NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SCOPING DECISION

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1 Issued: August 15, 2012 NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SCOPING DECISION In the Matter of the Applications for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit for the Scott County-Westgate 69 kv-115 kv Transmission Upgrade Project PUC Docket Nos. E002/CN , E002/TL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Department of Commerce Deputy Commissioner has issued the Environmental Assessment (EA) Scoping Decision for the Scott County-Westgate 115 kv transmission project in Scott, Carver and Hennepin counties. The EA is being prepared by the Department s Energy Facility Permitting (EFP) unit and will address potential human and environmental impacts of the proposed project. Copies of the EA Scoping Decision and other relevant documents are accessible at: Additional documents can be obtained at via the edockets website by searching for year: 11 and number: 332 or year: 11 and number: 948. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Project is a 69 kilovolt (kv) to 115 kv transmission upgrade project located in Carver, Hennepin and Scott counties. Approximately five miles of the line is a double-circuit line built to operate at 115 kv/115 kv, but currently permitted to operate at 69 kv/115 kv. No construction is required for this segment. The remainder of the project is proposed to replace an existing 69 kv line with a 115 kv line along the existing alignment. The replacement section of the project is approximately 15 miles. REGULATORY PROCESS Xcel Energy, Inc. (Xcel Energy) filed a route permit application on April 12, 2012, under the alternative process that was accepted as complete by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) on May 24, Xcel Energy also filed a certificate of need application on March 9, 2012, that was accepted as complete on June 8, 2012.

2 Minnesota Rule , subpart 1, provides that in the event an applicant for a certificate of need for a high voltage transmission line (HVTL) applies to the Commission for an HVTL route permit prior to completion of the Environmental Report, The Department may elect to prepare an Environmental Assessment in lieu of the required Environmental Report. In that case, EFP must include in the EA the analysis of alternatives required by part , but is not required to prepare an ER under The Department concluded that preparing a single environmental review document is warranted in this case. A public hearing on the Route Permit will be held in the Project area shortly after EFP completes preparation of the Environmental Assessment. SCHEDULE The Environmental Assessment is scheduled to be completed by November PROJECT CONTACT AND INFORMATION For more information about the process, the project or to place your name on the project mailing list, contact State Permit Manager David Birkholz ( , david.birkholz@state.mn.us) Energy Facility Permitting, 85 7 th Place East, Suite 500, Minnesota , or Public Advisor Tricia DeBleeckere ( , tricia.debleeckere@state.mn.us) 121 7th Place East, Suite 350, Minnesota This document can be made available in alternative formats (i.e., large print or audio) by calling (voice). Persons with hearing or speech disabilities may call us through Minnesota Relay at or by dialing

3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Sharon Ferguson, hereby certify that I have this day, served copies of the following document on the attached list of persons by electronic filing, certified mail, , or by depositing a true and correct copy thereof properly enveloped with postage paid in the United States Mail at Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Commerce Notice of Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision Docket No. E002/CN and E002/TL Dated this 16 th of August, 2012 /s/sharon Ferguson

4 Thomas Kromer Erickson Oil Products Inc Industrial ST Hudson, WI Laura Biersach Quail Ridge Trail Lindstrom David Birkholz Dept. of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 Saint Paul Jim Larsen Metropolitan Council 390 Robert ST N Saint Paul Cheryl Olsen Metropolitan Council 390 Robert ST N St. Paul Travis Germundson BWSR 520 Lafayette Road Jennie Ross Department of Transportation 395 John Ireland Blvd Mail Stop 620 Larry Martin 7725 Vesserman Tr Chan Tricia DeBleeckere Public Utilities Commission 121 7th Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul Karen Kromar MPCA 520 Lafayette Road North 4th Floor St. Paul Stacy Kotch Dept. of Transportation 395 John Ireland Blvd Mailstop 678 Jamie Schrenzel DNR 500 Lafayette Road Box 25 Todd Buelow 2399 Longacres Dr. Karen Hammel Attorney General s Office 1400 Bremer Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul Douglas Benson Dept. of Health 625 North Robert Street Bob Patton Dept. of Agriculture 625 North Robert Street Steve Sommer MPCA 520 Lafayette Road Jim Callaghan 2369 Fawn Hill Ct 2369 Fawn Hill Ct Troy Constantineau 9675 Independence Circle, Unit 2 Richard Glover 2357 Fawn Hill Ct Laura Kaplan 2438 Hunter Drive Seth Kneller 2378 Highover Trail Tom Miller 2444 Lake Lucy Rd Mike Jean Moore 2353 Highover Trail Randy Moroney 8384 Stone Creek Drive Holly Olson 2432 Lake Lucy Road Steve Terry Pullen 2383 Highover Trail Mike Michelle Rose 2368 Highover Trail Eric Theship-Rosales 9201 Audubon Rd. Laura Woelfel 1924 Creek View Court

