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XcelEnergyg <br />414 Nicollet Mall <br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-1993 <br />June 7, 2011 <br />--Via Electronic Filing -- <br />Burl W. Haar <br />Executive Secretary <br />Minnesota Public Utilities Commission <br />121 7t' Place East <br />Suite 350 <br />St. Paul, MN 55101 <br />RE: NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY APPLICATION TO THE MINNESOTA <br />PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FOR A ROUTE PERMIT <br />ORONO SUBSTATION REPLACEMENT AND NEW 115 KV TRANSMISSION LINE <br />PROJECT <br />ALTERNATIVE PERMITTING PROCESS <br />DOCKET No. E002/TL-11-223 <br />Dear Dr. Haar: <br />Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation ("Xcel Energy") is <br />electronically filing its application for a route permit for the Orono Substation <br />Replacement and New 115 kV Transmission Line Project ("Pro)ect") pursuant to the <br />alternative permitting procedures in Minnesota Rules 7850.2800 to 7850.3900. <br />The proposed Project includes replacing Xcel Energy's existing Orono Substation <br />with a new 115 kV substation, constructing approximately 2,041 feet of new double <br />circuit 115 kilovolt ("kV") transmission line and constructing approximately 1,095 feet <br />of single circuit 115 kV transmission line within the municipal boundaries of the City <br />of Orono located west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. <br />This filing consists of the body of the Application and associated appendices, 8 files in <br />total, as follows: <br />Cover Letter and Application — 1 file <br />Appendix A-1 file <br />Appendix B-1 file <br />Appendix C-1 file <br />Appendix D-1 file <br />