NOTICE OF PLUM CREEK WIND FARM, LLC'S FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED, SITE PERMIT AND ROUTE PERMIT APPLICATIONS WITH THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION The Commission will consider the CN Application pur suant to Minn. Stat. 216B.243 and implementing rules Minn. R. Ch. 7849. The statutes and rules also establish documents are filed in the docket: 1. Follow the steps above to access the full case record. 2. Select box under Subscribe and click on Subscribe. 3. Type your e-mail address. 4. For Type of Subscription, select Docket Number 5. For Docket Number, select 18 in the first box and type 699 for the CN, 700 for the Site Permit or 701 for the Route Permit in the second box. 6. Select Add to List 7. Select Save. notice requirements for various stages of the process Per statute, the Commission shall approve or deny the CN within twelve (12) months of the CN Application. (MPUC DOCKET NOS. IP-6997/CN-18-699, wS-18-700 AND TL-18-701) The Commission will hold a public meeting on the CN Application. The Commission will provide notice of this meeting to persons whose names are on the Project contact list, those listed on a general service list, local government To: Persons interested in the proposed 345 kV high voltage transmission line needed to interconnect the proposed up to 414 megawatt large wind energy conversion system in Cottonwood, Murray, and Redwood Counties, Minnesota; the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Energy Facilities General List: Local Officials; and Property Owners Re: Notice of Plum Creek Wind Farm, LLC's Filing of Certificate of Need, Site Permit and Route Permit Applications with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC Docket Nos. IP-6997/CN-18-699, ws-18-700 and TL-18-701) officials in the area of the proposed Project, and those per sons who own property adjacent to any site or within any Project Mailing List: Contact the Public Advisor (see below). route affected by the proposed Project. At this meeting, the public will be aforded an opportunity to ask questions and Public Libraries: The CN, Site Permit and Route Permit present comments and suggest alternative and possible impacts to be evaluated in the environmental report Applications are available for review at the following pub lic libraries: ROUTE PERMIT AND SITE PERMIT PROCESS A Route Permit from the Commission is required before the Transmission Line can be constructed. The Power Tracy Public Library, 117 3rd Street, Tracy MN 56175 Lamberton Public Library 101 E 2nd Ave, Lamberton MN 56152 Westbrook Public Library, 556 1st Ave, Westbrook, MN 56183 This letter provides formal notice that Plum Creek Wind Farm, LLC (Plum Creek), a subsidiary of Geronimo Energy, LLC, a National Grid Company, filed Certificate of Need (CN), Site Permit and Route Permit Applications with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Com mission) on November 12, 2019, for a proposed up to 414 megawatt (MW) Plum Creek Wind Farm (Wind Farm) and a 345 kilovolt (kv) transmission line and associated facili ties (Transmission Line) in Cottonwood, Murray, and Redwood Counties, Minnesota (Project). This letter also provides information on the Project and the permitting processes, as well as information on how to register your name with the Commission on the Project contact list to ensure that you receive future notices Plant Siting Act (Minn. Stat. Ch. 216E) and implement ing rules in Minn. R. parts 7850.1000 to 7850.5600 establish the requirements for submitting and processing a Route Permit Application. The statutes and rules also establish notice requirements for various stages of the process The Commission will consider the Route Permit Appli cation pursuant to the Full Permitting Process outlined in Minn. Stat. $216E.03 and Minn. R. 7850.1700 through 7850.2700. The Commission has up to one (1) year from the time the Route Permit Application is accepted as complete to process and make a decision on the Route Permit under Minn. Stat. $216E.03, subd. 9 and Minn. R. 7850.2700, subp 1. Minnesota Statutes and Rules: The CN is being re- viewed under Minn. Stat. $216B.243 and Minn. R. 7829 and 7849. The Site Permit is being reviewed under Minn Stat. Ch. 216F and Minn. R. Ch. 7854. The Route Permit is being reviewed under Minn. Stat. $216E.03 and Minn. R. 7850.1700 through 7850.2700, available at https://www.revi sormn.gov/ PROJECT CONCTS Public Utilities Commission Public Advisor Charley Bruce at publicadvisorpuc@state.mn.us or (651) 201-2251 or 1 (800) 657-3782 Public Utilities Commission Staff Analyst Scott Ek at scott.ek@state.mn.us or (651) 201-2255 Within sixty (60) days after the Commission accepts the Route Permit Application as complete, the Commission will schedule a public meeting to provide information to the public about the Project and to afford the public an opportunity to present comments and ask questions. At this meeting, members of