EL24-023 - In the Matter of the Application by Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC for Energy Facility Permits of a Wind Energy Facility and a 345-kV Transmission Facility in Deuel County, South Dakota, for the
South Deuel Wind Project
Date of Notice of Filing: 07/03/24 ♦ Pending
Agendas:
July 19, 2024, Agenda of Commission Meeting
August 13, 2024, Agenda of Commission Meeting
August 27, 2024, Agenda of Commission Meeting
September 10, 2024, Agenda of Commission Meeting
September 24, 2024, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of the July 19, 2024, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the August 13, 2024, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the August 27, 2024, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the September 10, 2024, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the September 24, 2024, Commission Meeting
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Public Input MeetingA public input meeting on the application and project will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. CDT at the Clear Lake Community Center, 218 Third Ave. S., Clear Lake, South Dakota.
Party Status Applications
- 07/09/24 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Meeting; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 07/24/24 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contracts
- 08/16/24 - Order Granting Party Status (Matthew Holden)
- 08/29/24 - Order Granting Party Status (Arla Hamann Poindexter)
- 09/11/24 - Order Granting Party Status (Lake Cochrane Improvement Association, Jay Grabow, and Josh Bekaert)
- 09/25/24 - Order Granting Motion for Procedural Schedule
Pre-filed Testimony and Exhibits
Filed Documents:- 06/28/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Letter regarding Application
- Application
- Appendix A - Figures
- Figure 1 - Project Location Map
- Figure 2 - Project Layout Mapbook
- Figure 3 - Transmission Line Structures
- Figure 4 - Turbine Siting Constraints Map
- Figure 5 - Surficial Geology Map
- Figure 6 - Surficial Geology Cross Section
- Figure 7 - Bedrock Geology Map
- Figure 8 - Soil Map
- Figure 9 - Water Resources Map
- Figure 10 - NLCD Map
- Figure 11 - Environmental Constrains Map
- Figure 12 - Land Use Map
- Figure 13 - Public & Conservation Lands Map
- Figure 14 - Public Facilities Map
- Figure 1 - Project Location Map
- Appendix B - Conditional Use Permit, Associated Findings and Wind Energy System Zoning Ordinance
- Appendix C - Economic Impact Analysis
- Appendix D -
Agency Correspondence
- Appendix E -
Wetland Delineation Report
- Appendix F -
2023 Grassland Assessment
- Appendix G -
2021-2022 Large Bird Use Survey
- Appendix H -
2023 Raptor Nest Survey
- Appendix I -
2022 Bat Acoustic Study
- Appendix J -
Northern Long-Eared Bat Habitat Assessment
- Appendix K -
Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy
- Appendix L -
2023 Protected Butterfly Species Habitat Assessment
- Appendix M -
Noise Analysis
- Appendix N -
Shadow Flicker Analysis
- Appendix O -
Microwave Study
- Appendix P -
AM and FM Radio Report
- Appendix Q -
Communication Tower Study
- Appendix R -
Radar and Navigational Aid Screening Study
- Appendix S -
Obstruction Evaluation & Airspace Analysis
- Appendix T - Market Impact Analysis
- Appendix U -
Levell III Intensive Archaeological Resources Survey Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix V - Historic-Age Resource Survey
- Appendix W -
Unanticipated Discovery Plan
- Appendix X - Decommissioning Plan
- Appendix A - Figures
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Aidan O’Connor
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Monica Monterrosa
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Michelle Phillips
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Alexandra Thompson
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Michael Hankard
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of JoAnne Blank
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of Michael MaRous
- Pre-filed Direct Testimony of David Loomis
- Application
- 07/01/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Certificate of Service
- 07/09/24 - Commission Attorney's Certificate of Service
- 07/24/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Proof of Mailing to PUC
- 07/24/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Letter regarding Landowner Notification
- Attachment A - Letter to Landowners
- Attachment B - Mailing List Confidential (not available to the public)
- 08/09/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Response to Matthew Holden's Application for Party Status
- 08/13/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Certificate of Service
- 08/21/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Letter regarding Public Input Meeting PowerPoint Presentation
- 08/22/24 - Notice of Public Meeting, Newspaper Affidavits of Publication
- 08/26/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Letter regarding Arla Hamann Poindexter's Application for Party Status
- 08/29/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Letter regarding Lake Cochrane Improvement Association, Jay Grabow, and Josh Bekaert's Applications for Party Status
- 09/10/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC’s Letter regarding Additional Information in Response to Questions at the August 22, 2024, Public Input Meeting
- 09/13/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC’s Letter regarding Revised Appendix W - Unanticipated Discoveries Plan
- 09/13/24 - Staff’s First Set of Data Requests to Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC's Certificate of Service
- 09/13/24 - Staff’s Motion for Procedural Schedule
- 09/23/24 - Staff’s Second Set of Data Requests to Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC Certificate of Service
- 09/23/24 - Staff’s First Set of Data Requests Certificates of Service
- Staff’s First Set of Data Requests to Matthew Holden Certificate of Service
- Staff’s First Set of Data Requests to Josh Bekaert Certificate of Service
- Staff’s First Set of Data Requests to Jay Grabow Certificate of Service
- Staff’s First Set of Data Requests to Arla Hamann Poindexter Certificate of Service
- Staff’s First Set of Data Requests to Lake Cochrane Improvement Association Inc. Certificate of Service
- 09/24/24 - Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC’s First Set of Discovery Requests to Lake Cochrane Improvement Association Certificate of Service
- 10/01/24 - Staff’s Third Set of Data Requests to Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC Certificate of Service
- 10/07/24 - Intervenor Lake Cochrane Improvement Association, Inc.'s Response to Staff's First Data Request Certificate of Service
- 10/08/24 - Intervenor Lake Cochrane Improvement Association, Inc.'s Response to Applicant’s First Data Request Certificate of Service
- 10/08/24 - Staff’s Second Set of Data Requests to Lake Cochrane Improvement Association Inc. Certificate of Service
- 10/15/24 - Intervenor Lake Cochrane Improvement Association Inc.'s Certificate of Service
- 10/18/24 - Staff’s Fourth Set of Data Requests to Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC Certificate of Service
- 10/24/24- Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC’s First Set of Data Requests to Arla Hamann Poindexter Certificate of Service
- 10/28/24 - Staff’s Fifth Set of Data Requests to Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South LLC Certificate of Service
- 10/29/24 - PUC Staff’s Letter Regarding Subpoena of Chad Switzer, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks
- 10/31/24 - Admission of Service (Chad Switzer, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks)
- 11/06/24 - Intervenor Lake Cochrane Improvement Association, Inc.'s regarding Procedural Order and Status Update
- 11/13/24 - Staff's Pre-filed Testimony
- 11/13/24 - Intervenor Arla Hamann Poindexter's Pre-filed Testimony
- 11/14/24 - Intervenor Arla Hamann Poindexter's Exhibits