Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. Caldwell Solar's application for a Construction Certificate to construct an approximately 200 MW merchant solar electric generating facility in Caldwell County, Kentucky, is conditionally granted subject to full compliance with the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A. 2. Caldwell Solar's motion for deviation from the statutory setback from residential neighborhoods is granted, and a setback of 300 feet from residential neighborhoods as set forth in its motion is required. 3. Caldwell Solar shall fully comply with 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 commission's docket.

Order Entered: 1. Caldwell Solar’s petition for confidential treatment filed December 3, 2021, is granted as to material terms of the leases as defined above and for any additional personal information that may appear in the leases or related maps. 2. Caldwell Solar’s petition for confidential treatment filed January 17, 2022, for its karst reports is denied. 3. Caldwell Solar’s petition for confidential treatment filed March 11, 2022, is granted as to any personal information as defined above that is found in the environmental assessments or related maps, but denied as to the environmental site assessments. 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. Caldwell Solar shall inform the Siting Board if the designated material granted confidential treatment becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.

Caldwell Solar Petition for Confidential Treatment of certain information in its concurrently-filed Response to ESB post hearing data requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solar response to ESB post-hearing data requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Third Supplement to Response to 1st Set of Data Requests for items 05, 09 and 31

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

20220302_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing data requests, if any, shall be filed on or before February 25, 2022. 2. Responses to post-hearing data requests shall be filed on or before March 11, 2022. 3. This case shall stand submitted for a decision by the Siting Board effective 12:01 a.m., March 12, 2022.

Pages for Amended Exhibit H Attachment C from 02/10/2022 filing

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

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

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Second Supplement to Response to 1st Set of Data Requests for item 33

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Notice of Filing Amended Exhibit H to the Application

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solar Response to Harvey Economics Final Report

Jason R. Bentley Caldwell Solar, LLC

This document provides a review of the Site Assessment Report for the proposed Campbell County Solar Facility submitted to the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting.

Susan Walker Harvey Economics Company

Notice of Filing Amended Exhibit B to the Application

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Supplement to Response to 1st Set of Requests for items 21 and 32, including 2nd Amended Exh. I and J

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Order Entered: 1. Caldwell Solar’s motion for an extension until December 10, 2021, to respond to requests numbers 5, 28, 50, 52, 66, 80, 83-85, 88, and 91-92 of Siting Board Staff’s First Request for Information is granted. 2. The remainder of the procedural schedule shall remain in effect. 3. In the event that the Siting Board Staff requires additional information, it has leave to file a further set of requests after its supplemental requests are filed on December, 22, 2021.

Caldwell Solars Petition for Confidential Treatment of certain information in its concurrently-filed Response to ESBs Second Data Requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solars Response to ESB Staffs second Data Requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

20220104_Letter Filing Document into the Record.pdf

Data Request

Response to Siting Board’s Staff’s First Request for Information Nos. 05, 28, 50, 52, 66, 80, 83-85, 88, 91 and 92

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solars Petition for Confidential Treatment of certain information in its concurrently-filed Response to ESBs First Data Requests

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solars Response to ESB Staffs first Requests, with certain responsive attachments filed separately, part 2 of 2

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solars Response to ESB Staffs first Requests, with certain responsive attachments filed separately

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solars Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to several of Siting Board Staffs Initial Data Requests

Jason R. Bentley Caldwell Solar, LLC

Data Request

Order Entered nunc pro tunc, that: 1. The language in the Appendix stating: “Caldwell Solar shall file responses to initial requests for information no later than 01/07/2022” is stricken and is replaced with the following language: “Caldwell Solar shall file responses to supplemental requests for information no later than 01/07/2022.” 2. All other provisions of the Siting Board’s November 1, 2021 Order that are not in conflict with the terms of this Order shall remain in effect.

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 February 22, 2022 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.

Motion for Deviation from Setback Requirements and cover letter

Jason R. Bentley Caldwell Solar, LLC

20211015_No Deficiency Letter.pdf

20211013_Acknowledgement Letter of Application Fees.pdf

Caldwell Solar, LLC Letter Regarding Application Fees

Caldwells Application for certificates, with accompanying table of contents and exhibits

Jason R. Bentley Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwells Renewed Notice of Intent to File Application

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

20210326_Memo Filing Executive Order 2021-172.pdf

Caldwell Solars Renewed Notice of Intent to File Application

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solars Notice of Compliance with PIM Notice Requirements

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Order Entered: 1. Caldwell Solar's motion to approve form of public meeting is granted. 2. Within three days of the publication of the public notice, Caldwell 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, Caldwell 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.

20200729_PSC No Deficiency Letter- Notice of Intent.pdf

Caldwells Motion to Approve Form of Public Meeting

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

Caldwell Solars Notice of Intent to File Application

Kathryn A. Eckert Caldwell Solar, LLC

20200728_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Caldwell Solar, LLC Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Certificate of Construction for an Approximately 200 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility in Caldwell County, Kentucky Using Electronic Filing Procedures