STATE OF MINNESOTA MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MPUC Docket No. E-999/M-15-439 STATE OF MINNESOTA MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION In the Matter of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Transmission Projects Report AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE I, Kristen Swenson, being first duly sworn on oath say that in the City of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, in the State of Minnesota, on the 30th day of October, 2015 deposited in the United States Mail, a copy of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Transmission Project Report either by CD, hard copy, or both to those persons listed on the attached service list. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of October, 2015. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of October, 2015 Kristen A. Swenson n1~~4.(yt~ Notary Public

STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Minnesota Department of Health 625 N. Robert Street -2538 Executive Secretary Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 East Seventh Place, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101-2147 Minnesota Historical Society 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102 Minnesota Department of Agriculture 625 N. Robert Street -2538 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Functions Branch 180 5 th St. East St. Paul, MN 55101-1678 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building 77 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604 Minnesota Department of Administration 200 Administration Building 50 Sherburne Avenue Minnesota Dept. of Transportation Transportation Building 395 John Ireland Boulevard Mail Stop 100 DEED 1st National Bank Building, Ste E200 332 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101-1351 Julie Goehring 708 70 Ave. NW Moorhead, MN 56560 John Saxhaug 3940 Harriet Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55409 Erik J. Tomlinson 1038 Ruggles St. Roseville, MN 55113 Will Seuffert Executive, MN EQB 520 Lafayette Road N Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Twin Cities Field Office E.S. 4101 American Blvd. East Bloomington, MN 55425-1665 Minnesota Dept. of Commerce 85 7 th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55105 Minnesota Legislative Reference Library 645 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. -1050 Chair Metropolitan Council 390 Robert St. North St. Paul, MN 55101 Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resosurces 500 Lafayette Road Board of Water and Soil Resources 520 Lafayette Rd. RUD Division Attorney General s Office Suite 1800 Bremer Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Julia Anderson Attorney General Suite 1800 Bremer Tower 1800 BRM 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Kristen Eide-Tollefson P.O. Box 130 Frontenac, MN 55026 Bill Grant Deputy MN Department of Commerce 85 Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55105

COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENT Murray County District 2 2107 U.S. Hwy 59 Garvin, MN 56132 Marshall County 128 Riverside Dr. P.O. Box 344 Stephen, MN 56757 Jackson County 33866 930 th St. Heron Lake, MN 56137 Polk County Planning/Zoning & Solid Waste P.O. Box 375 Crookston, MN 56716-0375 Beltrami County Planning/Zoning 701 Minnesota Ave. NW Suite 113 Bemidji, MN 56601 Clearwater County of Environmental Services 213 Main Avenue North, Dept. 206 Bagley, MN 56621-8304 Mahnomen County Planning/Zoning & Solid Waste 1440 Hwy 200 Mahnomen, MN 56557 Otter Tail County Planning/Zoning 520 West Fir Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Roseau County Environmental Officer 606 5th Avenue Southwest, Room 150 Roseau, MN 56751 Becker County Planning and Zoning/Environmental Services 915 Lake Avenue Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 Kittson County Zoning 410 5th Street SE Hallock, MN 56728 Marshall County Planning/Zoning 344 West Main Street Marshall, MN 56258 Red Lake County 124 Langevin Avenue Red Lake Falls, MN 56750 Wilkin County Planning & Zoning/Environmental 505 South 8th Street Breckenridge. MN 56520-2428 Pope County Planning/Zoning 130 East Minnesota Avenue Glenwood, MN 56334 Lake of the Woods County Land & Water Planning 206 8 th Ave SE Baudette, MN 56623 Norman County Environmental Services 816 East Main Street Ada, MN 56510 Polk County Environmental Services P.O. Box 375 Crookston. MN 56716-0375 County Pennington County Courthouse 101 North Main Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Swift County Environmental Services 1000 Industry Drive Benson, MN 56215 Cass County Board of s 11745 Maplewood Dr. East Gull Lake, MN 56401 County Pennington County Pennington County Courthouse P.O. Box 616 Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Renville County Environmental and Community Development Renville Cty. Gov. Services Ctr. 105 South 5 th Street, Suite 311 Olivia, MN 56277 Stearns County Environmental Services 705 Courthouse Square Suite 343 St. Cloud, MN 56303 Aitkin County Environmental Services 209 2nd Street Northwest Room 100 Aitkin, MN 56431 Cook County Planning Zoning 411 West 2nd Street Grand Marais, MN 55604 Itasca County Environmental Services 123 Northeast 4th Street Grand Rapids, MN 55744-2600

