File #: Details 2022-142    Version: 1 Name:
Type: CN - Certificate of Need Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/21/2022 In control: PUC Agenda Meeting
On agenda: 8/11/2022 Final action:
Title: * IP-7013/CN-19-408; Big Bend Wind, LLC; IP-7013/WS-19-619; IP-7013/TL-19-621; IP-7014/CN-19-486; Red Rock Solar, LLC IP-7014/GS-19-620 In the Matter of the Application of Big Bend Wind, LLC for a Certificate of Need, a Site Permit for the up to 300 MW Large Wind Energy Conversion System and a Route Permit for the 161 kV Transmission Line in Cottonwood, Martin, and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota; In the Matter of of the Application of Red Rock Solar, LLC, for a Certificate of Need and a Site Permit for the up to 60 MW Red Rock Solar Project in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. 1. Should the Commission adopt the Administrative Law Judge's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation? 2. Should the Commission find that the environmental assessment and the record created at the public hearing adequately address the issues identified in the scoping decision? 3. Should the Commission grant a certificate of need for the up to 300 MW Big Bend Wind Project proposed in Cottonwood and...
Attachments: 1. PUC Order 9-24-19.pdf, 2. 1 RRS Cert of Need 11-9-20.pdf, 3. 2 RRS Cert of Need 11-9-20.pdf, 4. 3 RRS Cert of Need 11-9-20.pdf, 5. 4 PUBLIC RRS Cert of Need 11-9-20.pdf, 6. 1 RRS Site Permit App Summary 11-9-20.pdf, 7. 2 RRS Site Permit App 11-9-20.pdf, 8. 3 RRS Site Permit App Figures 11-9-20.pdf, 9. 4 RRS Site Permit App App A 11-9-20.pdf, 10. 5 RRS Site Permit App App B 1-4 11-9-20.pdf, 11. 6 RRS Site Permit App App B 2-4 11-9-20.pdf, 12. 7 RRS Site Permit App App B 3-4 11-9-20.pdf, 13. 8 RRS Site Permit App App B 4-4 11-9-20.pdf, 14. 9 RRS Site Permit App App C 11-9-20.pdf, 15. 10 RRS Site Permit App App D 11-9-20.pdf, 16. 11 PUBLIC RRS Site Permit App App E 1A1 11-10-20.pdf, 17. 13 RRS Site Permit App App F-1 11-10-20.pdf, 18. 14 RRS Site Permit App App F-211-10-20.pdf, 19. 1 DOC EERA Comments 12-15-20.pdf, 20. 2 DOC EERA Comments 12-15-20.pdf, 21. 3 DOC EERA Comments 12-15-20.pdf, 22. 19-408 DOC EERA Comments 12-15-20.pdf, 23. Minnesota Historical Society Petition to Intervene 12-15-20.pdf, 24. MPCA Comments 12-18-20.pdf, 25. SRDC Comments 12-21-20.pdf, 26. LSC Comments 12-22-20.pdf, 27. BBW Reply Comments 12-23-20.pdf, 28. 19-486 RRS Reply Comments 12-23-20.pdf, 29. DOC Reply Comments 12-24-20.pdf, 30. PUBLIC RRS Appendix E Phase 1A Literature Review and NHIS Request 1-14-21.pdf, 31. PUC Order 3-11-21.pdf, 32. PUC Notice 3-17-21.pdf, 33. Upper Sioux Indian Community Petition to Intervene 4-1-21.pdf, 34. Minnesota Historical Society Comments 4-29-21.pdf, 35. MNDNR Comments 4-29-21.pdf, 36. Lower Sioux Indian Community Comments 4-29-21.pdf, 37. MnDOT Comments 4-30-21.pdf, 38. BBW RRS Reply Comments 5-5-21.pdf, 39. OAH Scheduling Order 5-21-21.pdf, 40. MnDOT Aeronautics Comments 5-24-21.pdf, 41. DOC EERA – EA Scoping Summary and Recommendations 5-24-21.pdf, 42. DOC EERA Comments, Rec. Preliminary Draft Site Permit 6-3-21.pdf, 43. OAH First Prehearing Order 7-1-21.pdf, 44. PUC Order 7-22-21.pdf, 45. LIUNA Petition to Intervene 7-30-21.pdf, 46. OAH Order 8-13-21.pdf, 47. OAH Order 8-16-21.pdf, 48. OAH Order 8-17-21.pdf, 49. DOC EERA - Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision 8-24-21.pdf, 50. OAH Third Prehearing Order 8-24-21.pdf, 51. 