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31 <br /> 1 you condemn that property and get the substation <br /> 2 further away from the homes and out of the wetland? <br /> 3 MR . CHRIS ROGERS : Chris Rogers , Xcel <br /> 4 Energy . We did look at some alternatives for <br /> 5 alternate substation sites . The challenge is we own <br /> 6 the property that ' s there today . We also need to <br /> 7 connect to the existing transmission line . Some of <br /> 8 the other sites we looked at - - and these were <br /> 9 through Michael Kuruvilla , K- U - R- U -V- I - L- L-A - - and <br /> 10 so we did look at some alternative sites . <br /> 11 One of them was owned by the gun club , we <br /> 12 had another couple parcels that were owned by MnDOT , <br /> 13 I believe . None of those sites panned out . They <br /> 14 were either not large enough or they created a <br /> 15 larger impact by placing the substation further way <br /> 16 and connecting the transmission line . <br /> 17 The substation has been there since 1989 <br /> 18 and we do own property there . So for us to go out <br /> 19 and find another piece of property , it may not be <br /> 20 prudent for our ratepayers . We ' ve got an existing <br /> 21 site here , and as Ed said that the infrastructure is <br /> 22 there . We don ' t want to solve one problem and <br /> 23 create another problem for someone else . And <br /> 24 condemning somebody when we own land today , I don ' t <br /> 25 think that ' s an option at this point . <br />