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March 2, 2021
SENT BY UPS
Don Warden
Finance Director
1555 North 17th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631
1800 Larimer Street
Denver, CO 80202
RECEIVED
MAR 0 3 2029
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Dear Don Warden,
I am writing to you on behalf of Public Service Company of Colorado ("Public Service" or the
"Company") to inform you of our proposal to invest nearly $2 billion in the State of Colorado's
electric transmission grid that will deliver a boost to the regional economy, decarbonization
benefits, increased system resilience and heightened power reliability. Our proposal, Colorado's
Pathway Project or Pathway Project, is a proposed 560 -mile, 345 -kilovolt double -circuit
transmission system that would create an electric transmission backbone in eastern Colorado,
opening new areas to renewable energy development and bringing reliable low-cost power to
the Front Range and the rest of the state. Its northern terminus is planned at Fort St. Vrain
substation in Weld County, and the Project will connect miles of wires, lines and substations
through eastern Colorado before reaching the other terminus at Harvest Mile substation in
Arapahoe County (see map on next page).
The Company is also presenting an optional extension of the Pathway Project referred to as the
May Valley -Longhorn Extension. The May Valley -Longhorn Extension is a 90 -mile, 345 kV
double circuit transmission line extension that would extend from the southeastern corner of the
Pathway Project at the new May Valley Substation south to the new Longhorn Substation near
Vilas (referred to on the map below as the "May Valley -Long Horn Extension"). The Company is
bringing this optional extension forward for consideration as it would establish additional
transmission interconnection opportunities for potential renewable generation developers in the
wind -rich southeastern area of the state.
Public Service is requesting that the Colorado Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") grant
a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") to construct the Pathway Project
and the May Valley -Longhorn Extension. A copy of the Company's CPCN can be viewed by
visiting the Commission's E -filings page (https://www.dora.state.co.us/pls/efi/EFl.homepage)' or
Public Service's regulatory filings page
(https://www.xcelenergy.com/company/rates and regulations/filings). We are including you in
this communication. because portions of the proposed Pathway Project may be located in your
jurisdiction.
Please use the search function on this page to search for the Pathway Project.
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Additionally , consistent with the requirements in § 29 -20- 108 (4 ) ( a ) , C . R . S . , this letter
constitutes notice to you of Public Service ' s intent to begin routing , siting , public outreach , and
permitting activities for the Pathway Project in 2021 and 2022 .
Once the Pathway Project activities are underway . Public Service representatives will contact
you to discuss the Company ' s plans in more detail and to determine applicable permits that may
be required prior to beginning construction . Public Service looks forward to working
cooperatively with your jurisdiction as we develop this exciting Project .
Please feel free to contact me at 303 - 571 -7088 if you have any questions or require additional
information regarding the Pathway Project .
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Carly Rowe
Manager, Siting and Land Rights
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