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File Number
PPR2617
Project Name
Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan
Description
See full parcel list in review documents: Electrical facilities proposed in El Paso County include 44 miles of 345 kilovolt double-circuit overhead transmission line to support wind and solar energy development. In service 2027 Segment 5 of overall project. 105-199 feet tall poles, 950-feet between steel poles within 150 foot Electrical transmission ROW. Concrete batch plants are included. Request for approval (Site Dev Plan) from El Paso County to construct and operate a portion of Colorado’s Power Pathway located in El Paso County. Pathway will increase electric reliability, boost the regional economy, and create jobs during construction. Pathway includes: • Installation of approximately 550 miles of new 345-kilovolt (kV) double-circuit transmission line in 12 counties; • Harvest Mile (Segment 5) Pathway facilities proposed in El Paso County include 45 miles of 345-kV transmission line within Segment 5. The proposed route in El Paso County is generally oriented in a north to south direction in the area south of Simla, near the El Paso/Lincoln County lines. See XCELS Website for more info https://www.coloradospowerpathway.com/ Site Dev Plan Map checklist: https://planningdevelopment.elpasoco.com/applications-and-checklists/#docaccess-e321615d4dc43f2a5f0cca4517e37c9a Engineering checklists https://publicworks.elpasoco.com/department-public-works/county-engineer/
Parcels
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Applicant
Public Service Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation conducting business as Xcel Energy
Jennifer L Chester ( Jennifer.L.Chester@xcelenergy.com ) Jennifer L Chester ( Jennifer.L.Chester@xcelenergy.com )
EA Number
EA2382
File Prefix
PPR - Plot Plan Review
Year
2026
Project Manager
Kari Parsons
Status
Active
Created
5/26/2026 12:11:08 PM

View: Review Comments


Review Documents (24)
Link Document Date
View Application/Petition Form 6/18/2026 1:21:11 PM
View Authority to Represent 6/18/2026 1:21:12 PM
View Elevation Plans 7/2/2026 10:10:45 AM
View Landscape Plan drawings 7/2/2026 10:10:46 AM
View Legal Description (MS WORD Version required) 7/2/2026 10:10:46 AM
View Letter of Intent 7/2/2026 10:10:47 AM
View Lighting Plan 7/2/2026 10:10:47 AM
View Road Impact Fee Acknowledgement 6/18/2026 1:21:20 PM
View Site Development Plan 7/2/2026 10:10:49 AM
View Erosion and Stormwater Quality Control Permit (ESQCP) 7/1/2026 11:41:02 AM
View Financial Assurance Estimate (FAE) Form 7/1/2026 11:40:59 AM
View Floodplain Development Permit 7/1/2026 11:41:05 AM
View Grading & Erosion Control (GEC) Checklist 7/1/2026 11:41:06 AM
View Grading & Erosion Control (GEC) Plan 7/1/2026 11:40:59 AM
View PCM Applicability Form 7/1/2026 11:41:07 AM
View Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) 7/1/2026 11:41:03 AM
View Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) Checklist 7/1/2026 11:41:06 AM
View Haul Route Plan 7/6/2026 10:50:13 AM
View Traffic Impact Study 7/2/2026 10:10:48 AM
View Wildland Fire & Hazard Mitigation Plan 7/6/2026 11:11:56 AM
View Access Permits package 6/18/2026 1:21:21 PM
View Final Drainage Report 7/2/2026 10:10:51 AM
View Parcel list of properties line is being constructed on and laydown areas 6/18/2026 1:21:20 PM
View Road Survey of Condition Preconstruction 7/2/2026 10:10:51 AM


Events (116)
Date Comment
7/9/2026 11:28:42 AM Request for Review Comments returned by Pikes Peak Regional Building Department
7/8/2026 2:16:40 PM Request for Review Comments returned by Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD
7/8/2026 8:57:29 AM Request for Review Comments returned by E911 Authority - El Paso/Teller County
7/7/2026 1:20:50 PM Request for Review Comments returned by Mountain View Electric Association, Inc.
7/6/2026 11:50:20 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by General Email on behalf of Mountain View Electric Association, Inc.
