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Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall �Ef��ME1�EE IT MATURE" Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-1993 May 2, 2012 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING AND DELIVERY TO ATTACHED SERVICE LIST Re: Orono Substation Replacement and New 115 kV Transmission Line Project Route Permit Compliance Filings Docket No. E002/TL-11-223 Dear Property Owner: On April 6, 2012, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC or Commission) issued Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (Xcel Energy) a Route Permit to replace and modify the existing Orono Substation and to construct a new 115 kV transmission line between the expanded Orono Substation and Xcel Energy's existing 115 kV transmission Line 0831 in the City of Orono (Project). You are receiving this letter and enclosed information in compliance with Route Permit General Conditions 4.4 and 4.5, and Special Condition 5.3. Special Condition 5.3 provides: "Within 60 days of the issuance of this permit, the Permittee shall submit a preliminary design plan for the replacement substation to the Commission, the city of Orono, the Huntington Farm Home Owners Association, and property owners of record with properties located south of U.S. Highway 12, west of the U.S Highway 12/Hennepin County Road 6interchange, and within 2,500 feet of the proposed fenced area of the replacement substation. The preliminary design shall include, at a minimum, details concerning the location of the replacement substation on the site, grading of the site, the size and type of noise walls to be installed around the transformer location,fencing, lighting, and landscaping including location and dimension of proposed berms and vegetation around the replacement substation. The Permittee shall allow the Commission, the city of Orono, the Huntington Farm Home Owners Association, and local landowners a minimum of 30 days to review and provide comments on the preliminary design."