the public may comment on the scope of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that the Department of Commerce, Energy, Environmental Review and Analysis unit (EERA) will prepare. Once the public meeting is scheduled, notice of the meeting wil be provided to persons whose names are on the Project contact list and will be published in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the Project Area Once EERA completes the draft EIS, EERA will make the document available for public review by placing a copy of the document in a public library or other governmental of fice in each county where the Project is proposed, and will hold an informational meeting to provide for the oppor tunity to comment on the draft EISs. A period for written comments will also be provided. PROJECT LOCATION The Wind Farm will be located in Cottonwood, Murray and Redwood Counties. The Wind Farm footprint spans approximately 73,000 acres in portions of Germantown Highwater, Ann, and Westbrook Townships in Cotton wood County; Holly, Murray, Dovray, and Des Moines River Townships in Murray County; and North Hero and Lamberton Townships in Redwood County (the Project Area). Plum Creek has not made a final selection of wind turbine generators, but is proposing to utilize between 74 and 110 turbines, ranging from 2.8 to 5.6 MW in size. In addition to the wind turbines, the Project will consist of an electrical collection system, access roads. permanent meteorological towers, two collection substations and interconnection facilities, an operation and maintenance facility, the Transmission Line and other infrastructure typical of a wind farm. The Transmission Line is needed to interconnect the Wind Farm to the transmission grid. The Transmission Line will consist of approximately 31 miles of 345 kV transmission line located within Redwood, Murray, and Cottonwood Counties, Minnesota. The Transmission Line will extend north from the Wind Farm's two collection substations to the existing Brookings to Hampton 345 kV transmission line A map showing the general area of the Wind Farm and Transmission Line is included below PROPERTY ACQUISITION Department of Commerce Environmental Review Manager Bill Storm at bill.storm@state.mn.us or (651)539-184 If you wish to receive written notices of the Project milestones regarding the environmental review process including notice of the availability of the draft EIS, please sign up for the Project contact list by contacting the Public Advisor indicated above. Should you require further information pertaining to the Project or the CN, Site Permit or Route Permit Applica tions, please contact Plum Creek's representative, Jenny Monson-Miller, at jenny@geronimoenergy.com or (952) 988-9000. After the draft EIS has been completed, a public hearing (conducted by an administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings) will be held. Any person may speak at the public hearing, present documentary evi dence, ask questions of Plum Creek representatives and EERA staff, and submit comments Marshall Lucan Wabasso Miroy 68 The Commission will consider the Site Permit Application pursuant to Minn. Stat. Ch. 216F and Minn. R. Ch. 7854. Plum Creek has requested that the Commission jointly process the three applications. Further details regarding upcoming meetings and comment periods on all three applications will be provided by Plum Creek and the Com mission in the future. Wanda Plum Creek has through voluntary agreements secured most of the private real estate rights necessary to con struct the Project. If additional property rights are required for the Transmission Line, Plum Creek will seek to negotiate a voluntary easement agreement with each affected landowner If Plum Creek and the landowner are unable to negotiate an easement for the right-of-way, Plum Creek reserves the right to evaluate whether the use of eminent domain is appropriate under Minn. Stat. Ch. 117, based on specific circumstances. Tracy Walnut ove, 145 Lamberton Sanborn Garvin Revere Lyon County HOW TO LEARN MORE Cottonwood County Murray Couinty Department of Commerce Project Website: http:// mn.gov/commerce/energyfacilities. Full Case Record: All documents filed in these dockets are available on the Commission's website at https:// mn.gov/puc/. Select "eDockets," and under the category of "Docket Number" enter the year (18) and docket number (699 for the CN, 700 for the Site Permit or 701 for the Route- Permit), and then select "Search." 59 Currie 30) CERTIFICATE OF NEED Dovray Route Segment Wind Farm Boundary HTVL Project Study Area Minnesota Statutes Section 216B.243, subdivision 2, states that "no large energy facility" shall be sited or constructed in Minnesota without the issuance of a CN. Plum Creek filed its CN Application with the Commission on November 12, 2019 Westbrook Subscribe to the Docket: The best way to stay informed is to "subscribe" to receive e-mail notifications when new Slayton NOTICE OF PLUM CREEK WIND FARM, LLC'S FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED, SITE PERMIT AND ROUTE PERMIT APPLICATIONS WITH THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION The Commission will consider the CN Application pur suant to Minn. Stat. 216B.243 and implementing rules Minn. R. Ch. 7849. The statutes and rules also establish documents are filed in the docket: 1. Follow the steps above to access the full case record. 