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Exhibit 3-B Pagc3of13 Docket No. E002/M-99-799 MP Northern States Power Company Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 MINNESOTA ELECTRIC RATE BOOK 4. MPUC NO. 2 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continued) Section No. 6 Original Sheet 272 5.3 SPECIAL FACILITIES (Continued) B. General Rule 1. When the Company is requested by a customer, group of customers, developer, or Municipality to T provide types of service that result in an expenditure in excess of the Company designated standard service installation as provided under Section 5.1, STANDARD INSTALLATION, or designated standard Distribution Facilities or Transmission Facilities under Section 5.3 (A)(5) the requesting customer, group of customers, developer, or Municipality will be responsible for such Excess Expenditure, unless otherwise required by law. Common examples of Special Facilities include duplicate service facilities, special switching equipment, special service voltage, three phase service where single phase service is adequate, excess capacity, capacity for intermittent equipment, trailer park distribution systems, underground installations to wood poles, conversion from overhead to underground service, specific area undergrounding. other special undergrounding, location and T relocation or replacement of existing Company facilities. 2. When requested under Section 5.3 (B)t1) the Company will evaluate the circumstances and determine the Standard Facility(ies) that would be appropriate to the particular situation. From this evaluation, the Company will determine the facilities designlconfiguration for the proposed project that meets the definition of a Standard Facility. This des ignlconfiguration shall constitute the Standard Facility for purposes of determining the Excess Expenditure associated with any requested or ordered Special Facility, including a Special Facility subject to a City Requested Facilities Surcharge or other rate surcharge. 3. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, and subject to the Company's previously scheduled or emergency work, the Company will initially install Special Facilities or will replace, modify or relocate to a Company-approved location or route its existing Distribution Facilities or Transmission Facilities (a) upon the request of a customer, a group of customers, developer, or upon request or lawful order of a Municipality if the Company determines the requested or ordered Special Facilities will not adversely affect the reliability, structural integrity, ability to efficiently expand capacity or operational integrity of the Company's Distribution Facilities or Transmission Facilities: and (b) the requesting or ordering customer, group of customers, developer, or Municipality arranges for payment of the Excess Expenditures under Sermon 5.3(E)(1)or 5.3(E)(2), or a requesting or ordering City elects that the Excess Expenditures for undergrounding of Distribution Facilities be recovered by surcharge under Section 5.3(E)(3). (Continued on Sheet No. 6-28) Date Filed: 06-11-02 By: Kent T. Larson Effective Date: State Vice President m Minnesota 8 Dakotas Docket No. E002/M-99-799 Order Date: 1415861v1