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Agendas:
December 5, 2017, Addendum to Agenda of Commission Meeting
October 25, 2017, Agenda of Ad Hoc Commission Meeting
October 11, 2017, Agenda of Commission Meeting
September 26, 2017, Agenda of Commission Meeting
August 15, 2017, Agenda of Commission Meeting

Minutes:
Minutes of December 5, 2017, Commission Meeting
Minutes of October 25, 2017, Ad Hoc Commission Meeting
Minutes of October 11, 2017, Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 26, 2017, Commission Meeting
Minutes of August 15, 2017, Commission Meeting

Click For Comments and Responses

Prefiled Testimony and Exhibits

Hearing:

• Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
• Application for Party Status
• Energy Conversion & Electric Transmission Facilities Siting Info Guide
• Sign In Sheets
• Recording
• Crocker Wind Farm's Presentation
• David Brouwer's Comments
  • David Brouwer's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Gale Paulson's Comments
• Wilkes Obermeier's Comments
  • Wilkes Obermeier's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Jeff Kalo's Comments
• Rodney A. Christman's Comments
  • Attachment - Easements
  • Rodney A. Christman's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Attachment - Easements Confidential (not available to the public)
• Shad Stevens' Comments
  • Shad Stevens' Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Dave Adam's Comments
  • Dave Adam's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Jody Obermeier's Comments
  • Jody Obermeier's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Jean Stevens' Comments
• Gregg C. Hubner's Comments
• Marsha Hubner's Comments
• Ted Obermeier's Comments
  • Ted Obermeier's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Nancy Tarbox's Comments
  • Nancy Tarbox's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Darci Adam's Comments
  • Darci Adam's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Doug Paulson's Comments
• Lisa Orris' Comments
  • Lisa Orris' Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Jean Obermeier's Comments
• Todd Orris' Comments
  • Todd Orris' Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Patty Rosenau's Comments
• Dave Finstad's Comments
• Carol Finstad's Comments
  • Carol Finstad's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Wendy K. Christman's Comments
  • Wendy K. Christman's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Michael and Linda M. Florey's Comments
  • Michael and Linda M. Florey's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Jeff Mitchell's Comments
  • Jeff Mitchell's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Fred Obermeier's Comments
  • Fred Obermeier's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Bryan Roth, General Manger/CEO, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative's Comments
• Jeff Haverly, Governor's Office of Economic Development's Comments
• Ila Mae and Fay Florey's Comments
• Joseph J. Jansen's Comments
  • Joseph J. Jansen's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Comments (Marsha Furness; Bradley J. Furness; Janet Hurlbut; Dick Hilmoe; Ron Lamb; Joan M. Furness; Glen Sprouse; Brenda Jenkins; Darlene Audus; Lester Solberg; Ida Foster; Ryan Foster; Todd Sandvold; Douglas E. Herrick; Sandra S. Herrick; Justin Dale; and Kirsten Florey)
  • Comments (Marsha Furness; Bradley J. Furness; Janet Hurlbut; Dick Hilmoe; Ron Lamb; Joan M. Furness; Glen Sprouse; Brenda Jenkins; Darlene Audus; Lester Solberg; Ida Foster; Ryan Foster; Todd Sandvold; Douglas E. Herrick; Sandra S. Herrick; Justin Dale; and Kirsten Florey) Confidential (not available to the public)
• Troy Grensbery's Comments
  • Troy Grensbery's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Paul Florey's Comments
  • Paul Florey's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Comments (Karen J. Reppe, Richard C. Wells and Steven F. Reppe)
  • Comments (Karen J. Reppe, Richard C. Wells and Steven F. Reppe) Confidential (not available to the public)
• Comments (Bill Reppe)
  • Comments (Bill Reppe) Confidential (not available to the public)
• Brad Finstad's Comments
  • Brad Finstad's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Lisa Finstad's Comments
  • Lisa Finstad's Comments Confidential (not available to the public)
• Contact Nancy McClanahan at McClanahan Reporting to order a written transcript of the Public input hearing, September 13, 2017 (EL17-028)