7/6/2026 11:49:42 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Kathy Andrew on behalf of EPC Environmental Services
7/6/2026 11:49:21 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Fire Marshal on behalf of Calhan Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:49:20 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Shane Gattis on behalf of Calhan Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:49:19 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Jennifer Jones on behalf of Elbert County Community & Development Services
7/6/2026 11:48:33 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Mark Stanwood on behalf of Tri-County Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:48:32 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Fire Marshal on behalf of Hanover Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:48:31 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Carl Tatum on behalf of Hanover Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:48:30 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Michael Henley on behalf of Ellicott Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:48:29 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Norma Houghton on behalf of Ellicott Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:48:28 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Chris Brunette on behalf of Elbert Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:48:27 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Mark Hamilton on behalf of Edison Volunteer Fire Department
7/6/2026 11:48:26 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Aaron Hicks on behalf of Edison Volunteer Fire Department
7/6/2026 11:48:25 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by John Hillmann on behalf of Big Sandy Fire Protection District
7/6/2026 11:45:55 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Teresa Guagliardo on behalf of Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
7/6/2026 11:45:54 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Michelle Regalado on behalf of Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
7/6/2026 11:45:53 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Kimberly Blanchard on behalf of Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
7/6/2026 11:45:52 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Adam Lancaster on behalf of Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
7/6/2026 11:44:20 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Gilbert LaForce on behalf of EPC DPW Development Services - Engineering
7/6/2026 11:44:19 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Engineering Manager on behalf of EPC DPW Development Services - Engineering
7/6/2026 11:43:21 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Zachary Jannusch on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
7/6/2026 11:43:21 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Mikayla Hartford on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
7/6/2026 11:43:20 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Glenn Reese on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
7/6/2026 11:43:19 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Erica Rylander on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
7/6/2026 11:43:18 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Christina Prete on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
7/6/2026 11:39:03 AM Submission request sent to Applicant
7/6/2026 11:37:25 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Site Development Plan for review by Justin Kilgore on behalf of PCD Project Manager
7/6/2026 10:52:38 AM Request for Review Comments returned by Colorado Springs Airport Advisory Commission
7/6/2026 10:38:53 AM Submission request sent to Applicant
7/6/2026 7:09:26 AM Request for Review Comments returned by EPC Environmental Services
7/6/2026 6:59:31 AM Submission request sent to Applicant
7/6/2026 6:59:16 AM Submission Triaged
7/2/2026 10:13:22 AM Submission received from Applicant
6/29/2026 2:41:57 PM Request for Review Comments returned by Mountain View Electric Association, Inc.
6/29/2026 12:55:01 PM Submission request sent to Applicant
6/29/2026 12:54:23 PM Submission request sent to Applicant
6/29/2026 12:54:04 PM Submission request sent to Applicant
6/29/2026 12:51:42 PM Request for Review Comments returned by PCD Project Manager
6/25/2026 10:07:08 AM Request for Review Comments returned by EPC Parks Department
6/24/2026 9:26:34 AM Request for Review Comments returned by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
6/22/2026 7:49:01 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Fire Marshal on behalf of Calhan Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:49:00 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Shane Gattis on behalf of Calhan Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:59 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Cindy Tompkins on behalf of Town of Ramah
6/22/2026 7:48:58 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Tracy Doran on behalf of Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD
6/22/2026 7:48:57 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Tracy Doran on behalf of Upper Big Sandy GWMD
6/22/2026 7:48:56 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by on behalf of Springs East Airport
6/22/2026 7:48:55 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by on behalf of Pikes Peak Regional Building Department
6/22/2026 7:48:54 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Bill Crimmel on behalf of Northern EPC Coalition of Community Organizations, Inc. (NEPCO)(to also include the TLLU areas)
6/22/2026 7:48:53 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Dave Elliott on behalf of Meadow Lake Airport Association
6/22/2026 7:48:52 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Jennifer Jones on behalf of Elbert County Community & Development Services
6/22/2026 7:48:50 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by on behalf of Double El Conservation District Northeast EPC
6/22/2026 7:48:49 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Chris Padilla on behalf of Colorado Springs Airport Advisory Commission
6/22/2026 7:48:48 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Sabrina Untal on behalf of USAFA Base Planner
6/22/2026 7:48:47 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Matthew Fitzsimmons on behalf of USAFA Base Planner
6/22/2026 7:48:47 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Amy Kelley on behalf of USAFA Base Planner
6/22/2026 7:48:46 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by on behalf of USAFA Base Planner
6/22/2026 7:48:45 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Wayne "Buck" Reynolds on behalf of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