Mille Lacs County Planning Zoning Land Services Office 1 st Floor 635 2nd Street Southeast Milaca, MN 56353 St. Louis County Planning Zoning 320 West 2 nd Street, Suite 301 Duluth, MN 55802 Carlton County Environmental Services 301 Walnut Ave 1 st Floor Room 103 Carlton, MN 55718 Hubbard County Planning Zoning & Environmental Services 301 Court Avenue, 2 nd Floor Park Rapids, MN 56470 Kanabec County Environmental Services 903 Forest Ave E Mora, MN 55051 Morrison County Planning Zoning 213 Southeast 1st Avenue Little Falls, MN 56345 Todd County Planning & Zoning 215 First Avenue South Suite 103 Long Prairie, MN 56347 Koochiching County Environmental Services 715 4th Street International Falls, MN 56649 Cass County Environmental Services 300 Minnesota Avenue P.O. Box 3000 Walker, MN 56484 Pine County Land Zoning Supervisor The Pine County Courthouse 635 Northridge Dr. NW, Suite 250 Pine City, MN 55063 Isanti County Planning/Zoning & Solid Waste 555 18th Avenue Southwest Cambridge, MN 55008 Wadena County Planning & Zoning Department 415 South Jefferson Street Room 234 Courthouse Wadena, MN 56482 Crow Wing County 326 Laurel Street, Suite 13 Brainerd, MN 56401 Chippewa County Land & Resource Management 629 North 11th Street, Ste 16 Montevideo, MN 56265 Beltrami County Planning/Zoning Suite 113 701 Minnesota Ave NW Bemidji, MN 56601 Clearwater County of Environmental Services 213 Main Avenue North Bagley, MN 56621-8304 Mahnomen County Planning/Zoning & Solid Waste P.O. Box 160 Mahnomen, MN 56557 Otter Tail County Planning/Zoning 520 West Fir Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Roseau County Environmental Officer 606 5th Avenue Southwest, Suite 150 Roseau, MN 56751 Becker County Planning and Zoning/Environmental Services 915 Lake Ave. Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 Kittson County Zoning 410 South 5th Street Suite 106 Hallock, MN 56728 Marshall County Planning/Zoning 208 East Colvin Avenue Warren, MN 56762 Red Lake County 124 Langevin Avenue Red Lake Falls, MN 56750 Wilkin County Planning & Zoning/Environmental 505 South 8th Street Breckenridge, MN 56520-2428 Clay County Planning & Environmental Programs 807 North 11th Street Moorhead, MN 56560 Lake Of the Woods County Land & Water Planning 206 Southeast 8th Avenue Baudette, MN 56623 Norman County Environmental Services 816 East Main Street Ada, MN 56510 Traverse County Environmental/Planning & Zoning 304 4 th St. N. Wheaton, MN 56296 Blue Earth County Environmental Services Blue Earth County Government Center 410 S. Fifth St. P.O. Box 3566 Mankato, MN 56002-3566 Faribault County Feedlot Officer 415 South Grove Street, Suite 8 Blue Earth, MN 56013

