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Xcel Energy <br />July 5, 2017 <br />Emily Kropf <br />Assistant to the City Manager <br />City of Louisville <br />2655 North 63rd St. <br />Transmitted by email Boulder, CO 80301 <br />Re: Xcel Energy conversion of overhead facilities to underground <br />Dear Emily: <br />As requested, Xcel Energy is providing the following three recommendations for converting overhead power lines to <br />underground as part of our Underground Conversion Fund commitment to the City of Louisville. The primary <br />considerations for these recommendations relate to reliability and system resilience and do not necessarily address the <br />city's goals for aesthetic improvements. Generally, undergrounding legacy overhead power lines will immediately <br />increase the reliability of that circuit, both because it is brand new material, and because the lines will no longer be <br />subject to the hazards associated with overhead construction, namely trees, animals and weather. <br />But, additionally, we expect to realize significant improvements to service due to the increased capacity of the new <br />power lines. In a sense, these "larger" lines would permit more energy to be carried so that, during outages, our <br />personnel would have greater flexibility in switching around power interruptions, thereby restoring power to <br />customers more quickly. <br />Recommendations: <br />1. Bury the line on the west side of Hwy 42 and going west on Griffin St. to tie to the new <br />underground lines serving the new development north of Miners Field <br />2. Bury line on Spruce St. going west and then the line going north in the alley between Lincoln and <br />Garfield <br />3. Bury the alley adjacent to Community Park and the line going north on Roosevelt up to the <br />underground near Pine St. <br />Finally, we have updated Louisville's Underground Conversion Fund as of the end of Q1, 2017. The amounts are <br />as follows: <br />Funds accrued: $1,765,330 <br />Three-year borrow -ahead: $990,444 <br />Total available: $2,755,774 <br />I hope this information helps the city determine its strategy for power line conversion. As always, we remain very <br />eager to help Louisville make these decisions and look forward to working with you. <br />Sincerely, <br />6c:a <br />Area Manager <br />craig.l.eicher(aixcelenergy.com <br />P.O. Box 840 -BSC I Denver, CO 80201 I xcelenergy.com © 2007 Xcel Energy Inc. <br />Xcel Energy is a registered trademark of Xcel Energy Inc. I Public Service Company of Colorado d/b/a Xcel Energy <br />