EL18-019 - In the Matter of the Application of Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC for a Facility Permit to Construct a 230 kV Transmission Line and Associated Facilities in Codington County
Date Filed: 04/11/18 ♦ Intervention Date: 06/11/18 ♦
Date of Notice of Filing: 04/12/18 ♦ Docket Closed: 02/05/19
Date of Notice of Filing: 04/12/18 ♦ Docket Closed: 02/05/19
Agendas:
February 1, 2019, Agenda of Commission Meeting
April 20, 2018, Agenda of Commission Meeting
October 28, 2020, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of February 1, 2019 Commission Meeting
Minutes of April 20, 2018, Commission Meeting
Minutes of October 28, 2020, Commission Meeting
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Hearings:Public input hearing on the Application on May 30, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., CDT, at Waverly·South Shore School Gymnasium, 319 Mary Place, Waverly, South Dakota.
- 04/17/18 - 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
- Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC's Presentation
- Recording
- Sign In Sheets
- Contact Precision Reporting to order written transcript.
- 04/17/18 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 04/26/18 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into a Consulting Contract
- 02/05/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion For Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Granting Permit to Construct a Transmission Line and Associated Facilities; Notice of Entry
- 10/30/20 - Order Granting Motion for Approval of Transfer of Permit and Approving Transfer of Permit
- 04/11/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Application
- Exhibit 1 - Map of Transmission Line (Revised on 05/23/18)
- Exhibit 2 - Map Book
- Exhibit 3 - Wider Area View of Project (Revised on 05/23/18)
- 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
- Exhibit 11 - Potential Dakota Skipper Habitat
- 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 County and D-2 - Soil Associations within the Project Construction Easement for Codington County)
- Appendix E - Cultural Survey, Level 1 Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix F - Transmission Structure Drawings for Single Circuit Line
- Request for Confidential Treatment of Information
- Mark Thompson's Direct Testimony
- Jason Utton's Direct Testimony
- 04/18/18 - PUC's Affidavit of Service
- 04/27/18 - PUC Staff's Letter to SD Newspaper Association regarding Notice of Public Hearing
- 05/22/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Notice to Landowners and Affidavits
- 05/23/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Revised Exhibit 1 & 3 of the Application
- Revised Exhibit 1 - Map of Transmission Line (originally filed on 04/11/18)
- Revised Exhibit 3 - Wider Area View of Project (originally filed on 04/11/18)
- 06/08/18 - PUC Staff's Affidavits of Publication (Watertown Public Opinion, Grant County Review and South Shore Gazette)
- 08/07/18 - PUC Staff's First Set of Data Requests to Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC Certificate of Service
- 08/22/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC Responses to PUC Staff's First Set of Data Requests Certificate of Service
- 08/24/18 - PUC Staff's Second Set of Data Requests to Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC Certificate of Service
- 09/12/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC Responses to PUC Staff's Second Set of Data Requests Certificate of Service
- 12/18/18 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Exhibit 12 - Updated Map Book
- 01/08/19 - Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation (Staff of the Public Utilities Commission and Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC)
- 01/11/19 - Applicant's Responses to Staff's First Set of Data Requests to Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC (1-1 through 1-14)
- 01/11/19 - Applicant's Responses to Staff's Second Set of Data Requests to Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC (2-1 through 2-14) and Certificate of Service
- 01/11/19 - Purchase and Sales Agreement Confidential (not available to the public)
- 02/05/19 - Docket Closed
- 07/12/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Settlement Stipulation Paragraph 30 Compliance Filing
- 07/30/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Settlement Stipulation Paragraph 1 Compliance Filing
- 07/30/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Letter Sent to Landowners
- Landowner Letter With Attachments
- Affidavit of Landowner Mailings
- Landowner Listing Confidential (not available to the public)
- Certificate of Service
- 07/30/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Landowner Letter to Codington County Auditor Certificate of Service
- 08/05/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Settlement Stipulation Paragraphs 15 and 16 Compliance Filing
- 08/08/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Settlement Stipulation Paragraph 1 Compliance Filing
- 08/12/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Settlement Stipulation Paragraph 11h
- 08/15/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Settlement Stipulation Paragraph 17 - Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan Documents
- 09/10/19 - Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Settlement Stipulation Paragraph 29 - Easement Affidavit
- 09/09/20 - Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC's Letter regarding Condition 31
- 10/19/20 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy Letter regarding Motion for Approval of Transfer of Permit
- 10/21/20 - Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Revised Affidavit of David Gil