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CapX 2020 briefing book of talking points July 19'h, 2007 <br />Key messages <br />• A group of regional utilities foresees significant growth in customer demand for electricity <br />in Minnesota and neighboring states that will require new generation. Regardless of <br />where the new generation is located, or what the source is, the utilities' studies show <br />substantial new transmission will be required to support it. <br />• The four transmission lines proposed by the CapX 2020 utilities will help ensure <br />continued reliable electricity service in Minnesota and the surrounding region, where the <br />increasing demand for power is expected to exceed the transmission grid's capacity by <br />2020. <br />• The CapX 2020 utilities will present detailed information to the Minnesota Public Utilities <br />Commission in August to help regulators determine whether the first group of <br />transmission lines identified in the utilities' studies is needed. The filing--called a <br />Certificate of Need application-will initiate a rigorous regulatory process. <br />• The Minnesota PUC and the CapX 2020 utilities will engage the public in a broad <br />discussion of the need for these transmission lines and, if it's determined that they're <br />needed, where they should be located. <br />• The CapX 2020 proposed expansions will help utilities meet Minnesota's new renewable <br />energy standard -called one of the most aggressive in the nation -which requires 25 <br />percent of the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2025. <br />