EL19-027 – In the Matter of the Application by Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC for a Permit of a Wind Energy Facility in Deuel, Grant and Codington Counties
Evidentiary Hearing Exhibits
Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC
- A1 - Crowned Ridge Wind Farm's Application
- A1-A -Appendix A – Figures; Figure 1 - Project Area; Figure 2 - Public Land and Facilities; Figure 3a and 3b - Project Maps; Figure 4a - Typical Wind Turbine Diagram; Figure 4b -Typical Wind Turbine Diagram; Figure 5 - Typical Turbine Construction Site Layout; Figure 6 - Environmental Constraints; Figure 7 - Constraints Map; Figure 8 - Topographic Map; Figure 9a - Surficial Geology; Figure 9b - Geology Cross Sections; Figure 10 - Bedrock Geology Figure 11 - Soil Types; Figure 12 - Water Resources; Figure 13 - Land Use; and Figure 14 - Common Sound Levels in the Environment
- A1-B - Appendix B - Agency Coordination Dates and Correspondence
- A1-C - Appendix C - Aquatic Resources Survey Report
- A1-D - Appendix D - Bat Acoustic Survey Report
- A1-E - Appendix E - Bat Habitat Assessment Report
- A1-F - Appendix F - Dakota Skipper-Poweshiek Skipperling Survey
- A1-G - Appendix G - Raptor Nest Survey Report
- A1-H - Appendix H - Avian Use Survey Report
- A1-I - Appendix I - Sound Level Modeling Report (See Updated Appendices Filed on 9/20/19)
- A1-J - Appendix J - Shadow Flicker Modeling Report (See Updated Appendices Filed on 9/20/19)
- A1-K - Appendix K - County Conditional Use Permits
- A1-L - Appendix L - Property Value Effects Studies
- A1-M - Appendix M - Telecommunication Studies
- A1-N - Appendix N - Decommissioning Plan
- A1-O - Cultural Confidential
- A2 - Direct Testimony of Jay Haley
- A3 - Direct Testimony of Sarah Sappinton, Updated to include page numbers in 10/21/19
- A4 - Direct Testimony of Mark Thompson
- A5 - Direct Testimony of Tyler Wilhelm
- A6 - Direct Testimony of Daryl Hart
- A7 - Direct Testimony and Exhibit of Richard Lampeter
- A8 - Crowned Ridged Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Updates to Original Application
- A9 - Crowned Ridged Wind, LLC's Letter regarding Dropped and Moved Turbines
- A10 - Crowned Ridged Letter, Notice Letter, and Affidavit on Notice of Public Input Hearing
- A11 - PUC Affidavits of Publication
- A12 - Supplemental Testimony of Chris Ollson
- A12-1 - Exhibit CO-S-1: Curriculum Vitae
- A12-2 - Exhibit CO-S-2: Exposure to Wind Turbine Noise: Perceptual Responses and Reported Health Effects
- A12-3 - Exhibit CO-S-3: Effects of Wind Turbine Noise on Self-Reported and Objective Measures of Sleep
- A12-4 - Exhibit CO-S-4: Before-After Field Study of Effects of Wind Turbine Noise on Polysomnographic Sleep Parameters
- A12-5 - Exhibit CO-S-5: Impact of Wind Turbine Sound on Annoyance, Self-Reported Sleep Disturbance and Psychological Distress
- A12-6 - Exhibit CO-S-6: The Association Between Self-Reported and Objective Measures of Health and Aggregate Annoyance Scores Toward Wind Turbine Installations
- A12-7 - Exhibit CO-S-7: Health-Based Audible Noise Guidelines Account for Infrasound and Low-Frequency Noise Produced by Wind Turbines
- A12-8 - Exhibit CO-S-8: Low-Frequency Noise Incl. Infrasound From Wind Turbines and Other Sources
- A12-9 - Exhibit CO-S-9: An Assessment of Quality of Life Using the WHOQOL-BREF Among Participants Living in the Vicinity of Wind Turbines
- A12-10 - Exhibit CO-S-10: Monitoring Annoyance and Stress Effects of Wind Turbines on Nearby Residents: A Comparison of U.S. and European Samples
- A12-11 - Exhibit CO-S-11: Health Effects and Wind Turbines: A Review of the Literature
- A12-12 - Exhibit CO-S-12: Wind Turbines and Photosensitive Epilepsy
- A12-13 - Exhibit CO-S-13: Wind Turbines, Flicker, and Photosensitive Epilepsy: Characterzing the Flashing That May Precipitate Seizures and Optimizing Guidelines to Prevent Them
- A12-14 - Exhibit CO-S-14: Potential of Wind Turbines to Elicit Seizures Under Various Meteorological Conditions
- A12-15 - Exhibit CO-S-15: Update of UK Shadow Flicker Evidence Base - Department of Energy and Climate Change
- A12-16 - Exhibit CO-S-16: Information on How to Identify and Assess Optical Immissions Wind Turbines
- A13 - Supplemental Testimony of Daryl Hart
