INVITATION TO PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE
PROPOSED PARK FALLS SUBSTATION TO NEW LYMANTOWN SUBSTATION
NEW 115kV TRANSMISSION LINE AND SUBSTATION PROJECT
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY (XCEL ENERGY)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Park Falls City Hall – City Council Chambers
400 Fourth Avenue South
Park Falls, WI 54552
You are invited to attend a public open house concerning Northern States Power Company’s (Xcel
Energy) proposal to build a new transmission substation (to be called the Lymantown Substation) and
a new 115 kilovolt (“kV”) transmission line connecting the existing Park Falls Substation to the new
Lymantown Substation located in Park Falls, Price County, Wisconsin (see attached figure). Xcel
Energy seeks feedback from the public on this Project prior to submitting a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (“PSCW”)
and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) later this year. At the open house, Xcel
Energy will have maps and information concerning proposed Project, structure types, right-of-way, the
permitting process and other issues of interest. You will also have the opportunity to meet with key
Project staff to discuss the proposed schedule, the Project itself and to have staff answer questions
which your may have. Please be aware that the information available is preliminary at this time.
Project Information
The Project is needed to provide a source of sufficient power to the Park Falls area for a planned biorefinery facility at the site indicated on the attached figure. The Project consists of constructing
approximately 1-1.4 miles of new 115kV transmission line from the Park Falls Substation located on
the north end of Park Falls, proceeding south to the planned location of the new Lymantown
Substation located at the proposed biorefinery site in Park Falls. Three alternative routes are being
proposed for the new 115kV transmission line, as indicated on the attached figure.
While new right-of-way (“ROW”) is needed for each of the proposed alternative routes, sharing
existing ROW is possible for each route. Two of the proposed alternative routes share ROW with an
existing 34.5kV distribution line, which could either be underbuilt with the proposed 115kV line or
share ROW with the existing 34.5kV line. A portion of the proposed alternative routes for the 115kV
transmission line and the new Lymantown Substation would be located on land owned by the
proposed biorefinery facility. Xcel Energy will include analysis of the proposed alternative routes in the
CPCN application.
What’s Next?
Before the proposed Project can be constructed, Xcel Energy will apply for a CPCN from the PSCW
and DNR. The PSCW will make the final decision on the proposed Project. Xcel Energy plans to
submit the CPCN application in the next several months. The public open house is designed to
provide attendees with estimated Project information, schedule, and the state permit process, and to
answer questions and obtain public input. Project team members will be available to answer your
questions and discuss the Project. The permitting process emphasizes public participation and we
encourage you to attend and provide your questions or comments.
You are welcome at anytime during the hours of the open house. If you cannot attend, please contact
one of the Xcel Energy representatives listed below and they will send you information or have an
Xcel Energy representative arrange to speak with you at another time. For more information about
the Project, please contact Phil Lysdahl, Senior Siting & Land Rights Agent at 715.737.1172 or
phillip.a.lysdahl@xcelenergy.com, or Joe Sedarski, Senior Permitting Analyst at 612.330.6435 or
joseph.g.sedarski@xcelenergy.com.