• April 2009 -- Project approved in Southwest Power Pool Balanced Portfolio for cost recovery/allocation
• August 26, 2009 -- Community Action Group meeting
• November 30-December 1, 2009 -- Community Open Houses in Plainville and Smith Center
• March 2010 -- Projected filing of final route siting application with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) for Phase II
• July 2010 -- Anticipated KCC ruling on siting application for Phase II
• Third Quarter 2010 thru Second Quarter 2011 - Right-of-Way Acquisition and Engineering Design
• Fourth Quarter 2011 thru December 2012 -- Line Construction
• June 2013 -- Official in-service date for the entire SKA line. However, ITC is coordinating with Nebraska Public Power District to energize the line by December 2012

Preliminary Route Selection Process

• Preliminary route selection study to identify route alternatives
• Criteria used for preliminary route selection include:
  • 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 of 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
  • Initial desktop route mapping using online aerial photography
  • Field review of study corridor and routes
  • Environmental evaluation
  • Route modifications
  • Community Action Group meeting and input
  • Public Open Houses
  • Provide proposed route for KCC Siting Application