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Enterprise Park to Crooked Lake 115 kV Transmission Line March 2012 Environmental Assessment 3.3. Alternative Route During the public EA scoping process, a member of the public suggested a route segment alternative be included in the scope of the EA. This route segment alternative (Route Segment Alternative A) is in the city of Anoka. As is represented in Figure 2, this alternative would depart from the Applicant's preferred route at 6th Avenue where it crosses railroad tracks, and instead parallel the railroad right-of-way to the northwest, then turn north along 4th Avenue, then turn east to join up with the Applicant's preferred route at Garfield Avenue. The route width for this route segment alternative is 400 feet. 3.4. Substation Modifications The proposed Project involves modifications to the existing Crooked Lake 115-kV Substation. Xcel Energy will own all common substation facilities (land, fence, etc.). Modifications will include installing a new breaker ring bus configuration, modifying the high side structures to accommodate the new 115-kV transmission line, grading, fencing, constructing a control building, and erecting steel structures. The new 115-kV transmission line will exit the Crooked Lake Substation from the east side of the substation and extend north over Main Street. Great River Energy/Minnesota Municipal Power Agency will have a permanent easement for its facilities on the east portion of the substation, and will own and operate all the high voltage 115-kV facilities. The substation yard will be expanded by less than one acre, on Xcel Energy -owned land, to accommodate the added equipment. The proposed Project involves modifications to the existing Enterprise Park 69-kV Substation. Anoka Municipal Utility will own all common substation facilities (land, fence, etc.) and will operate the low voltage distribution facilities. Modifications will include installing one 115/12.47-kV transformer to receive the new 115-kV service and step it down to 12.47 kV for distribution, installing one box structure, a 115-kV switch with associated bus work and one 115-kV transrupter to accommodate the 115-kV transmission line termination. Portions of the high side structure will be owned by Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and Anoka Municipal Utility. Modifications will also include grading, fencing, constructing a control building, and erecting steel structures. The substation yard will be expanded by less than one acre, on Anoka Municipal Utility -owned land, to accommodate the added equipment. The new 115-kV transmission line will enter the Enterprise Park Substation on its east side. Great River Energy/Minnesota Municipal Power Agency will have a permanent easement for its facilities on the east portion of the existing Enterprise Park Substation, and will own and operate all the high voltage 115-kV facilities. The substation yard will be expanded by less than one acre to accommodate the added equipment. 3.5. Route Width and Rights -of -Way Requirements The Applicant requests route widths that vary between 50 and 200 feet from the centerline of the roadways. A larger area is requested around the Anoka High School campus to allow development of an alignment for the transmission line that would work 11