• 08/07/17 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
• 08/17/17 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into a Consulting Contract
• 09/28/17 - Order Granting Party Status (Mr. Reece M. Almond, Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith LLP, Representing: Dave Adam; Darci Adam; Nancy Tarbox; Jeff Kalo; Shad Stevens; Gale Paulson; Joe Jansen; Linda Jansen; Jean Stevens; Katrina Kalo; Robert Ward; Doug Paulson; Wendy Crabtree; Dustin Van Gilder; Sheldon Adam; Kipp Obermeier; Kimberly Paulson; Lowell Wahl; Norma Wahl; Emma Vig; Cole Vig; Kay Ward; Troy Mudgett; Heather Johannsen; Renae Mudgett; Lisa Stern; Terry Mudgett; Dana Nordhus; Lori Nordhus; Karen Paulson; Richard Paulson; Alan Berns; LeRoy Monson; Kasey Mehlberg; Kadie Boysen; Donette Dunlavy; Steve Huber; Margaret Nordhus; Charles Tollefson; Kathy Tollefson; Tara Huber; Jesse Huber; Brad Stevens; and Allen Stern)
• 09/28/17 - Order Establishing Procedural Schedule
• 10/11/17 - Order For and Notice of Motion Hearing
• 10/13/17 - Order Granting Party Status (Luke Holzwarth)
• 11/01/17 - Order Granting Motion to Deny and Dismiss Crocker Wind Farm's Application
• 12/13/17 - Order Denying Crocker's Motion to Reconsider

• 07/25/17 - Crocker Wind Farm LLC's Letter regarding Application for a Permit of a Wind Energy Facility and a 345 kV Transmission Line
  • Application
    • Figures
      • Figure 1 - Project Location
      • Figure 2a - Preliminary Project Layout (Gamesa G126)
      • Figures 2a.1 - 2a.4 - Preliminary Project Layout Map Series (Gamesa G126)
      • Figure 2b - Preliminary Project Layout (Vestas V136)
      • Figures 2b.1 - 2b.4 - Preliminary Project Layout Map Series (Vestas V136)
      • Figure 2c - Preliminary Project Layout (GE 2.5-116)
        
      • Figures 2c.1 - 2c.4 - Preliminary Project Layout Map Series (GE 2.5-116)
      • Figure 2d - Preliminary Project Layout (Vestas V110)
        
      • Figure 2d.1 - 2d.4 - Preliminary Project Layout Map Series (Vestas V110)
      • Figure 3a - Geology (Gamesa G126)
        
      • Figure 3b - Geology (Vestas V136)
      • Figure 3c - Geology (GE 2.5-116)
      • Figure 3d - Geology (Vestas V110)
      • Figure 4a - Soils (Gamesa G126)
      • Figure 4b - Soils (Vestas V136)
      • Figure 4c - Soils (GE 2.5-116)
      • Figure 4d - Soils (Vestas V110)
        
      • Figure 5a - Water Res5cources (Gamesa G126)
      • Figure 5b - Water Resources (Vestas V136)
      • Figure 5c - Water Resources (GE 2.5-116)
      • Figure 5d - Water Resources (Vestas V110)
        
      • Figure 6a - Land Cover/Land Use (Gamesa G126)
      • Figure 6b - Land Cover/Land Use (Vestas V136)
      • Figure 6c - Land Cover/Land Use (GE 2.5-116)
      • Figure 6d - Land Cover/Land Use (Vestas V110)
        
      • Figure 7a - Public Lands and Recreation (Gamesa G126)
      • Figure 7b - Public Lands and Recreation (Vestas V136)
        
      • Figure 7c - Public Lands and Recreation (GE 2.5-116)
        
      • Figure 7d - Public Lands and Recreation (Vestas V110)
        
      • Figure 8a - Sound/Noise (Gamesa G126)
        
      • Figure 8b - Sound/Noise (Vestas V136)
        
      • Figure 8c - Sound/Noise (GE 2.5-116)
        
      • Figure 8d - Sound/Noise (Vestas V110)
        
      • Figure 9a - Shadow Flicker (Gamesa G126)
        
      • Figure 9b - Shadow Flicker (Vestas V136)
        
      • Figure 9c - Shadow Flicker (GE 2.5-116)
        
      • Figure 9d - Shadow Flicker (Vestas V110)
        
      • Figure 10a - Project Layout and Constraints (Gamesa G126)
        
