Kentucky Public Service Commission

20230505_Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Order Entered: 1. Golden Solar’s application for a Construction Certificate to construct an approximately 100 MW merchant solar electric generating facility and nonregulated electric transmission line in Caldwell County, Kentucky is conditionally granted subject to full compliance with the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A. 2. Golden Solar shall fully comply with the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A. 3. Golden Solar’s September 16, 2022 Motion for Deviation from the Setback Requirements is granted subject to the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A. 4. In the event mitigation measures within the body of this Order conflict with those prescribed in Appendix A, the measures in Appendix A shall control. 5. This case is closed and removed from the Siting Board’s docket.

Order Entered: 1. Golden Solar’s petition for confidential treatment is denied. 2. The designated material denied confidential treatment by this Order is not exempt from public disclosure and shall be placed in the public record and made available for public inspection. 3. If Golden Solar objects to the Siting Board’s determination that the requested material not be granted confidential treatment, it must seek either rehearing pursuant to 807 KAR 5:110, Section 5(4), or judicial review of this Order pursuant to KRS 278.712(5). Failure to exercise either of these statutory rights will be deemed as agreement with the Siting Board’s determination of which materials should be granted confidential treatment. 4. Within 30 days of the date of service of this Order, Golden Solar shall file a revised version of the designated material for which confidential treatment was denied, reflecting as unredacted the information that has been denied confidential treatment. 5. The designated material for which Golden Solar’s request for confidential treatment has been denied shall neither be placed in the public record nor made available for inspection for 30 days from the date of service of this Order in order to allow Golden Solar to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Notice of Filing re clarification for post-hearing data requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Petition for Confidential Treatment related to concurrently filed Response to ESB post hearing data requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Response to Siting Board Staff Post Hearing Data Requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Post-hearing brief re Gen-Tie, with 3 exhibits, and cover letter

Katherine K. Yunker Golden Solar, LLC

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing data requests, if any, shall be filed on or before January 13, 2023. 2. Responses to post-hearing data requests shall be filed on or before January 23, 2023. 3. This case shall stand submitted for a decision by the Siting Board effective 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, January 24, 2023.

Notice of Filing re affidavit of publication

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Notice of Filing supplementing witness CV to accompany the witness list filed on 1/4/23

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Notice of Filing for proof of public notice of the evidentiary hearing

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Notice of Filing supplementing certain witness CVs to accompany the witness list filed on 1/4/23

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Order Entered: 1. Golden Solar’s motion to allow virtual participation by all witnesses in the January 10, 2023, hearing is granted. 2. Siting Board Staff shall contact participants with instructions for participating remotely. 3. Before January 9, 2023, counsel for Golden Solar shall arrange a technology test with Siting Board Staff to ensure that all required technology is working properly.

Golden Witness List for 1/10/23 Hearing

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Motion re counsel and witness participation at 1/10/23 hearing

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Notice of Filing in response to 11-29-22 Order

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Solar Response to Wells Engineering Final Report

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Case No 2020-00243 Golden Solar - PSC Consultant Final Report

Scott Campbell Wells Engineering

Order Entered: 1. Golden Solar’s petition for confidential treatment is granted in part and denied in part. 2. Golden Solar’s petition for confidential treatment is granted with respect to the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses in the written communications. 3. Golden Solar’s petition for confidential treatment is denied with respect to the contents of the written communications other than the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. 4. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years from the date of filing of Golden Solar’s application or until further order of the Siting Board. 5. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Siting Board proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:110, Section 5. 6. Golden Solar shall inform the Siting Board if the designated material granted confidential treatment becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Supplement to Response to 1st Set of Requests for items 24 and 39

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Response to Siting Board Staff Second Data Requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Data Request

Response to Siting Board Staffs Initial Data Requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Petition for Confidential Treatment related to concurrently filed Response to ESB initial data requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Notice of Filing in response to 9-16-22 Order

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Golden Solar’s petition for confidential treatment is granted in part and denied in part. 2. Golden Solar’s petition for confidential treatment for the material terms of leases, as defined above, provided in Exhibit I of the application is granted. 3. Golden Solar’s petition for confidential treatment for the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment provided as Exhibit H, Attachment H of the application and the Karst Survey provided as Exhibit H, Attachment I of the application is denied. 4. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years or until further order of this Siting Board. 5. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Siting Board proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:110, Section 5. 6. Golden Solar shall inform the Siting Board if the designated material granted confidential treatment becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Golden Solar Motion for Deviation from Setback Requirements and cover letter

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Order Entered: 1. The statutory deadline for the processing of this matter is 180 days from the application filing date. 2. A hearing in this matter shall be held January 10, 2023, at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 3. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed for this proceeding. 4. Golden Solar shall give notice of any scheduled hearing in accordance with the provisions set forth in 807 KAR 5:110, Section 9. In addition, the notice of hearing shall include the following statement: “This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov”; and “Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listing on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov.” 5. Golden Solar shall file notice of the scheduled hearing with the Siting Board in accordance with the provisions set forth in 807 KAR 5:110, Section 9. 6. At any public hearing in this matter, neither opening statements nor summarization of direct testimonies shall be permitted. 7. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video recording shall be made of the hearing.

20220825_No Deficiency Letter.pdf

Golden Solar Application for certificates, with accompanying table of contents and exhibits

Jason R. Bentley Golden Solar, LLC

Petition for Confidential Treatment of certain information contained in the concurrently filed Application for construction certificate

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

20220809_Acknowledgement Letter of Application Fees.pdf

20220718_PSC No Deficiency Letter- Notice of Intent.pdf

Renewed notice of intent to file application

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Solar Notice of Compliance Filing for PIM Notice Requirements

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Renewed notice of intent to file application

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Renewed and Revised Notice of Intent

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

20210326_Memo Filing Executive Order 2021-172.pdf

Golden Solar, LLCs Renewed Notice of Intent to File Application

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Solars Notice of Compliance Filing for PIM Notice Requirements

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Order Entered: 1. Golden Solar's motion to approve form of public meeting is granted. 2. Within three days of the publication of the public notice, Golden Solar shall submit a copy of the newspaper advertisement that will notify the public of the proposed public meeting format. 3. Within three days of the mailing of the notice to adjacent property owners, Golden Solar shall submit a copy of the notice of the public meeting format that is required to be provided to owners of property adjacent to the solar project.

20200730_PSC No Deficiency Letter- Notice of Intent.pdf

Goldens Motion to Approve Form of Public Meeting

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

Golden Solars Notice of Intent to File Application

Kathryn A. Eckert Golden Solar, LLC

20200728_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Golden Solar, LLC Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Certificate of Construction for an Approximately 100 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility in Caldwell County, Kentucky Using Electronic Filing Procedures