EL17-050 - In the Matter of the Application of Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC for a Facility Permit to Construct a 230 kV Transmission Line and Associated Facilities from Codington County to the Big Stone South Substation
Date Filed: 12/05/17 ♦ Intervention Date: 02/05/18
Date of Notice of Filing: 12/07/17 ♦ Docket Closed: 11/21/18
Docket Reopened: 03/29/19 ♦ Docket Reclosed: 05/16/19
Docket Reopened: 11/29/23 ♦ Docket Reclosed: 05/01/24
Date of Notice of Filing: 12/07/17 ♦ Docket Closed: 11/21/18
Docket Reopened: 03/29/19 ♦ Docket Reclosed: 05/16/19
Docket Reopened: 11/29/23 ♦ Docket Reclosed: 05/01/24
Please refer to EL17-047
Agendas:
May 14, 2019, Agenda of Commission Meeting
November 15, 2018, Agenda of Commission Meeting
December 19, 2017, Agenda of Commission Meeting
February 20, 2024, Agenda of Commission Meeting
March 26, 2024, Agenda to Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of May 14, 2019 Commission Meeting
Minutes of November 15, 2018 Commission Meeting
Minutes of December 19, 2017, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the February 20, 2024, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the March 26, 2024, Commission Meeting
Public Input Hearing on Monday, January 22, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. CST, at the
Milbank High Cafeteria, 1001 E. Park Ave., Milbank, South Dakota.
- Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- Party Status Application
- Energy Conversion & Electric Transmission Facilities Siting Info Guide
- Recording
- Sign In Sheets
- Comments of South Dakota Aviation Association
- Crown Ridge Wind, LLC's Presentation
- Contact Precision Reporting to order a written transcript.
Orders: - 12/06/17 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 12/20/17 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Authorizing Executive Director to Enter into Consulting Contracts
- 11/21/18 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Approving Settlement Stipulation and Order Granting Permit to Construct Transmission Facility; Notice of Entry
- 05/15/19 - Order Granting Motion for Approval and Acceptance of Circuit Change
- 03/27/24 - Order Granting Motion to Release Bond
- 12/05/17 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Application
- Exhibit 1 - Map of Transmission Line
- Exhibit 2 - Map Book
- Exhibit 3 - Wider Area View of Project
- Exhibit 4 - Map of State and Federal Lands
- Exhibit 5 - Topography
- Exhibit 6 - Quaternary Surficial Geology
- Exhibit 7 - Bedrock Geology
- Exhibit 8 - Water Resources
- Exhibit 9 - Aquifers
- Exhibit 10 - Land Cover
- Appendix A - Location Description
- Appendix B - MISO Studies and Agreements
- Appendix C - Agency Correspondence
- Appendix D - Soils Information (D-1 - Soil Associations within the Project Study Area for Codington and Grant Counties and D-2 - Soil Associations within the Project Construction Easement for Codington and Grant Counties)
- Appendix E - Cultural Survey, Level 1 Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix F - Transmission Structure Drawings for Single Circuit Line
- Appendix G - Transmission Structure Drawings Double Circuit Line
- Request for Confidential Treatment of Information
- Jason Utton's Direct Testimony
- Daniel Mayers' Direct Testimony
- 12/08/17 - PUC's Affidavit of Service
- 12/08/17 - PUC Staff's Letter to SD Newspaper Association regarding Notice of Public Hearing
- 01/08/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Double Circuit Transmission Tower Design
- 01/17/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Affidavit of Publications, Landowner Letter, Affidavit of Mailing and Confidential Exhibit A
- Letter to Landowners, Attachment 1 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status and Attachment 2 - Map
- Affidavit of Patrick R. Riboul
- Exhibit A - List of Landowners Confidential (not available to the public)
- Watertown Public Opinion's Affidavit of Publication (Dec. 19 & 26, 2017)
- Grant County Review's Affidavit of Publication (Dec. 20, 2017)
- Grant County Review's Affidavit of Publication (Dec. 27, 2017)
- 02/02/18 - Watertown Public Opinion's Affidavit of Publication (Dec. 27, 2017 & January 17, 2018)
- 02/02/18 - South Shore Gazette's Affidavit of Publication (Dec. 28, 2017 & January 18, 2018)
- 02/12/18 - Grant County Review's Affidavit of Publication (Dec. 27, 2017 & January 17, 2018)
- 02/28/18 - PUC Staff's First Set of Data Requests to Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC Certificate of Service
- 03/14/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Responses to Staff's First Set of Data Requests Certificate of Service
- 07/11/18 - PUC Staff's Second Set of Data Requests to Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC Certificate of Service
- 07/25/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Responses to Staff's Second Set of Data Requests Certificate of Service
- 08/24/18 - PUC Staff's Third Set of Data Requests to Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC Certificate of Service
- 09/06/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Responses to Staff's Third Set of Data Requests Certificate of Service
- 10/31/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Exhibit 11
- 11/05/18 - Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation (PUC Staff and Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC)
- 11/05/18 - PUC Staff's Letter regarding Data Requests and Responses
- 11/21/18 - Docket Closed
- 03/29/19 - Motion for Approval and Acceptance of Circuit Change
- 05/06/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Paragraph 30 of the Settlement Stipulation
- 05/13/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Paragraph 17 and 1 of the Settlement Stipulation
- 05/14/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Construction Date
- 05/16/19 - Docket Reclosed
- 05/30/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Paragraph 15, 16 and 1 of the Settlement Stipulation
- 06/03/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Paragraph 1 of the Settlement Stipulation
- 06/05/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Paragraph 7 of the Settlement Stipulation
- Landowner Letter and Exhibits (A, B & C)
- Affidavit of Landowner Mailings
- Landowner and Parcel List Confidential (not available to the public)
- Certificate of Service
- 06/07/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Paragraph 1 of the Settlement Stipulation
- 06/13/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Affidavit of Tyler Wilhelm
- 06/18/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Bond
- 06/24/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding SHPO
- 07/12/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Laydown Yard Location Change
- 08/08/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Paragraph 1 of the Stipulation
- 11/04/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding South Dakota Historical Society's Concurrence Letter
- 03/27/20 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding As-Built Location of Structures and Route
- 11/29/23 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Filing regarding Motion to Release Bond
- 02/12/24 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Filing regarding Confirmations of Road Repairs
- 03/13/24 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Filing regarding Confirmation of Road Repairs from Leola Township
- 05/01/24 - Docket Reclosed