      • Figure 10b - Project Layout and Constraints (Vestas V136)
        
      • Figure 10c - Project Layout and Constraints (GE 2.5-116)
        
      • Figure 10d - Project Layout and Constraints (Vestas V110)
    • Appendix A - Site Characterization Study
      • Appendix A - Site Photos
      • Appendix B - Agency Correspondence
      • Appendix C - Summary of publicly available studies from North American wind energy facilities that report bat fatality data
    • Appendix B - Tier 3 Studies
      • Northern Long-eared Bat Presence/Absence Surveys for the Crocker Wind Farm (October 21, 2016)
        • Appendix A - Crocker Wind Farm Acoustic Survey Station Photographs and Datasheets
      • Lek Survey Results for the Crocker Wind Farm (July 7, 2016)
        • Appendix B: Avian species observed during 20-minute fixed-point bird use surveys at the Crocker Wind
          Farm from April 13, 2016 to March 28, 2017
      • Raptor Nest Survey Results for the Crocker Wind Farm (May 27, 2016)
      • Bat Acoustic Survey Report for the Crocker Wind Farm (January 19, 2017)
        • Appendix A - North American Fatality Summary Tables
          • Appendix A1 - Wind Energy Facilities in North America with Comparable Activity and Fatality Data for Bats, Separated by Geographic Region
          • Appendix A2 - Fatality Estimates for North American Wind-Energy Facilities
          • Appendix A3 - All Post-Construction Monitoring Studies, Project Characteristics, and Select Study Methodology
      • Dakota Skipper and Poweshiek Skipperling Habitat Assessment Report for the Crocker Wind Farm (October 26, 2016)
    • Appendix C - Draft Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy
      • Map
        • Exhibit 1 - Crocker Wind Farm with Avian Use Survey Locations
        • Exhibit 2 - Crocker Wind Farm with Bat Acoustic Survey Locations
        • Exhibit 3 - Crocker Wind Farm with State and Federal Conservation Lands and Easements
    • Appendix D - Crocker Wind Farm Noise Compliance Report
      • Appendix D - Crocker Wind Farm Noise Compliance Report Confidential (not available to the public)
      • Appendix A - Acoustics Primer
        • Appendix A - Acoustics Primer Confidential (not available to the public)
      • Appendix B - Source Information
        • Appendix B - Source Information Confidential (not available to the public)
      • Appendix C - Receiver Information
        • Appendix C - Receiver Information Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Appendix E - Crocker Wind Farm Shadow Flicker Assessment
      • Appendix A - Turbine Layout
      • Appendix B - Shadow Flicker Model Calculations
      • Appendix C - Figures
    • Appendix F - Crocker Wind Farm Telecommunication Studies (Comsearch)
      • Wind Power GeoPlanner™ Communication Tower Study
      • Wind Power GeoPlanner™ Microwave Study
        
    • Appendix G - Crocker Wind Farm Agency Correspondence
      
    • Appendix H - The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values in the United States: An Overview of Research Findings
      • Appendix A - Response to Mr. Albert Wilson and Industrial Wind Action Group Critiques
      • Appendix B - Summary of Estimated Values for Various Home Location Attributes
    • Appendix I - Electric and Magnetic Field (EMF) Report
      
