Regulatory & Construction Timeline

• December 9 & 10, 2008 -- Community Open Houses for Phase One of the line
• March 13, 2009 -- File Siting Application with KCC for Spearville to Knoll segment
• April 2009 -- KETA Project approved in SPP Balance Portfolio for cost recovery/allocation
• July 13, 2009 -- KCC approved ITC Great Plains' siting application for Spearville to Knoll segment
• August 26, 2009 -- Phase Two KETA Line CAG meeting
• November 30, December 1, 2009 -- Projected Community Open Houses in Plainville and Smith Center for Phase Two
• March 2010 -- Projected filing of siting application with KCC for Knoll to Nebraska phase
• July 2010 -- Anticipated KCC ruling on siting application for Knoll to Nebraska phase
• October 2010 thru February 2012 -- Right-of-Way Acquisition and Engineering Design for Phase One and Phase Two of the KETA Line
• First quarter 2011 thru December 2012 -- Line Construction for Phases One and Two
• June 2012 -- Energize Transmission Line from Spearville to Knoll
• December 2012 -- Energize Transmission Line from Knoll to Nebraska border
• December 2012 -- Scheduled date to energize full KETA Line from Spearville to Axtell, Nebraska

Preliminary Route Selection Study

• Preliminary route selection study performed by Black & Veatch
• Purpose was to identify preliminary route alternatives
• Criteria used for preliminary route selection included:
  • Total route length
  • Number of angle points in the route
  • Number of highway and river crossings
  • Proximity of residences, schools, churches, and cemeteries within 500 feet route
  • Route length through grasslands, croplands, woodlands, wetlands, and open water
  • Avoidance of existing center pivot irrigation systems
• Route selection methodology:
  • Establish route study corridor (complete)
  • Initial desktop route mapping using online aerial photography (complete)
  • Field review of study corridor and routes (complete)
  • Environmental evaluation (complete)
  • Route modifications (complete)
  • Federal, State, and Local agency contacts (ongoing)
  • Community Action Group input (ongoing)
  • Public Open Houses (upcoming)
  • Establish proposed and alternative routes for KCC Siting Application (upcoming)