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Orono Substation Replacement and New 115 kV Transmission Line Project May 2,2012 Page 2 of 3 Enclosed for your review and comment are three different design options for berming/landscaping around the planned Orono Substation, as well as proposed site plan, fencing, lighting, and noise wall details. Attached to this letter are the following proposed design documents: 1. Proposed Site Layout — aerial map indicating proposed project as permitted by the PUC; 2. Option 1 — proposed site layout including new landscaping and no berm on west side of new substation facility(NH-246796-1 Option 1); 3. Option 2 —proposed site layout including new landscaping and berm on west side of new substation facility on Xcel Energy property (NH-246796-1 Option 2); 4. Option 3 —proposed site layout including new landscaping and berm on Xcel Energy property and extending west onto Huntington Farm Home Owners Association property(NH-246796-1 Option 3); 5. Elevation 1 —elevation view of Option 1 above(NH-11399043-LO1); 6. Elevation 2—elevation view of Option 3 above(NH-11399043-LO3); 7. Detail Sheets (3) —indicating proposed lights, lighting locations, fencing, etc. (NH-11553395); and 8. Preliminary Plan and Profile of transmission structures and conductors indicating structure locations,heights, etc. (NH-253583-1). Xcel Energy will hold a public meeting on May 15, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Orono City Hall, 2750 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN to discuss the options and design information, obtain landowner comments and answer any questions landowners have regarding the Project. If you are not able to attend the meeting, please provide any comments or questions you have in writing via fax, email or U.S. Mail to my attention as noted below. All comments must be received by Xcel no later than June 8, 2012. Xcel Energy will then finalize the Orono Substation replacement design and provide a final version of the substation design to you once complete. General Conditions 4.4 and 4.5 require Xcel Energy to provide all affected landowners with a copy of the Route Permit, the complaints procedures, , and a copy of the Landowner Guide to Easements (June 3, 2011, Fact Sheet entitled "Rights-of-Way and Easements for Energy Facility Construction and Operation") publication provided by the Minnesota Department of Commerce (DOC). Please find attached to this letter a copy of the Route Permit, the complaints procedures, and the DOC easement publication. We look forward to your comments on the proposed design of the Orono Substation. Please review the enclosed materials and feel free to contact me with any questions.