    • Appendix J - Typical Transmission Structure Drawings
• 07/28/17 - Revised Appendix C - Draft Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy
  • Map
    • Exhibit 1 - Crocker Wind Farm with Avian Use Survey Locations
    • Exhibit 2 - Crocker Wind Farm with Bat Acoustic Survey Locations
    • Exhibit 3 - Crocker Wind Farm with State and Federal Conservation Lands and Easements
• 08/07/17 - Affidavit of Service
  • Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
• 08/11/17 - PUC Staff's First Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm Certificate of Service
• 08/14/17 - PUC Staff's Letter to SD Newspaper Association regarding Notice of Public Hearing
  • Notice of Public Hearing
• 08/18/17 - PUC Staff's Second Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm Certificate of Service
• 08/30/17 - Crocker Wind Farm's Letter regarding Motion for Waiver of ARSD 20:10:22:39
  • Motion for Waiver of ARSD 20:10:22:39
  • Certificate of Service
• 08/31/17 - PUC Staff's Third Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm Certificate of Service
• 09/05/17 - Crocker Wind Farm's Letter regarding Proposed Layout for the Project Meeting the Current State of the Conditional Use Permit Granted by Clark County
  • Residential Setback Map
  • Crocker Wind Farm's Supplemental Information in Response to the Crocker Wind Farm Conditional Use Permit Application Hearing on 3/7/2017
  • Clark County Commissioners' Meeting Transcript of March 27, 2017
  • Clark County Commissioners' Meeting Transcript of April 4, 2017
  • Written Findings of the Clark County Board of Adjustment Hearing for Conditional Use Permit- Crocker Wind Farm, LLC - CU1-17
  • Filing for CIV17-0017 - Petition for Writ of Certiorari
  • Filing for CIV17-0017 - Order Upon Petition for Writ of Certiorari (Proposed)
  • Filing for CIV17-0017 - Return to Writ of Certiorari
  • Filing for CIV17-0017 - Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Notice of Hearing and Attachments
• 09/06/17 - Clark County Ordinances (This Attachment was Omitted with the Filing of September 5, 2017)
• 09/06/17 - Filing for CIV17-0017 - Petition for Writ of Certiorari (This Replaces the Filing on September 5, 2017)
• 09/11/17 - PUC Staff's Fourth Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm Certificate of Service
• 09/13/17 - Crocker Wind Farm's Proof of Mailing
  • Attachment A - Letter Sent to Landowners
  • Attachment B - List of Landowners Confidential (not available to the public)
  • Attachment C - List of Landowners - Delivered and Undelivered (not available to the public)
• 09/15/17 - Crocker Wind Farm's Letter Correcting Letter Filed on September 5, 2017, regarding Setbacks From Residences
• 09/18/17 - PUC Staff's Fifth Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm Certificate of Service
• 09/19/17 - PUC Staff's Letter to Todd Bailey, SD Department of Revenue, regarding Subpoena
  • Subpoena
  • Admission of Service
• 09/19/17 - PUC Staff's Letter to Michael Houdyshell, SD Department of Revenue, regarding Subpoena
  • Subpoena
  • Admission of Service
• 09/21/17 - Michael Houdyshell's Admission of Service
• 09/21/17 - Todd Bailey's Admission of Service
• 09/21/17 - Watertown Public Opinion's Affidavit of Publication (8/16/17)
• 09/21/17 - Watertown Public Opinion's Affidavit of Publication (9/6/17)
• 09/21/17 - Clark County Courier's Affidavit of Publication (8/16/17 and 9/6/17)
• 09/21/17 - PUC Staff's Sixth Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm Certificate of Service
• 09/22/17 - Crocker Wind Farm's Letter Explaining Confidentiality of Appendix D
• 09/25/17 - Staff's Proposal for Procedural Schedule
  • Certificate of Service
• 09/27/17 - Crocker Wind Farm’s Prefiled Testimony
• 09/29/17 - PUC Staff's First Set of Data Requests to All Individuals with Party Status Certificate of Service
• 10/03/17 - PUC Staff's Letter to Paige Olson, State Historic Preservation Office, regarding Subpoena
  • Subpoena
  • Admission of Service
• 10/04/17 - PUC Staff's Letter to Thomas Kirschenmann, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, regarding Subpoena
  • Subpoena
  • Admission of Service
• 10/04/17 - Comments of Joseph J. Jansen
• 10/05/17 - PUC Staff's Seventh Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm Certificate of Service
• 10/10/17 - Intervenors' Motion to Deny and Dismiss Crocker Wind Farm's Application
  • Certificate of Service
• Brief in Support of Intervenors' Motion to Deny and Dismiss Crocker Wind Farm's Application
  • Certificate of Service