Goodhue County Planning/Zoning 509 West 5th Street Red Wing, MN 55066 Nicollet County Planning Zoning & Environmental Services 501 South Minnesota Avenue St. Peter, MN 56082 Rice County Planning/Zoning 320 3 rd St. NW Ste 9 Faribault, MN 55021 Wabasha County Environmental Services 625 Jefferson Wabasha, MN 55981 Dodge County Environmental Services 721 Main St. N. Mantorville, MN 55955 Fillmore County Planning/Zoning Courthouse 101 Fillmore Street Preston, MN 55965 Le Sueur County Planning & Zoning 88 South Park Avenue LeCenter, MN 56057 Olmsted County Planning & Zoning 2122 Campus Drive Southeast Rochester, MN 55904 Sibley County Environmental Services 400 Court Avenue Gaylord, MN 55334 Waseca County Planning/Zoning 300 North State Street Waseca, MN 56093 Freeborn County Planning/Zoning 411 South Broadway P.O. Box 1147 Albert Lea, MN 56007-1147 Houston County Environmental Services 304 South Marshall Street Caledonia, MN 55921 Mower County Environmental Services 1105 ½ 8th Ave. NE Austin, MN 55912-3683 Steele County Planning & Zoning 630 Florence Avenue Owatonna, MN 55060-2913 Winona County Planning 177 Main Street Winona, MN 55987 Brown County Planning/Zoning 14 S. State St. New Ulm, MN 56073 Lyon County Planning/Zoning 504 Fairgrounds Road Marshall, MN 56258 Murray County Planning & Zoning 2500 28th Street Slayton, MN 56172 Redwood County Environmental Service 403 S. Mill St. Redwood Falls, MN 56283 Yellow Medicine County Planning/Zoning P.O. Box 675 Clarkfield, MN 56223-0675 Cottonwood County Environmental Officer 41385 US Highway 71 Windom, MN 56101 Martin County Planning & Zoning Martin County Courthouse Room 104 201 Lake Avenue Fairmont, MN 56031 Pipestone County Planning/Zoning 119 2 nd Ave. SW, Ste 13 Pipestone, MN 56164 Watonwan County Planning/Zoning & Environmental 108 8th Street South, Suite 2 St. James, MN 56081 Jackson County Planning/Zoning 405 4th Street Jackson, MN 56143 Lincoln County Environmental 221 N. Wallace Avenue P.O. Box 66 Ivanhoe, MN 56142 Nobles County Environment Services/Planning & Zoning 960 Diagonal Road P.O. Box 187 Worthington, MN 56187 Rock County Land Management/Planning & Zoning 311 West Gabrielson Road, Suite 2 Luverne, MN 56156 Carver County Planning & Zoning 600 East 4th Street Chaska, MN 55318 Benton County Department of Development 531 Dewey Street P.O. Box 129 Foley, MN 56329

Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services 2100 3rd Avenue Suite 600 Anoka, MN 55303 County Manager Ramsey County Ramsey County Courthouse 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., Room 250 St. Paul, MN 55102 Chisago County Environmental Services 313 North Main Street, Room 243 Center City, MN 55012 Dakota County Environmental Resources 14955 Galaxie Ave. Apple Valley, MN 55124-8579 Dakota County Physical Development 14955 Galaxy Avenue Apple Valley, MN 55124-8579 Scott County Planning 200 Fourth Avenue West Shakopee, MN 55379 Hennepin County A2303 Government Center 300 South 6th Street Minneapolis, MN 55487-0233 County, Washington County 14949 62nd Street North P.O. Box 6 Stillwater, MN 55082 Ramsey County Board Office 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Room 220 City Hall/Courthouse St. Paul, MN 55102 Grant County Land Management 10 1 st St. NW Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Kandiyohi County Zoning 400 Southwest Benson Avenue Willmar, MN 56201 McLeod County Planning & Zoning 830 11th Street East Glencoe, MN 55336 Wright County Planning/Zoning 10 2nd Street Northwest, Rm 140 Buffalo, MN 55313 Big Stone County 20 Southeast 2nd Street, Suite 105 Ortonville, MN 56278 Lac Qui Parle County Planning/Zoning & Solid Waste 600 6th Street Madison, MN 56256 Meeker County Planning/Zoning 325 North Sibley Avenue Litchfield, MN 55355 Benton County 531 Dewey Street P.O. Box 129 Foley, MN 56329 Stevens County Environmental Services Coordinator 400 Colorado Avenue, Suite 306 Morris, MN 56267 Sherburne County Planning/Zoning Sherburne County Government Center 13880 Business Center Dr. NW Elk River, MN 55330-1692 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS Heather Westra Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Charlie Vig, Chairman Shakopee Sioux Community Center 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372-9077 White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Erma Vizenor, Chairwoman P.O. Box 418 White Earth, MN 56591 Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa Norman Deschampe, Chairman P.O. Box 428 Grand Portage, MN 55605 Lower Sioux Indian Community Robert Larsen, Chairman 39527 Res Highway 1 P.O. Box 308 Morton, MN 56270 Minnesota Chippewa Tribe of Minnesota Norman Deschampe, President P.O. Box 217 Cass Lake, MN 56633