5 David and Teresa Anderson 2738 Shadow Wood Ct. Chaska Stephen McCurry 1320 Wildflower Lane Chaska Jeff Davenport 4726 Vine Hill Road Gladys Laughlin 4692 Old Kent Road Thomas R. Pokonosky Minnetonka Blvd. Richard Rademacher 4660 St. James Gate James Kathleen Robertson 4705 Old Kent Road Scott Sandstrom th Street Carl Teresi Rosedale Ct Scott Winnick 4680 Old Kent Road Dana Young Cottagewood Rd Dan Amberg Garden Road Gerald Cox 6200 Cardinal Ave Colleen Faber Eastwood Dr Judy Gregg Minnetonka Blvd. Sheri Hoffman 5520 Maple Heights Rd Scott Johnson 4757 Lymzn Ct. Kristi Luger City of Excelsior 339 Third Street Tammy Magney Eastwood Dr Dennis Mitzel 5085 Hooper Lk Rd Leslie Nelson Radisson Inn Rd Keith Stuessi 5000 Meadville Street Paulette Tollefson and Steve Hancock 603 Lake Street 116 Wallace Wierson Excelsior Blvd Debra Antone Minnetonka Blvd. Villa 19 Brian Burdick 4950 Sleepy Hollow Road Tom Fletcher City of Greenwood Excelsior Blvd. Ted Martha Peterson Minnetonka Blvd. Alice Reimann Minnetonka Blvd. 12 Pam Ryan 4640 Linwood Circle

6 Tom Schmitt Fairview ST Christine Stein Fairview ST Michael Thorsen 4855 Lodge Lane Warren Beck 4700 Linwood Circle Grenwood Gus Karpas Cottagewood Rd Ophun Mary Anne O Malley 4660 Spring Creek Dr Ophun Bob Woodburn Cottagewood Rd Ophun Linda Chryssomallis 5220 St. Albans Bay Rd Mike Dahlstrom 5220 Shady Lane Keenan Dammen Radisson Rd Kay Engle Minnetonka Blvd Mark Garcia Radisson Rd Brenda Gensch 4980 Suburban Dr Helen Hendrickson Radisson Rd. Patrick Anna Holappa 5905 Grant Street Brad Nielsen City of Shorewood 5755 Country Club Road Dayton Reardan Bracketts Road Frank Reese 6200 Chaska Road Carolyn Fackler 1600 Prairie Dr. Medina Kathy Dixon Garfield Circle Eden Prairie Deborah Whyte Valley View Rd Eden Prairie Andrew Doroschale 4490 Eastwood Rd Deephaven Chuck Gould 6285 Duck Lake Rd Eden Prairie Michael Block Powderhorn Dr. Mary Bowman Arrowhead Homeowners Association Arrowhead Trail Ken Judy Clapshaw Creek Ridge Trail Scott Eisentrager 5130 County Rd 101 Susan Geller Scenic Lane S Chris Geller Scenic Lane South Michael Hiebel Creek Ridge Trail

7 Karla Jennings 4330 Windwood Way Gilbert Johnson 4304 Camelot Drive Erik Koehler Ridgewood Road Tim Krueger Scenic Lane South Dominique Seetapun Powderhorn Dr Pete Thome Hanus Rd Lisa Thomson Neighorhood Alliance Creek Ridge Trail Janice Untener 4601 Eastwood Rd Jim Judy Coyle 7050 Eden Prairie Rd Craig Diede Daniel Lane Margaret Gamble park place condos 7237 Hunters Run Maarie Gayther W 66th St. Cir. Jon Gisch W 62nd Street Chuck Guerin 7384 Ontario Blvd Delores Hagen 7243 Hunters Run David Hornor 7340 East Franklin Cir Jeff Mary Lou LaBore 6836 Duck Lake Road Julie Straub Daniel Lane Jon Eshelman Connie Brunson 4265 Chino East Paula Evanich 4235 Heathcote Road Kathe Flynn Lake Avenue Linda Haugen 4205 Chimo East Robert Janet Leick 4223 Heathcote Road Tracie Reynolds Ridgewood Rd Arturo Schultz Minnetonka Boulevard Woody Woodburn 4210 Chimo East David Graves 4312 Ridge Ct Minnetonka Scott Harris Ridgewood Road Wayzata Dean Kolner 4330 Chimo East Street Wayzata 55391

8 Jim Friedlander Tim Rogers Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis Jessica Galatz Hennepin County 701 4th Avenue South Suite 400 Minneapolis Sam Stern 247 Third Avenue S Minneapolis Eric Hayes Brown Carlson P.A Circle Down Avenue, Suite 100 Minneapolis Dave Edquist 4567 American Blvd W Bloomington Brian Mark 1820 Berkshire Lane N Plymouth Larry Kassebaum 4049 N Starry Pass Circle Mesa Martin Wellens 4755 Lakeway Terrace Shorewood 0 Robert Combs Willow Haven Deephaven Dean Palmer Shorewood Rick Birno Robert Fedor Jeff Johnson Barbara Miller 2340 Lake Lucy Frank Precopio Chris Rine Carolynn Ruth Public Storage Ron Schuster Karen Southern Maddy St. James Tim Woodland

