Agenda
§ Project overview
§ Project need
§ Proposed substation location and transmission route
§ Permitting and Schedule
Slide 3
A not-for-profit generation and transmission
utility owned by 28 distribution cooperatives
(including Dakota Electric Association)
serving 560,000 members or
1.3 million people in Minnesota
and Wisconsin
§ Owns 4,400 miles of transmission
line
§ Capable of 2,500 megawatts of
generation
Slide 4
Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy
headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy
headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota
n Provides electricity and natural gas energy in 12 Western and Midwestern states
n Owns 240,000 conductor miles of electric transmission/distribution lines and 32,700 miles of natural gas pipeline
n Operates 70 major generating facilities and several small facilities that are capable of generating a total of 15, 246 megawatts of electricity
Xcel Energy Service Area
Project Need
n Electrical demand in the southeast metro area is growing rapidly
n Existing 69kV transmission system is becoming overloaded
n Low voltages in the Farmington, Lakeville and Burnsville areas will occur
n Air Lake – Vermillion River – Empire 115kV line will add a new transmission source
Existing 69 kV & 115 kV System
Proposed Project
Proposed Project
n Build new 115-kV distribution substation (on 11 acres)
n Rebuild 2.75 miles of 69-kV line into 115-kV line
n Build 6.5 miles of new 115-kV line
Project Area
Location and Route Analysis
Possible routes are evaluated based
on a variety of considerations such as:
§ Social – proximity to residences, structures,
businesses, and public facilities
§ Environmental - woodland, wetlands, riparian,
stream and lake buffers
§ Engineering - existing rights-of-way, minimize
large structures, constructability and maintainability
Proposed Substation
Vermillion River Substation
Typical Substation
Xcel Energy Pole Design for rebuild
Xcel Energy Pole Design for rebuild
Slide 15
Great River Energy Pole Design for new line
Project Area
BEFORE
AFTER
Permitting and Schedule
§ Route Permit Application accepted as complete by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board – May 7, 2004
§ Decision on Application – December 2004
§ Engineering and Easement Acquisition – January to August 2005
§ Construction – Fall 2005 to Spring 2006
§ Energization – June 2006
Slide 20
Q & A
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