1 BBW Settlement Agreement 8-24-21.pdf, 52. 2 BBW Settlement Agreement 8-24-21.pdf, 53. 3 BBW Settlement Agreement 8-24-21.pdf, 54. 4 BBW Settlement Agreement 8-24-21.pdf, 55. 6 BBW Settlement Agreement 8-24-21.pdf, 56. 7 BBW Settlement Agreement 8-24-21.pdf, 57. 8 BBW Settlement Agreement 8-24-21.pdf, 58. OAH Fourth Prehearing Order 9-17-21.pdf, 59. 1 BBW Supplemental and Amended Site Permit Application 9-20-21.pdf, 60. 2 BBW Supplemental and Amended Site Permit Application 9-20-21.pdf, 61. 3 BBW Figures 1-3 9-20-21.pdf, 62. 4 BBW Figures 2-3 9-20-21.pdf, 63. 5 BBW Figures 3-3 9-20-21.pdf, 64. 6 BBW App A 9-20-21.pdf, 65. 7 BBW App B 1-5 9-20-21.pdf, 66. 7 BBW App B 2-5 9-20-21.pdf, 67. 7 BBW App B 3-5 9-20-21.pdf, 68. 8 BBW App B 4-5 9-20-21.pdf, 69. 9 BBW App B 5-5 9-20-21.pdf, 70. 10 BBW App C 9-20-21.pdf, 71. 11 PUBLIC BBW App D 9-20-21.pdf, 72. 13 PUBLIC BBW Noise Analysis 1-5 9-20-21.pdf, 73. 14 PUBLIC BBW Noise Analysis 2-5 9-20-21.pdf, 74. 15 PUBLIC BBW Noise Analysis 3-5 9-20-21.pdf, 75. 16 PUBLIC BBW Noise Analysis 4-5 9-20-21.pdf, 76. 17 PUBLIC BBW Noise Analysis 5-5 9-20-21.pdf, 77. 18 BBW Shadow Flicker 1-3 9-20-21.pdf, 78. 19 BBW Shadow Flicker 2-3 9-20-21.pdf, 79. 20 BBW Shadow Flicker 3-3 9-20-21.pdf, 80. 21 BBW App G 9-20-21.pdf, 81. 22 BBW App H 1-3 9-20-21.pdf, 82. 23 BBW App H 2-3 9-20-21.pdf, 83. 24 BBW App H 3-3 9-20-21.pdf, 84. 25 BBW App I 1-4 9-20-21.pdf, 85. 26 BBW App I 2-4 9-20-21.pdf, 86. 27 BBW App I 3-4 9-20-21.pdf, 87. 28 BBW App I 4-4 9-20-21.pdf, 88. 35 BBW App K 1-2 9-20-21.pdf, 89. 36 BBW App K 2-2 9-20-21.pdf, 90. 37 BBW App L 9-20-21.pdf, 91. 38 BBW Rev. Decommission Plan 9-20-21.pdf, 92. 1 Ikkala Direct Testimony 10-1-21.pdf, 93. 2 Ikkala Direct Testimony 10-1-21.pdf, 94. DOC EERA Revised Schedule 10-7-21.pdf, 95. OAH Order 10-11-21.pdf, 96. DOC EERA Notice 10-15-21.pdf, 97. OAH Order 10-20-21.pdf, 98. BBRR Scoping Comments 11-1-21.pdf, 99. DOC EERA Rev Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision 11-5-21.pdf, 100. Upper Sioux Indian Community Direct Testimony of Adam Savariego 11-10-21.pdf, 101. Lower Sioux Indian Community Direct Testimony of Robert Larsen 11-10-21.pdf, 102. MN Historical Society Direct Testimony of Kevin Maijala 11-10-21.pdf, 103. LIUNA Direct Testimony of Lucas Franco 11-10-21.pdf, 104. LIUNA Direct Testimony of Lucas Franco 11-12-21.pdf, 105. PUC Notice 1-14-22.pdf, 106. 1 DOC EERA EA 1-18-22.pdf, 107. 2 DOC EERA EA 1-2 1-18-22.pdf, 108. 3 DOC EERA EA 1-18-22.pdf, 109. 3 DOC EERA EA 2-2 1-18-22.pdf, 110. 4 DOC EERA EA Maps 1-18-22.pdf, 111. 5 DOC EERA EA App A 1-18-22.pdf, 112. 6 DOC EERA EA App B 1-18-22.pdf, 113. 7 DOC EERA EA App C 1-18-22.pdf, 114. 8 DOC EERA EA App D 1-18-22.pdf, 115. 9 DOC EERA EA App E 1-18-22.pdf, 116. 10 DOC EERA EA App F 1-18-22.pdf, 117. DOC EERA EA Corrections 1-18-22.pdf, 118. DOC DER Comments 1-26-22.pdf, 119. DOC DER Comments 1-28-22.pdf, 120. 