Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. Weirs Creek Solar’s application for a Construction Certificate to construct an approximately 150 MW merchant solar electric generating facility in Webster and Hopkins County, Kentucky, is conditionally granted subject to full compliance with the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A. 2. Weirs Creek Solar shall fully comply with the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A to this Order. 3. 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. 4. This case is closed and removed from the Siting Board's docket.

Weirs Creeks Response to Staffs Post-Hearing Request

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

Order Entered: 1. Weirs Creek Solar’s August 5, 2024 motion for confidential treatment 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 ten 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, Weirs Creek 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, Weirs Creek 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 Weirs Creek 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.

20241022_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents - October 15, 2024.pdf

Data Request

Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing requests for information, if any, shall be filed on or before October 18, 2024. 2. Responses to post-hearing requests for information shall be filed on or before November 1, 2024. 3. If counsel for Weirs Creek Solar chooses to file a memorandum brief in support of Weirs Creek Solar’s post-hearing position, counsel shall file such brief on or before October 22, 2024. 4. This case shall stand submitted for a decision by the Siting Board effective 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, November 2, 2024.

20241016_PSC Letter Filing Weirs Creek Solar Public Comments Meeting Attendance Log.pdf

Order Entered: Weirs Creek Solar’s motion is granted.

Proof of Publication

Brittany Hayes Koenig Weirs Creek Solar LLC

Witness List for October 15, 2024 Hearing

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

Response to Consultant Report

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

Proof of notice of the October 9, 2024 Public Hearing

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

Motion to Adopt Testimony and Updated DR Response

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

Consultants Final Report

Collin Abell Elliot Engineering Inc.

Order Entered: 1. A local public hearing in this matter is scheduled for October 9, 2024, at 5 pm Central Daylight Time, at the Hopkins County Fiscal Court Room, 56 North Main Street, Madisonville, Kentucky 42431. 2. Weirs Creek Solar shall give timely notice of this local public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in both Hopkins and Webster counties as required by 807 KAR 5:110, Section 9(2). 3. Weirs Creek Solar shall submit proof to the Siting Board of the notice to the public at least three days prior to the October 9, 2024 hearing. 4. Rev. Cole’s request to intervene is denied.

Responses to Staffs Second Request for Information

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

Data Request

Responses to Staffs First Request for Information

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

20240802_Letter Filing Executive Order 2024-520 into the Record.pdf

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. Weirs Creek 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.

20240611_Letter Filing Letter Notifying Hopkins County Judge Executive Jack Whitfield, Jr. as Ad Hoc Rep..pdf

20240607_No Deficiency Letter.pdf

Application for a Certificate of Construction for a merchant electric generating facility

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

20240606_Acknowledgement Letter of Application Fees.pdf

Weirs Creek Solar, LLC Notice of Payment for Application Fee

20240517_Letter Filing Letter to Governor Requesting Ad Hoc Appointment.pdf

20240506_Letter Filing Letter to Judge Executive Steve Henry into the Record.pdf

20240506_Letter Filing Letter to Judge Executive Jack Whitfield into the Record.pdf

20240418_PSC Deficiency Cured Letter- Notice of Intent.pdf

Response to Deficiency

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

20240416_PSC Deficiency Letter - Notice of Intent.pdf

Notice of Intent

Heather Temple Weirs Creek Solar, LLC

20240411_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf

Weirs Creek Solar, LLC Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Certificate to Construct an Approximately 150 Megawatt Merchant Solar Electric Generating Facility and Related Nonregulated Transmission Line in Webster County and Hopkins County, Kentuck