- A14 - Supplemental Testimony of Jay Haley
- A14-1 - Exhibit JH-S-1: Final Report Crowned Ridge II Wind Farm Sound Study Codington, Deuel and Grant Counties, SD
- A14-2 - Exhibit JH-S-2: Final Report Crowned Ridge II Wind Farm Shadow Flicker Study Codington, Deuel and Grant Counties, SD
- A14-3 - Exhibit JH-S-3: Crowned Ridge II 200 MW Sound Level Tabular Results Sorted by Receptor ID Realistic Case Sound Results at Land Parcel
- A14-4 - Exhibit JH-S-4: Crowned Ridge II 200 MW Shadow Flicker Tabular Results Sorted by Receptor ID Realistic Case Shadow Results at Occupied Structures Results using GE 2.3-116-90 m HH, GE 2.1-116-80 m HH WTG's UTM NAD83 Zone 14 Codington County
- A15 - Supplemental Testimony of Mark Thompson
- A16 - Supplemental Testimony of Michael Marous
- A17 - Supplemental Testimony of Robert McCunney
- A17-1 - Exhibit RM-S-1: Curriculum Vitae
- A17-2 - Exhibit RM-S-2: Exposure to Wind Turbine Noise: Perceptual Responses and Reported Health Effects
- A17-3 - Exhibit RM-S-3: Wind Turbines and Health - A Critical Review of the Scientific Literature
- A17-4 - Exhibit RM-S-4: Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Sound, Including Low-Frequency Sound and Infrasound
- A17-5 - Exhibit RM-S-5: Measurement and Level of lnfrasound From Wind Farms and Other Sources
- A17-6 - Exhibit RM-S-6: Low Frequency Noise and Infrasound From Wind Turbines
- A17-7 - Exhibit RM-S-7: Potential of Wind Turbines to Elicit Seizures Under Various Meteorological Conditions
- A17-8 - Exhibit RM-S-8: Photic- and Pattern-induced Seizures: Expert Consensus of the Epilepsy Foundation of America Working Group
- A18 - Supplemental Testimony of Sarah Sappington
- A18-1 - Exhibit SS-S-1: South Dakota State Historical Society's Letter to SWCA Environmental Consultants regarding Archaeological and Traditional Cultural Property Inventory, Crowned Ridge II Wind Turbine Array
- A18-2 - Exhibit SS-S-2: South Dakota State Historical Society's Letter to SWCA Environmental Consultants regarding Architectural Resources Assessment - Location: Multiple Counties
- A19 - Supplemental Testimony of Tyler Wilhelm
- A20 - Rebuttal Testimony of Christopher Ollson
- A21 - Rebuttal Testimony of Jay Haley
- A22 - Rebuttal Testimony of Michael MaRous
- A23 - Rebuttal Testimony of Richard Lampeter
- A24 - Rebuttal Testimony of Sarah Sappington
- A25 - Rebuttal Testimony of Mark Thompson
- A26 - Rebuttal Testimony of Tyler Wilhelm
- A27 - Supplemental Response to Intervener IR 2-15
- A28 - Exhibit JH-R-3 - Revised
- A29 - Exhibit JH-R-1-Revised
PUC Staff
- S1 - Testimony and Exhibits of Darren Kearney
- Testimony and Exhibits of Darren Kearney Confidential (not available to the public)
- S2 - Testimony and Exhibits of David Hessler
- S3 - Testimony and Exhibits of Hilary Morey (Meyer)
- S4 - Testimony and Exhibits of Paige Olson
- S5 - Testimony and Exhibits of David Lawrence
- S6 - Supplemental Testimony of David Lawrence
- S7 - PUC Staff and Crowned Ridge Wind II, LLC's Proposed Permit Conditions
- 02/20/20 - PUC Staff's Letter regarding Exhibit S8
Intervenors
- AC-1 - A Cooperative Measurement Survey and Analysis of Low Frequency and Infrasound at the Shirley Wind Farm in Brown County, Wisconsin
- AC-2 - McPherson 6 18 May
- AC-3 - Riina Bray IWT Niagara
- AC-4 - Applicant's Responses to Amber Christenson's DR
- AC-5 - Applicant's Responses to Staff's 3rd Set
- AC-6 - Attachment 1 to Staff DR 3-2
- AC-7 - Attachment 1 to Staff DR 3-8
- AC-8 - Applicant's Supplemental Responses to Staff's Second Set of DR
- AC-9 - Applicant's Responses to Intervenors' Second Set of DR (4)
- AC-11 - Attachment 1 to Intervenor 2-2
- AC-13 - Attachment 1 to Intervenors 2-16
- AC-15 - Attachment 1 to Intervenor 1-4 Part 1
- AC-17 - Applicant Response to Intevenor’s First Data Request
- AC-18 - Grant County Compiled Zoning Ordinances
- AC-19 - Appendix: J Shadow Flicker & Sound Pressure Report
- Exhibit I-1 - Affidavit of Garry Ehlebracht (Redacted)
- Exhibit I-2 - Wind Farm Lease and Easement Agreement
- Exhibit I-3 - Application for Party Status (Corrected)
- Exhibit I-4 - Affidavit of Laretta Kranz
- Exhibit I-5 - Affidavit of Steven Greber (Redacted)
- 02/21/20 - Intervenors' Letter regarding Proposed Exhibit I-8