• Affidavit of Reece M. Almond
  • Certificate of Service
  • Exhibit A - Written Findings of the Clark County Board of Adjustment Hearing for Conditional Use Permit - Crocker Wind Farm, LLC - CU1-17
  • Exhibit B - 12CIV17-0017 - Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Notice of Hearing
  • Exhibit C - 12CIV17-0017 - Petitioner's Brief in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
  • Exhibit D - 12CIV17-0017 - Order Denying Petitioner's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
  • Exhibit E - 12CIV17-0017 - Selected Pages of the Transcript of Clark County Commissioners' Meeting on March 27, 2017
  • Exhibit F - Selected Pages of the Transcript of Clark County Commissioners' Meeting on April 4, 2017
  • Exhibit G - Portions of the Written Testimony of Jay Hesse Submitted by Crocker
  • Exhibit H - Portions of the Written Testimony of Barry Fladeboe Submitted by Crocker
  • Exhibit I - Portions of Crocker's Answers to Staff's Second Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm, LLC
  • Exhibit J - Crocker's Letter to the Clark County Commissioners Dated March 20, 2017, Without Enclosures
• 10/11/17 - PUC Staff's First Set of Data Requests to Luke Holzwarth Certificate of Service
• 10/11/17 - Comments of Shad Stevens
• 10/12/17 - Thomas Kirschenmann's Admission of Service
• 10/17/17 - Paige Olson's Admission of Service
• 10/20/17 - Intervenors' First Set of Data Requests to Crocker Wind Farm, LLC Certificate of Service
• 10/20/17 - Staff's Response to Intervenors' Motion to Deny and Dismiss Crocker Wind Farm's Application
  • Attachment 1 - Data Requests (1-6, 2-11, 2-35, 4-9, 4-11 and 4-18)
  • Certificate of Service
• 10/20/17 - Crocker Wind Farm's Letter regarding Crocker Wind Farm's Resistance to Intervener's Motion to Deny and Dismiss Application
  • Crocker Wind Farm's Resistance to Intervener's Motion to Deny and Dismiss Application and Certificate of Service
• 11/09/17 - Crocker Wind Farm's Letter, Motion to Reconsider and Certificate of Service
  • Map - Project Layout
  • Turbines Location by Latitude/Longitude
  • Crocker Wind Farm's Responses to Staff's Data Request 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    • Responses to Staff's Data Request 1 (1-1 through 1-11)
    • Responses to Staff's Data Request 2 (2-1 through 2-35)
      • Attachment 2-18 - Figure 6d - Land Cover/Land Use - Vestas V110
      • Attachment 2-20 - 5th International Conference on Wind Turbine Noise
      • Attachment 2-27 - Updated Response
      • Attachment 2-33 - Geologic Cross Section A - A & B - B
    • Responses to Staff's Data Request 3 (3-1 through 3-3)
    • Responses to Staff's Data Request 4 (4-1 through 4-21)
      • Attachment 4-7a - Figure 7a - Public Lands and Recreation Gamesa G126
      • Attachment 4-7b - Figure 7b - Public Lands and Recreation Vesta V136
      • Attachment 4-7c - Figure 7c - Public Lands and Recreation GE 2.5-116
      • Attachment 4-7d - Figure 7d - Public Lands and Recreation Vesta V110
      • Attachment 4-14 - Water Flow Direction Maps
      • Attachment 4-20 - Figure 10a - Project Layout and Constraints - Gamesa G126 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • Attachment 4-20 - Figure 10b - Project Layout and Constraints - Vestas V136 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • Attachment 4-20 - Figure 10c - Project Layout and Constraints - GE 2.5-116 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • Attachment 4-20 - Figure 10d - Project Layout and Constraints - Vestas V110 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Responses to Staff's Data Request 5 (5-1 through 5-8)
      • Attachment 5-2b (i) - Draft Agreement with Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative
      • Attachment 5-2b (ii) - Geronimo Energy's Email to Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative
      • Attachment 5-4 -RSG's Memo to Geronimo Energy regarding Crocker Wind Farm - Supplemental Information on Low Frequency & Infrasonic Sound Impacts
    • Responses to Staff's Data Request 6 (6-1 through 6-6)
      • Attachment 6-3 - Drawings of Wind Turbine Foundation and Structure Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Responses to Staff's Data Request 7 (7-1 through 7-7)
      • Attachment 7-2 - Preliminary Project Layout Maps
      • Attachment 7-3 - Setback Maps
• 11/28/17 - Intervenors' Brief Opposing Motion to Reconsider and Certificate of Service
• 11/29/17 - Staff's Response to Crocker Wind Farm's Motion to Reconsider
  • Certificate of Service
• 12/13/17 - Docket Closed