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6.4 West Central Zone

The following table provides a list of transmission needs identified in the West Central Zone and the map following the table shows the location of each item in the table. Each item is discussed in more detail in the sections following the map.

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St. Cloud Area

Map ID: A
Tracking No. 2003-WC-N4 Projected in-service: TBD
Need: Benton County 230/115 kV transformer overload; low voltages in St. Cloud and Stearns County; Monticello-St. Cloud 115 kV line overload; Sauk River-St. Cloud 115 kV line overload
Section No. 6.4.2
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West St. Cloud Area

Map ID: E
Tracking No. 2003-WC-N9
Projected in-service: 2009
Need: West St. Cloud 115/69-kV transformer overload and West St. Cloud area low voltage problems; Blue
Heron-Wakefield line overload
Section No. 6.4.6
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Wilmar-Litchfield-Paynesville Area

Map ID: B
Tracking No. 2003-WC-N5
Projected in-service: 2012
Need: Wilmar 115/69 kV transformer overload; low voltages in Kandiyohi County
Section No. 6.4.3
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Panther area

Map ID: C
Tracking No. 2003-WC-N7
Projected in-service: 2012
Need: Crooks-Emmet 69-kV line overload; Olivia low voltage; Hector low voltage
Section No. 6.4.4
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Douglas Cty-Paynesville-Wakefield-W. St. Cloud

Map ID: D
Tracking No. 2003-WC-N8
Projected in-service: 2016
Need: Low voltage problems in the West St. Cloud area; transmission line loading problems on West St. Cloud to Douglas County 69-kV system
Section No. 6.4.5
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Big Stone II Interconnection

Map ID: F
Tracking No. 2005-WC-N1
Project in-service: 2013
Need: New generation interconnection
Section No. 6.4.7
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Morris 230/115-kV transformer

Map ID: H
Tracking No. 2007-WC-N2
Project in-service: 2012
Nee: Big Stone II Interconnection upgrade
Section No. 6.4.9
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Morris-Grant County 115-kV line

Map ID: I
Tracking No. 2007-WC-N3
Projected in-service: 2012
Need: Big Stone II delivery upgrade
Section No. 6.4.10
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West Central Minnesota generation outlet

Map ID: J
Tracking No. 2007-WC-N4
Projected in-service: TBD
Need: Upgrade facilities that limit generation outlet
Section No. 6.4.11
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Osakis-Sauk Centre

Map ID: K
Tracking No. 2009-WC-N1
Projected in-service: 2012
Need: Low voltages at Sauk Centre substation
Section no. 6.4.12
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Douglas County Area

Map ID: L
Tracking No. 2009-WC-N2
Douglas County area
Projected in-service: 2010
Need: Douglas County 115/69-kV transformer outage and resulting low voltages
Section No. 6.4.13
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Maynard – Kerkhoven

Map ID: M
Tracking No. 2009-WC-N3
Projected in-service: 2014
Need: Maynard-Kerkhoven tap 115-kV line overload
Section No. 6.4.14
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Sartell distribution substation

Map ID: N
Tracking No. 2009-WC-N4
Projected in-service: 2010
Need: Load growth in Sartell area
Section No. 6.4.15
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Wakefield-Paynesville-Maple Lake Area

Map ID: O
Tracking No. 2009-WC-N5
Projected in-service: 2010
Need: Low voltage problems in the Watkins area, Maple Lake-Annandale 69-kV line overload
Section No. 6.4.16
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Elk River-Becker Area

Map ID: P
Tracking No. 2009-WC-N6
Projected in-service: 2013
Need: Loading concerns on the 69-kV system between Elk River and Liberty substation and XFR llad at the substation
Section No. 6.4.17
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Brooten-Lowrey

Map ID: Q
Tracking No. 2009-WC-N7
Projected in-service: 2012
Need: Low voltages along Westport to Lowrey
Section No. 6.4.18
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6.4.1 Completed Projects

There are two Tracking Numbers that were reported in the 2007 Biennial Report in the West Central Zone that have been addressed. Information about each of the completed projects is summarized briefly in the table below, and those matters will be removed from the list of inadequacies that are discussed in the 2009 Report. More detailed information about these projects and inadequacies can be found in the 2005 and 2007 Reports and in the PUC Docket for the matter if the project fell within the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, in which case the Docket Number is shown below. Also, additional information is available by contacting the designated person for the utility that was responsible for constructing the project.