9 First Name Last Name Company Name Address Delivery Method View Trade Secret Service List Name Lisa Agrimonti Briggs And Morgan, P.A IDS Center80 South 8th Street Julia Anderson n.us James J. Bertrand om Office of the Attorney General-DOC 1800 BRM Tower 445 Minnesota St Leonard Street & Deinard Suite South Fifth Street Steven Bosacker City of Minneapolis City Hall, Room 301M 350 South Fifth Street Jim Callaghan 2369 Fawn Hill Court Chanhassen, Jeffrey A. Daugherty ointenergy.com Sharon Ferguson CenterPoint Energy 800 LaSalle Ave Department of Commerce 85 7th Place E Ste Burl W. Haar burl.haar@state.mn.us Public Utilities Commission Suite th Place East Valerie Herring vherring@briggs.com Briggs and Morgan, P.A IDS Center 80 S. Eighth Street Alan Jenkins aj@jenkinsatlaw.com Jenkins at Law 2265 Roswell Road Suite 100 Marietta, GA 30062

10 First Name Last Name Company Name Address Delivery Method View Trade Secret Service List Name Douglas Larson m Dakota Electric Association John Lindell Office of the Attorney General-RUD th St W Farmington, BRM Tower 445 Minnesota St Pam Marshall pam@energycents.org Energy CENTS Coalition 823 7th St E Andrew Moratzka apm@mcmlaw.com Mackall, Crounse and Moore David W. Niles david.niles@avantenergy.c om Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Carol A. Overland overland@legalectric.org Legalectric - Overland Law Office Richard Savelkoul rsavelkoul@martinsquires.c om Byron E. Starns byron.starns@leonard.com Leonard Street and Deinard James M. Strommen jstrommen@kennedygraven.com AT&T Tower 901 Marquette Ave Suite South Sixth Street 1110 West Avenue Red Wing, Martin & Squires, P.A. 444 Cedar St Ste 2050 Kennedy & Graven, Chartered South 5th Street Suite 2300 Eric Theship Rosales N/A 9201 Audubon Rd 470 U.S. Bank Plaza 200 South Sixth Street Chanhassen,

11 First Name Last Name Company Name Address Delivery Method View Trade Secret Service List Name SaGonna Thompson nergy.com Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall FL Lisa Veith City of St. Paul 400 City Hall and Courthouse 15 West Kellogg Blvd

12 First Name Last Name Company Name Address Delivery Method View Trade Secret Service List Name Julia Anderson n.us Manuel Cervantes mn.us Sharon Ferguson Office of the Attorney General-DOC Office of Administrative Hearings 1800 BRM Tower 445 Minnesota St PO Box Department of Commerce 85 7th Place E Ste Burl W. Haar burl.haar@state.mn.us Public Utilities Commission Suite th Place East Stacy Kotch Stacy.Kotch@state.mn.us MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION John Lindell agorud.ecf@ag.state.mn.us Office of the Attorney General-RUD Carol A. Overland overland@legalectric.org Legalectric - Overland Law Office Timothy G. Rogers Timothy.Rogers@xcelener gy.com Jamie Schrenzel jamie.schrenzel@state.mn. us Xcel Energy Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 395 John Ireland Blvd BRM Tower 445 Minnesota St West Avenue Red Wing, Nicollet Mall Lafayette Road Electronic Service Yes OFF_SL_11-948_Official Electronic Service No OFF_SL_11-948_Official Electronic Service No OFF_SL_11-948_Official Electronic Service Yes OFF_SL_11-948_Official Electronic Service No OFF_SL_11-948_Official Electronic Service Yes OFF_SL_11-948_Official Paper Service No OFF_SL_11-948_Official Paper Service No OFF_SL_11-948_Official Electronic Service No OFF_SL_11-948_Official

13 First Name Last Name Company Name Address Delivery Method View Trade Secret Service List Name Douglas Benson us Randall Doneen mn.us Travis Germundson mn.us Department of Health PO Box Department of Natural Resources Karen Kromar Pollution Control Agency Bob Patton Department of Agriculture Lafayette Road Lafayette Rd Lafayette Rd Robert St N Jennie Ross jennie.ross@state.mn.us 395 John Ireland Blvd MS 620 Electronic Service No SPL_SL CN - CERTIFICATE OF NEEDS Electronic Service No SPL_SL CN - CERTIFICATE OF NEEDS Electronic Service No SPL_SL CN - CERTIFICATE OF NEEDS Electronic Service No SPL_SL CN - CERTIFICATE OF NEEDS Electronic Service No SPL_SL CN - CERTIFICATE OF NEEDS Electronic Service No SPL_SL CN - CERTIFICATE OF NEEDS 55155