File #: Details 2018-019    Version: 1 Name:
Type: WS - Wind Power Plant Siting Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/23/2018 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 2/8/2018 Final action:
Title: ** IP6851/WS-10-1238 Big Blue Wind Farm, LLC In the Matter of the Site Permit Issued to Big Blue Wind Farm, LLC for the 36 MW Big Blue Wind Farm in Faribault County. What action should the Commission take on the proposed noise protocol and other compliance related matters? (PUC: DeBleeckere)
Attachments: 1. PUC Order Issuing Site Permit 10-27-11, 2. Big Blue Compliance Filing Site Plan (Revised Layout) 10-5-11, 3. Big Blue Compliance Filing Supp. Info (Noise Analysis Contour Map) 10-12-11, 4. Big Blue Compliance Filing Supp. Info. (Crane path Noise Lines) 10-20-11, 5. DOC Compliance Filing (Review and Approval of Revised Site Plan) 11-1-11, 6. Big Blue Info Filing on Change in Ownership 11-7-12, 7. Big Blue - Letter (Wenck 2012 Noise Study Protocol) 12-6-12, 8. DOC EERA Annual Compliance Review (Noise Protocol Under Review) 8-6-13, 9. Big Blue Compliance Filing (Confirmation of Operation on 12-15-12) 1-31-13 PUBLIC, 10. DOC EERA Compliance Review 4-11-14, 11. PUC Information Requests 6-29-17, 12. Big Blue Compliance Filing (Feb 2013 Noise Study) 7-7-17, 13. PUC Letter Initiating Unresolved Complaint Process 8-15-17, 14. DOC EERA Compliance Review Comments and Recommendations 11-1-17, 15. PUC Letter to Show Cause 1-10-18, 16. Big Blue Response to Alleged Site Permit Violations 1-18-18, 17. DOC EERA Comments and Recommendations 1-25-18, 18. PUC Responses to IR 1-5 from Big Blue (from 7-7-17) 2-1-18, 19. Big Blue Siemens Gamesa Letter Wind Turbine Noise Response on Clicking 6-8-17, 20. Big Blue Compliance Filing (Results of February 2013 Noise Study) 7-7-17, 21. (Moore Complaint 1) Letter Response to Unresolved Complaint Process 8-15-17, 22. (Big Blue Response 1) Letter Response to Unresolved Complaint 8-15-17, 23. (Big Blue Response 2) to Noise Complaints 8-29-17, 24. (Moore Complaint 2) Letter Turbine Foundation 9-11-17, 25. (Moore Complaint 3) Public Comment Turbine Noise Never Studied 9-11-17, 26. (Moore Complaint 4) Public Comment Pad Mount Transformer Changed 9-12-17, 27. (Moore Complaint 5) Public Comment 18 Month Noise Study 9-13-17, 28. (Moore Complaint 6) Comments Big Blue Permit 9-14-17, 29. (Big Blue Response 3) Letter Response to Five Letters from Moore 9-18-17, 30. (Moore Complaint 7) Letter Big Blue Complaint Procedure Violation 9-19-17, 31. (Moore Complaint 8) Letter Big Blue Noise Map and Turbine Base Study September 21, 2017, 32. (Big Blue Response 4) Turbine Maintenance Status Report 9-26-17, 33. (Moore Complaint 9) Letter Unresolved Substantial Noise Complaint 9-28-17, 34. (Big Blue Response 5) Letter October 2017 Status Report 10-5-17, 35. (Big Blue Response 6) 10-16-17 Maintenance Progress Update 10-18-17, 36. (Moore Complaint 10) Letter WSB 11-2-17, 37. (Moore Complaint 11) Letter Jet Noise from Turbines T8 and T9 12-4-17, 38. (Big Blue Response 7) Letter Compliance Filing 12-12-17, 39. (Big Blue Response 8) Letter Re to Alleged Violations and Show Cause 1-18-18, 40. (Moore Complaint 12) Letter 5 Breeches of Site Permit 1-22-18, 41. Briefing Papers, 42. 10-1238 Revised Decision Options 2-8-2018

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**                     IP6851/WS-10-1238                     Big Blue Wind Farm, LLC

In the Matter of the Site Permit Issued to Big Blue Wind Farm, LLC for the 36 MW Big Blue Wind Farm in Faribault County.

 

What action should the Commission take on the proposed noise protocol and other compliance related matters? (PUC: DeBleeckere)