2. Select box under Subscribe and click on Subscribe. 3. Type your e-mail address. 4. For Type of Subscription, select Docket Number 5. For Docket Number, select 18 in the first box and type 699 for the CN, 700 for the Site Permit or 701 for the Route Permit in the second box. 6. Select Add to List 7. Select Save. notice requirements for various stages of the process Per statute, the Commission shall approve or deny the CN within twelve (12) months of the CN Application. (MPUC DOCKET NOS. IP-6997/CN-18-699, wS-18-700 AND TL-18-701) The Commission will hold a public meeting on the CN Application. The Commission will provide notice of this meeting to persons whose names are on the Project contact list, those listed on a general service list, local government To: Persons interested in the proposed 345 kV high voltage transmission line needed to interconnect the proposed up to 414 megawatt large wind energy conversion system in Cottonwood, Murray, and Redwood Counties, Minnesota; the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Energy Facilities General List: Local Officials; and Property Owners Re: Notice of Plum Creek Wind Farm, LLC's Filing of Certificate of Need, Site Permit and Route Permit Applications with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC Docket Nos. IP-6997/CN-18-699, ws-18-700 and TL-18-701) officials in the area of the proposed Project, and those per sons who own property adjacent to any site or within any Project Mailing List: Contact the Public Advisor (see below). route affected by the proposed Project. At this meeting, the public will be aforded an opportunity to ask questions and Public Libraries: The CN, Site Permit and Route Permit present comments and suggest alternative and possible impacts to be evaluated in the environmental report Applications are available for review at the following pub lic libraries: ROUTE PERMIT AND SITE PERMIT PROCESS A Route Permit from the Commission is required before the Transmission Line can be constructed. The Power Tracy Public Library, 117 3rd Street, Tracy MN 56175 Lamberton Public Library 101 E 2nd Ave, Lamberton MN 56152 Westbrook Public Library, 556 1st Ave, Westbrook, MN 56183 This letter provides formal notice that Plum Creek Wind Farm, LLC (Plum Creek), a subsidiary of Geronimo Energy, LLC, a National Grid Company, filed Certificate of Need (CN), Site Permit and Route Permit Applications with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Com mission) on November 12, 2019, for a proposed up to 414 megawatt (MW) Plum Creek Wind Farm (Wind Farm) and a 345 kilovolt (kv) transmission line and associated facili ties (Transmission Line) in Cottonwood, Murray, and Redwood Counties, Minnesota (Project). This letter also provides information on the Project and the permitting processes, as well as information on how to register your name with the Commission on the Project contact list to ensure that you receive future notices Plant Siting Act (Minn. Stat. Ch. 216E) and implement ing rules in Minn. R. parts 7850.1000 to 7850.5600 establish the requirements for submitting and processing a Route Permit Application. The statutes and rules also establish notice requirements for various stages of the process The Commission will consider the Route Permit Appli cation pursuant to the Full Permitting Process outlined in Minn. Stat. $216E.03 and Minn. R. 7850.1700 through 7850.2700. The Commission has up to one (1) year from the time the Route Permit Application is accepted as complete to process and make a decision on the Route Permit under Minn. Stat. $216E.03, subd. 9 and Minn. R. 7850.2700, subp 1. Minnesota Statutes and Rules: The CN is being re- viewed under Minn. Stat. $216B.243 and Minn. R. 7829 and 7849. The Site Permit is being reviewed under Minn Stat. Ch. 216F and Minn. R. Ch. 7854. The Route Permit is being reviewed under Minn. Stat. $216E.03 and Minn. R. 7850.1700 through 7850.2700, available at https://www.revi sormn.gov/ PROJECT CONCTS Public Utilities Commission Public Advisor Charley Bruce at publicadvisorpuc@state.mn.us or (651) 201-2251 or 1 (800) 657-3782 Public Utilities Commission Staff Analyst Scott Ek at scott.ek@state.mn.us or (651) 201-2255 Within sixty (60) days after the Commission accepts the Route Permit Application as complete, the Commission will schedule a public meeting to provide information to the public about the Project and to afford the public an opportunity to present comments and ask questions. At this meeting, members of