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Darrell G. Seki, Sr, Chairman 24200 Council Street Red Lake, MN 56671 Upper Sioux Community Kevin Jensvold, Chairman Upper Sioux Community 5722 Travers Lane P.O. Box 147 Granite Falls, MN 56241-0147 Fond du Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa Kevin Diver, Chairman 1720 Big Lake Road Cloquet, MN 55720 Leech Lake Band of Minnesota Chippewa Carri Jones, Tribal Chair 190 Sailstar Drive NW Cass Lake, MN 56633 Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Mellanie Benjamin, Chief Executive 43408 Oodena Drive Onamia, MN 56359 Prairie Island Indian Community Ron Johnson, President 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Bois Forte Tribal Government - Nett Lake Kevin Leecy, Tribal Chair 5344 Lakeshore Drive Nett Lake, MN 55772 INDIVIDUALS Sig Anderson P.O. Box 27 2021 Lake City, MN 55041 Michelle Bissonnette HDR Engineering Inc. 6190 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 Shellene Bergerson Pres CRVC P.O. Box 146 Taylor Falls, MN 55084 John Berrigan Earth Tech, Inc. 3033 Campus Drive, Suite 290 Plymouth, MN 55441 Eric F. Swanson Winthrop & Weinstine Suite 3500 225 South Sixth Street -4629 William A. Blazar MN Chamber of Commerce 400 Robert Street North, Ste. 1500 St. Paul, MN 55101 David F. Boehm Boehm Kurtz & Lowry 2110 CBLD Center 36 E 7th Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Russell Wagner Centerpoint Energy Minnegasco 800 LaSalle Avenue P.O. Box 59 Minneapolis, MN 55459 Andrew Brown Dorsey & Whitney 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 Jacqui Cavanagh Department of Public Safety 75 Capitol St. Paul, MN 5155 Linda Ceylor N. 3689 Riley Road Catawba, WI 54515 Roger R. Conant 2 Sunfish Lane Sunfish Lake, MN 55118-4271 George Crocker North American Water Office P.O. Box 174 Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Lisa Daniels Windustry 2105 First Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55404 Lee Dilley Farm Wind Power LLC 714 Highland Ave. Northfield, MN 55057 John Drawz Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. 200 South 6th Street, Suite 4000 Randall Duncan Natural Resource Group 1000 IDS 80 South Eighth Street John R. Dunlop American Wind Energy Association 448 Morgan Avenue South, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55405-2030

John Eckerman Governmental Affairs 220 S Broadway Ste 100 Rochester, MN 55904 (C.U.R.E.) 429 SE 14th Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55414 Terry Flower 13586 Fischer Avenue Hastings, MN 55033 Elizabeth Goodpaster, Staff Attorney MN Center for Environmental Advocacy 26 East Exchange Street, Ste. 206 St. Paul, MN 55101-1667 Todd Guerrero Kutak Rock, LLP 220 South Sixth Street Suite 1750-1425 John Hynes 96 N. St. Albans St. Paul, MN 55104 Eric Jensen Izaak Walton League of America 1619 Dayton Avenue Suite 202 St. Paul, MN 55104 George Johnson 1946 Larpenteur Ave. E. St. Paul, MN 55109 Dan Juhl 520-5th Ave. S.E. Pipestone, MN 56164 Michael C. Krikava Briggs & Morgan 2200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Brian Lammers Navitas Energy 3001 Broadway St. NE, Ste. 695 Minneapolis, MN 55413 John Lee Barr Engineering Co. 4700-77th St. Edina, MN 55435 Elizabeth Lincoln Minnesota Legislative Library 643 State Office Building Paula Maccabee Just Change Law Offices 1961 Selby Ave St. Paul, MN 55104 Pam Marshall Energy CENTS Coalition 823 7th Street East St. Paul, MN 55106 Joan Marshman P.O. Box 62 Frontenac, MN 55026 Dave Martian KBM, Inc. 405 Bruce Avenue, Suite 200 Grand Forks, ND 58208 Robert Maust Heartland Energy 800 Oak Drive Northwest Preston, MN 55965 Robert McCullough McCullough Research 6123 Reed College Pl Portland, OR 97202 Tom Meersman Minneapolis Star Tribune 425 Portland Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55488 Mike Michaud N802 240th Street Maiden Rock, WI 54750 Ryan Miner Fabyanske Westra Hart & Thomson 800 LaSalle Ave., Suite 1900 Andrew Moratzka Stoel Rives, LLP 33 South Sixth Street Suite 4200 John Nauerth, III 42549-800th Street Lakefield, MN 56150 Bill Newmann 18837 Osceola Road Shafer, MN 55074 Jim Nichols RR2, Box 57 Lake Benton, MN 56149 Fresh Energy 408 St. Peter Street St. Paul, MN 55102-1130 Mark Oberg 29505 Neal Ave. Lindstrom, MN 55045 Thomas L. Osteraas Excelsior Energy 150 South 5 th Street Suite 2300 Carol A. Overland Overland Law Office Legalectric, Inc. P.O. Box 176 Red Wing, MN 55066