1 Ikkala Surrebutal 1-31-22.pdf, 121. 2 Ikkala Surrebutal 1-31-22.pdf, 122. 3 Ikkala Surrebutal 1-31-22.pdf, 123. DOC EERA EA Corrections 2-8-22.pdf, 124. IUOP Local 49 Comments 2-14-22.pdf, 125. NCSR Council of Carpenters Comments 2-22-22.pdf, 126. MNDNR Comments 2-22-22.pdf, 127. BBW Post Hearing Comments 2-22-22.pdf, 128. DOC EERA Public Hearing Comments 2-22-22.pdf, 129. PUC Public Comments Batch 2-23-22.pdf, 130. BBW Post Hearing Brief 3-18-22.pdf, 131. BBW Combined Proposed FofF, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations 3-18-22.pdf, 132. DOC EERA Reply Brief 4-1-22.pdf, 133. MHS, Lower Sioux, Upper Sioux Reply Brief 4-1-22.pdf, 134. LIUNA Letter 4-1-22.pdf, 135. OAH FofF, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations 4-29-22.pdf, 136. 1 PUC Letter to SHPO 5-11-22.pdf, 137. 2 PUC Letter to SHPO 5-11-22.pdf, 138. 3 PUC Letter to SHPO 5-11-22.pdf, 139. 4 PUC Letter to SHPO 5-11-22.pdf, 140. 5 PUC Letter to SHPO 5-11-22.pdf, 141. 6 PUC Letter to SHPO 5-11-22.pdf, 142. 7 PUC Letter to SHPO 5-11-22.pdf, 143. 8 PUC Letter to SHPO 5-11-22.pdf, 144. BBW RRS Letter 5-16-22.pdf, 145. DOC EERA Exceptions to ALJ Report 5-16-22.pdf, 146. SHPO Comments 6-27-22.pdf, 147. BBW Response 6-29-22.pdf, 148. Briefing Papers, 149. Briefing Paper Attachments A, B, C, 150. Decision Options-Commissioner Tuma
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*                     IP-7013/CN-19-408;                     Big Bend Wind, LLC;

                     IP-7013/WS-19-619;

                     IP-7013/TL-19-621;

                     IP-7014/CN-19-486;                     Red Rock Solar, LLC

                     IP-7014/GS-19-620

In the Matter of the Application of Big Bend Wind, LLC for a Certificate of Need, a Site Permit for the up to 300 MW Large Wind Energy Conversion System and a Route Permit for the 161 kV Transmission Line in Cottonwood, Martin, and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota;

In the Matter of of the Application of Red Rock Solar, LLC, for a Certificate of Need and a Site Permit for the up to 60 MW Red Rock Solar Project in Cottonwood County, Minnesota.

 

1.                     Should the Commission adopt the Administrative Law Judge’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation?

2.                     Should the Commission find that the environmental assessment and the record created at the public hearing adequately address the issues identified in the scoping decision?

3.                     Should the Commission grant a certificate of need for the up to 300 MW Big Bend Wind Project proposed in Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota?

4.                     Should the Commission grant a site permit for the up to 300 MW Big Bend Wind Project proposed in Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota?

5.                     Should the Commission issue a route permit for the 161 kV transmission line associated with both Big Bend Wind and Red Rock Solar Projects proposed in Cottonwood, Watonwan, and Martin Counties, Minnesota? (PUC: Panait)