Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. Frontier Solar’s application for a construction certificate to construct an approximately 120 MW merchant solar electric generating facility in Marion and Washington counties, Kentucky, and an approximately 1.7-mile non-regulated electric transmission line is conditionally granted subject to full compliance with the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A to this Order. 2. Frontier Solar’s amended motion for deviation from the setback requirements in KRS 278.704(2) is granted. Frontier Solar shall comply with the setbacks prescribed in the mitigation measures in Appendix A to this Order. 3. Frontier Solar shall fully comply with the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A to this Order. 4. In the event mitigation measures within the body of this Order conflict with those prescribed in Appendix A to this Order, the measures in Appendix A shall control. 5. This case is closed and removed from the Siting Board’s docket.

Order Entered: 1. Frontier Solar’s petition for confidential treatment for material terms of leases provided in the supplemental response to Staff’s First Request, Item 1 is granted. 2. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for 40 years or until further order of this Siting Board. 3. 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. 4. If the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment, Frontier Solar shall inform the Commission and file with the Commission an unredacted copy of the designated material. 5. If a nonparty to this proceeding requests to inspect the material granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the material has been granted confidential treatment has not expired, Frontier Solar shall have 30 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the material still falls within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878. If Frontier Solar is unable to make such demonstration, the requested material shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Siting Board shall deny the request for inspection.

Notice of Filing Per 5-21-2024 Order

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

20240530_Notice of Filing Hearing Documents - April 30, 2024.pdf

Order Entered: 1. Frontier Solar’s petition for confidential protection filed on February 24, 2024 is granted in part and denied in part. 2. Frontier Solar’s petition for confidential treatment for material terms of leases provided in response to Siting Board Staff’s First Request, Item 1 is granted. 3. Frontier Solar’s petition for confidential treatment for the remaining portions of the leases is denied. 4. Frontier Solar’s petition for confidential treatment for nonparties’ email addresses and phone numbers is granted. 5. Frontier Solar’s petition for confidential protection filed on March 26, 2024 is granted. 6. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection in regards to the material terms of the leases for 40 years and in regard to nonparties’ email addresses and phone numbers as well as Figure 5 of the CIA indefinitely or until further order of this Siting Board. 7. 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. 8. If the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment, Frontier Solar shall inform the Commission and file with the Commission an unredacted copy of the designated material.

Amended and Renewed Motion For Deviation From Setback Requirements

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Responses to Post-Hearing Request for Information

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

20240508_Letter Filing Executive Order 2024-180 Appointing Lisa Haydon and Judge Executive David Daugherty.pdf

Notice of Filing

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Third Supplemental Response to First Request for Information

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing requests for information, if any, shall be filed on or before May 3, 2024. 2. Responses to post-hearing requests for information shall be filed on or before May 17, 2024. 3. Counsel for Frontier Solar shall file a memorandum brief in support of Frontier Solar’s post-hearing position on or before May 9, 2024. 4. This case shall stand submitted for a decision by the Siting Board effective 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 18, 2024.

Corrected Notice of Public Notice of Evidentiary Hearing

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Notice of Public Notice of Evidentiary Hearing

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Notice of Witness Substitution

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Witness List

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Response to Consultants Report

Gregory Dutton FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Elliot Engineerings Final Report on Frontier Solar

Collin Abell Elliot Engineering

Witness Verification Form

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Second Supplemental Response To First Request for Information

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Supplemental Response to Siting Board Staffs First Request for Information

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Response to Staffs Second Request for Information

Gregory Dutton FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Motion for Deviation from Statutory Setbacks

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Data Request

Responses to First Request For Information

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. The statutory deadline for the processing of this matter is 180 days from the application filing date. 2. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed for this proceeding. 3. Frontier Solar shall respond to all requests for information propounded by Siting Board Staff, whether identified on the procedural schedule or otherwise, as provided in those requests. 4. Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:110, Section 3(4), any party filing a paper with the Siting Board shall file an electronic copy in accordance with the electronic filing procedures set forth in 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8. Electronic documents shall be in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately bookmarked. The Siting Board directs the parties to the Commission’s July 22, 2021, Order in Case No. 2020-00085¹ regarding filings with the Siting Board.

20240116_Letter Filing a Document into the Record.pdf

20240116_Letter Filing Document into the Record.pdf

20240112_Letter Filing Document into the Record.pdf

20240102_No Deficiency Letter.pdf

Application for Certificate of Construction for Generaction Facility and Transmission Line

Gregory Dutton FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

20231221_Acknowledgement Letter of Application Fees.pdf

20231108_PSC No Deficiency Letter- Notice of Intent.pdf

Notice of Intent

Pierce Stevenson FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar)

20231107_PSC Acknowledgement Letter.pdf

FRON bn, LLC (Frontier Solar) Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Certificate of Construction for an Approximately 120 Megawatt Merchant Solar Electric Generating Facility and Nonregulated Electric Transmission Line in Marion and Washington Count