INVITATION TO PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE
PROPOSED OSPREY SUBSTATION TO LUGERVILLE SWITCH/STR. #254
161kV TRANSMISSION LINE W3323 UPGRADE PROJECT
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY (XCEL ENERGY)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
City of Phillips Municipal Hall – Council Room
174 South Eyder Avenue
Phillips, WI 54555
You are invited to attend a public open house concerning Northern States Power Company’s (Xcel
Energy) proposal to rebuild existing transmission Line W3323 located in Rusk, Sawyer and Price
Counties, 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 consists of upgrading approximately 27 miles of existing 115 kilovolt (“kV”) transmission
Line W3323 to 161kV from the Osprey Substation near the Big Falls hydropower plant in Rusk
County, proceeding easterly and northeasterly across part of Sawyer County, to the Lugerville Switch
(Structure #254) located in Price County, along existing right-of-way (“ROW”).
The Osprey-Lugerville upgrade is necessary to replace aging infrastructure, to install higher capacity
conductor to prevent low voltage conditions due to outages on other lines in this area, and to provide
sufficient power to the Park Falls area for a planned bio-refinery. At this stage, new structures for the
upgrade will be steel H-frame tangent structures and steel dead-end structures. The upgrade will be
conducted on existing line W3323 ROW.
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.