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, <br /> ' 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> 1.1 Proposal Summary <br /> ' Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation ("Xcel Energy" or the "Company") <br /> submits this application ("Application") for a Route Permit to the Minnesota Public Utilities <br /> ' Commission ("Commission" or "MPUC") pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 216E and <br /> Minnesota Rules Chapter 7850. <br /> ' A Route Permit is requested to replace the existing Xcel Energy Orono Substation with a new 115 <br /> kV substation, construct approximately 2,041 feet of new double circuit 115 kilovolt ("kV") <br /> transmission line and construct approximately 1,095 feet of single circuit 115 kV transmission line <br /> within the municipal boundaries of the City of Orono located west of the Twin Cities metropolitan <br /> area, Hennepin County, Minnesota (the "Project"). Figure 1 shows the general vicinity of the <br /> proposed Project. <br /> ' The substation replacement will include a complete rebuild of the existing Orono Substation from <br /> an existing operating voltage of 69 kV to an operating voltage of 115 kV. The increase in the <br /> operating voltage of the existing Orono Substation is needed to improve local and system reliability, <br /> reduce the risk of overloads,and allow for additional load growth in the future. <br /> The Project qualifies for the Alternative Permitting Process under Minn. Stat. § 216E.04, subd. 2(3), <br /> ' and Minn. Rules Chapter 7850.2800 to 7850.3900 (see Minn. R. 7850.2800, Subp. 1(C)). The <br /> Company respectfully requests that the Commission approve the proposed route and authorize a <br /> 400-foot route width along the proposed route. <br /> , <br /> , <br /> , <br /> , <br /> , <br /> , <br /> , <br /> i <br /> Orono Project June 7,2011 <br /> MPUC Docket No. E002/TL-11-223 1 <br />