Electronic Records Filing System	Control#: 61730 4220-CE-185
2084 (07-22-03) Confidentiality Request Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 2.12; Wis. Stats §§ 196.14.196.72 and 196.795 ** All fields are required except note ** SECTION 1: PSC CONTACT PSC Contact Person:  Cru Stubley Number of Pages / Excel worksheets (Confidential Pages Only):  4 SECTION 2: REQUIRED INFORMATION 1. I am filing this request on behalf of:   Name / Company:  Xcel Energy   Phone(Optional):   Address Line 1:  1414 W. Hamilton Avenue   Address Line 2(Optional):  PO Box 8   City: Eau Claire       State: WI       Zip:  54702 2. Name and Position of the requester is   Julie McRea, Manager Regulatory Affairs 3. The following is an accurate and complete summary of the content of the record(s) being filed:   Engineering Plan - Confidential Site Layout Maps 4. There is a reasonable basis to conclude that the record, or portion of a record, is one of the following:   The record contains trade secrets as defined in Wis. Stat. §134.90. The record contains information which would aid a competitor of a public utility in competition with the public utility making the request under Wis. Stat. §196.14. The record is an accident report under Wis. Stat. §196.72. The record is protected business information under Wis. Stat. §196.795(9). The record may otherwise be exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§19.31 to 19.39. 5. How the record satisfies number 4   The record contains trade secrets as defined in Wis. Stat. §134.90, and the release of the record would aid Xcel Energy’s competitors and should be withheld pursuant to Wis. Stat. §196.14. Xcel Energy has spent substantial resources developing and continuously refining the record and has undertaken ongoing efforts to maintain its confidentiality. No public benefit extends from the disclosure of the sensitive, unique and proprietary information contained in the record. Xcel Energy has a legitimate interest in protecting the confidentiality of this information.
SECTION 3: AFFIANT AND NOTARY OFFICER
Name of Affiant:  Julie McRea State of  Minnesota County of  Hennepin Subscribed and sworn to before me on  10/26/2022 Name of Notary Officer:  Breann Lee Jurek Expiration Date:  01/31/2027
SECTION 4: UPLOADED FILE Docket ID:  4220-CE-185 Document Name:  2022-10-26 4220-CE-185 CONFIDENTIAL Wheaton Repower Engineering Plan.pdf Document Type:  Report Description:  Wheaton Repower Confidential Engineering Plan Received Date:  10/26/2022 8:22:00 PM
SECTION 5: PSC USE ONLY ***Confidentiality Determination:   Granted If Request is Granted or Partial: There is a reasonable basis to conclude that the records, or portion of a record, is one of the following   The record contains trade secrets as defined in Wis. Stat. §134.90.   The record contains information which would aid a competitor of a public utility in competition with the public utility making the request under Wis. Stat. §196.14.   The record is an accident report under Wis. Stat. §196.72.   The record is protected business information under Wis. Stat. §196.795(9).   The record may otherwise be exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§19.31 to 19.39. Name as Signature: Bert Chee Date: 10/28/2022 9:03:00 AM