6/22/2026 7:48:44 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Kevin Keith on behalf of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
6/22/2026 7:48:43 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by John Bauer on behalf of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
6/22/2026 7:48:42 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Travis Sauder on behalf of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
6/22/2026 7:48:41 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Tim Kroening on behalf of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
6/22/2026 7:48:40 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Peter Chapman on behalf of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
6/22/2026 7:48:39 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Karen Voltura on behalf of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
6/22/2026 7:48:38 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Carolyn Craveiro de Sa on behalf of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
6/22/2026 7:48:37 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Teresa Guagliardo on behalf of Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
6/22/2026 7:48:36 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Michelle Regalado on behalf of Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
6/22/2026 7:48:35 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Kimberly Blanchard on behalf of Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
6/22/2026 7:48:34 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Adam Lancaster on behalf of Colorado Department of Transportation - Pueblo Office
6/22/2026 7:48:33 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by on behalf of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
6/22/2026 7:48:32 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Brendan Cicione on behalf of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
6/22/2026 7:48:31 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Mark Stanwood on behalf of Tri-County Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:30 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Wyatt Manson on behalf of Tri-County Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:29 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Fire Marshal on behalf of Hanover Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:28 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Carl Tatum on behalf of Hanover Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:27 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Chris Smith on behalf of Ellicott School District 22
6/22/2026 7:48:26 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Michael Henley on behalf of Ellicott Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:26 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Norma Houghton on behalf of Ellicott Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:24 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Chris Brunette on behalf of Elbert Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:23 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Mark Hamilton on behalf of Edison Volunteer Fire Department
6/22/2026 7:48:23 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Aaron Hicks on behalf of Edison Volunteer Fire Department
6/22/2026 7:48:21 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by John Hillmann on behalf of Big Sandy Fire Protection District
6/22/2026 7:48:20 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Karl Myers on behalf of Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc.
6/22/2026 7:48:19 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by General Email on behalf of Mountain View Electric Association, Inc.
6/22/2026 7:48:18 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Trish Riber on behalf of Black Hills Energy-Aquila
6/22/2026 7:48:17 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Marcus Henderson on behalf of Black Hills Energy-Aquila
6/22/2026 7:48:16 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Bob Swatek on behalf of Black Hills Energy-Aquila
6/22/2026 7:48:15 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by on behalf of EPC Parks Department
6/22/2026 7:48:14 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Catherine McGarvy on behalf of EPC Health Department
6/22/2026 7:48:13 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by HEAEH LandUse on behalf of EPC Health Department
6/22/2026 7:48:12 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Kathy Andrew on behalf of EPC Environmental Services
6/22/2026 7:48:11 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Zachary Jannusch on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
6/22/2026 7:48:10 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Mikayla Hartford on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
6/22/2026 7:48:09 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Glenn Reese on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
6/22/2026 7:48:08 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Erica Rylander on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
6/22/2026 7:48:08 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Christina Prete on behalf of EPC DPW Stormwater
6/22/2026 7:48:07 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Brad Walters on behalf of EPC DPW Development Services - Inspections
6/22/2026 7:48:06 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Gilbert LaForce on behalf of EPC DPW Development Services - Engineering
6/22/2026 7:48:05 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Engineering Manager on behalf of EPC DPW Development Services - Engineering
6/22/2026 7:48:04 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Justin Annan on behalf of E911 Authority - El Paso/Teller County
6/22/2026 7:48:03 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Glenn West on behalf of E911 Authority - El Paso/Teller County
6/22/2026 7:48:01 AM Request for Review Comments email sent for Project Xcel PowerPathway Segment 5 Northern PortionSite Development Plan for review by Justin Kilgore on behalf of PCD Project Manager
6/19/2026 3:15:28 PM Fees paid: 6/19/2026 (Receipt: 1012199)
6/18/2026 4:41:15 PM Payment Request sent: 6/18/2026
6/18/2026 4:41:15 PM File # Assigned: PPR2617
6/18/2026 4:41:10 PM Submission Triaged
6/18/2026 1:21:44 PM Submission received from Applicant
6/8/2026 12:26:28 PM Submission request sent to Applicant
6/8/2026 8:48:51 AM Submission request sent to Applicant
5/27/2026 3:35:13 PM Submission request sent to Applicant
5/26/2026 12:11:12 PM Project Manager Assigned: Kari Parsons
5/26/2026 12:11:12 PM EA Assigned: EA2382
5/26/2026 12:11:12 PM Project Created