the public may comment on the scope of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that the Department of Commerce, Energy, Environmental Review and Analysis unit (EERA) will prepare. Once the public meeting is scheduled, notice of the meeting wil be provided to persons whose names are on the Project contact list and will be published in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the Project Area Once EERA completes the draft EIS, EERA will make the document available for public review by placing a copy of the document in a public library or other governmental of fice in each county where the Project is proposed, and will hold an informational meeting to provide for the oppor tunity to comment on the draft EISs. A period for written comments will also be provided. PROJECT LOCATION The Wind Farm will be located in Cottonwood, Murray and Redwood Counties. The Wind Farm footprint spans approximately 73,000 acres in portions of Germantown Highwater, Ann, and Westbrook Townships in Cotton wood County; Holly, Murray, Dovray, and Des Moines River Townships in Murray County; and North Hero and Lamberton Townships in Redwood County (the Project Area). Plum Creek has not made a final selection of wind turbine generators, but is proposing to utilize between 74 and 110 turbines, ranging from 2.8 to 5.6 MW in size. In addition to the wind turbines, the Project will consist of an electrical collection system, access roads. permanent meteorological towers, two collection substations and interconnection facilities, an operation and maintenance facility, the Transmission Line and other infrastructure typical of a wind farm. The Transmission Line is needed to interconnect the Wind Farm to the transmission grid. The Transmission Line will consist of approximately 31 miles of 345 kV transmission line located within Redwood, Murray, and Cottonwood Counties, Minnesota. The Transmission Line will extend north from the Wind Farm's two collection substations to the existing Brookings to Hampton 345 kV transmission line A map showing the general area of the Wind Farm and Transmission Line is included below PROPERTY ACQUISITION Department of Commerce Environmental Review Manager Bill Storm at bill.storm@state.mn.us or (651)539-184 If you wish to receive written notices of the Project milestones regarding the environmental review process including notice of the availability of the draft EIS, please sign up for the Project contact list by contacting the Public Advisor indicated above. Should you require further information pertaining to the Project or the CN, Site Permit or Route Permit Applica tions, please contact Plum Creek's representative, Jenny Monson-Miller, at jenny@geronimoenergy.com or (952) 988-9000. After the draft EIS has been completed, a public hearing (conducted by an administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings) will be held. Any person may speak at the public hearing, present documentary evi dence, ask questions of Plum Creek representatives and EERA staff, and submit comments Marshall Lucan Wabasso Miroy 68 The Commission will consider the Site Permit Application pursuant to Minn. Stat. Ch. 216F and Minn. R. Ch. 7854. Plum Creek has requested that the Commission jointly process the three applications. Further details regarding upcoming meetings and comment periods on all three applications will be provided by Plum Creek and the Com mission in the future. Wanda Plum Creek has through voluntary agreements secured most of the private real estate rights necessary to con struct the Project. If additional property rights are required for the Transmission Line, Plum Creek will seek to negotiate a voluntary easement agreement with each affected landowner If Plum Creek and the landowner are unable to negotiate an easement for the right-of-way, Plum Creek reserves the right to evaluate whether the use of eminent domain is appropriate under Minn. Stat. Ch. 117, based on specific circumstances. Tracy Walnut ove, 145 Lamberton Sanborn Garvin Revere Lyon County HOW TO LEARN MORE Cottonwood County Murray Couinty Department of Commerce Project Website: http:// mn.gov/commerce/energyfacilities. Full Case Record: All documents filed in these dockets are available on the Commission's website at https:// mn.gov/puc/. Select "eDockets," and under the category of "Docket Number" enter the year (18) and docket number (699 for the CN, 700 for the Site Permit or 701 for the Route- Permit), and then select "Search." 59 Currie 30) CERTIFICATE OF NEED Dovray Route Segment Wind Farm Boundary HTVL Project Study Area Minnesota Statutes Section 216B.243, subdivision 2, states that "no large energy facility" shall be sited or constructed in Minnesota without the issuance of a CN. Plum Creek filed its CN Application with the Commission on November 12, 2019 Westbrook Subscribe to the Docket: The best way to stay informed is to "subscribe" to receive e-mail notifications when new Slayton