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• loss of a portion of the potential use of the property requires compensation of the property owner for the use of the property. Potential impacts of property values would typically be mitigated through negotiation in an easement agreement between Xcel Energy and the landowner.84 Displacement 86. The National Electric Safety Code (NESC) requires certain clearances between transmission line facilities and buildings for safe operation of the transmission line. Xcel Energy would acquire a right-of-way of 75 feet, or 37.5 feet either side of a centerline, for the project.85 87. For both routes evaluated, the nearest home to the substation is approximately 180 feet south of Xcel Energy's property boundary, and the nearest home to the transmission line is 275 feet. One unoccupied outbuilding is 86 feet south of the proposed alignment.86 88. Displacement can occur when a structure is located within the proposed right-of- way for a transmission facility. No structure is located within the proposed right- of-way for either route evaluated. No displacement of homes or businesses from the project is anticipated.87 Aesthetics 89. Both routes cross a mixture of wooded and wetland areas. Depending upon the route, land uses are a mixture of utility, transportation, undeveloped residential and a regional park. The project is located near a residential development, and a portion of either route would cross property that is owned by the homeowners association and maintained as undeveloped. U.S. Highway 12, a 4-lane limited access highway, and the BNSF railway pass through the northern portion of the routes, while Hennepin County Road 6 is located to the south. There are two existing transmission lines near the project area, Xcel Energy's 115 kV transmission Line 0831 and GRE's 69 kV BD line. 90. Xcel Energy would replace three existing 115 kV structures along Xcel Energy's Line 0831 with two cross-arm Y structures and one single-circuit horizontal post structure; the replacement structures will have heights of 70 to 90 feet. The structures being replaced along Xcel Energy's Line 0831 are wood H-frame structures with heights of approximately 60 to 75 feet. Xcel Energy would also install five new double-circuit 115 kV structures with heights of 75 to 115 feet. All structures would be constructed of galvanized or weathering steel. The structures 84 Ex. 12 at p.25(EA) 85 Ibid.at p.23 86 Ibid. 87 Ibid. 19