Melissa Pawlisch 4537 Portland Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55407 Michael Reese American Renewable Energy Solutions 315 1 st Avenue NE Glenwood, MN 56334 Robert F. Reihl Western Area Power Administration Billings Area Office 2900 N 4th Ave Billings, MT 59109-5800 John C. & Laura A. Reinhardt 3552 26th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55406 Christopher K. Sandberg Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. Suite 2200 100 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55401 Matthew J. Schuerger P.E. P.O. Box 16129 St. Paul, MN 55116 Beth Soholt Wind on the Wires 1619 Dayton Ave., #202 St. Paul, MN 55104 Lon Stanton Northern Natural Gas 1650 W. 82nd Street, Suite 1250 Minneapolis, MN 55431 Charles Tyson MISO Inc. 1125 Energy Park Dr. St Paul, MN 55107-2506 Linda Taylor Minnesota Wind Energy Association 2305 Humboldt Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55405 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Northwest RDC 115 S. Main Ave. Warren, MN 56762 Headwaters RDC 403 Fourth St. NW P.O. Box 906 Bemidji, MN 56609-0906 Arrowhead RDC Henry Hanka, Executive 221 W. First St. Duluth, MN 55802 Region Five RDC 611 Iowa Ave. Staples, MN 56479 East Central RDC 100 Park St. S. Mora, MN 55051 Upper Minnesota Valley RDC 323 W. Schlieman Ave. Appleton, MN 56208 Mid-Minnesota RDC 333 W. Sixth St. Willmar, MN 56201 Southwest RDC 2401 Broadway Ave. Suite 1 Slayton, MN 56172 Region Nine RDC 410 E. Jackson St. P.O. Box 3367 Mankato, MN 56002-3367 WCI* 1000 Western Ave PO Box 318 Fergus Falls, MN 56538 Metropolitan Council 390 Robert St. North St. Paul, MN 55101-1805

LIBRARIES Environmental Conservation Library Minneapolis Public Library 300 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 Region 1 Crookston Public Library 110 N. Ash St. Crookston, MN 56716 Region 2 Bemidji Public Library 602 Beltrami Bemidji, MN 56601 Region 3 Duluth Public Library 520 W. Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802 Region 4 Fergus Falls Public Library 205 E. Hampden Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Region 5 Kitchigami Regional Library 403 Barclay Ave., P.O. Box 84 Pine River, MN 56474 Region 6 Willmar Public Library 410 Fifth St. SW Willmar, MN 56201-3298 Region 6W Montevideo/Chippewa County Library 224 S. First St. Montevideo, MN 56265 Region 7E East Central Regional Library 244 S. Birch St. Cambridge, MN 55008 Region 7W Great River Regional Library 405 St. Germain St. Cloud, MN 56301-3697 Region 8 Marshall-Lyon County Library 301 W. Lyon St. Marshall, MN 56258 Region 9 Minnesota Valley Regional Library Reference Dept. 100 E. Main, P.O. Box 3446 Mankato, MN 56002 Region 10 Rochester Public Library, Reference Dept. 101 Second St. SE Rochester, MN 55904