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Case Number:2021-00127
Service Type:Electric
Filing Date:9/7/2021
Category:Merchant Plant Applications
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Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC

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Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC

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3/4/2022 12:30:01 PM Final Order Entered: 1. Rhudes Creek Solar’s application for a Construction Certificate to construct an approximately 100 MW merchant solar electric generating facility in Hardin County, Kentucky, and a connected 138 kV electric transmission line is conditionally granted subject to full compliance with the mitigation measures and conditions prescribed in Appendix A. 2. Rhudes Creek Solar shall fully comply with the mitigation measures to which it has committed and those contained in Appendix A. 3. 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. 4. This case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.	20220304_PSC_ORDER.pdf
2/11/2022 4:09:59 PM Supplemental Responses to Staff 1-10 and PHDR 1 M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Supplemental_Responses_(01617632).pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Supplemental_Response_to_KSB_First_RFI_10_(01617613).pdf Staff 1-10 Rhudes_Creek_Supplemental_Response_to_PHDR_(01617630).pdf PHDR 1 - Cumulative Environmental Assessment
1/26/2022 4:00:26 PM 20220126_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf	20220126_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf
1/21/2022 5:42:35 PM Responses to Post-Hearing Data Requests M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Responses_to_PHDR_(01606371).pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Response_to_PHDR_(01606366).pdf
1/18/2022 2:16:20 PM Data Request	20220118_DATA_REQUEST.pdf
1/18/2022 2:09:42 PM Order Entered: 1. Post-hearing data requests, if any, shall be filed on or before January 18, 2022. 2. Responses to post-hearing data requests shall be filed on or before January 21, 2022. 3. If desired, counsel for Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC may file a memorandum brief in support of its post-hearing position no later than seven days after the conclusion of the hearing. 4. This case shall stand submitted for a decision by the Siting Board effective 12:01 a.m., January 22, 2022.	20220118_PSC_ORDER.pdf
1/14/2022 10:40:42 AM 20220114_Letter Filing Documents into the Record.pdf	20220114_Letter Filing Documents into the Record.pdf
1/12/2022 9:33:13 AM Order Entered: 1. Rhudes Creek Solar’s petition for confidentiality 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 an indefinite period, 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.	20220112_PSC_ORDER.pdf
1/5/2022 6:26:55 PM Witness List M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Witness_List_(01597441).pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Witness_List_(01597434).pdf
1/5/2022 3:20:26 PM Notice of Publication M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Proof_of_Publication_(01597304).pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Proof_of_Publication_(01597272).pdf Notice of Filing - Proof of Publication
1/4/2022 7:50:45 PM Response to Consultants Report M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Response_to_Consultants_Report_(01596220).pdf Read1st Response_to_the_Consultants_Report_(01596218).pdf Response to the Consultant's Report
1/4/2022 9:05:35 AM 20220104_Letter Filing Document into the Record.pdf	20220104_Letter Filing Document into the Record.pdf
12/28/2021 8:58:23 AM Order Entered: 1. Rhudes Creek Solar’s motion is granted. 2. Rhudes Creek Solar shall file its response to the Siting Board consultant’s report on or before January 4, 2022. 3. The remainder of the October 4, 2021 procedural schedule shall remain in effect.	20211228_PSC_ORDER.pdf
12/20/2021 11:14:06 AM Corrected cover and title page BBC Research Consulting	Read1st.pdf Filing corrected report with revised cover and title page Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Site_Assessment_Review_BBC_12202021_Corrected.pdf Corrected Site Assessment Review from BBC Research & Consulting
12/19/2021 9:59:55 AM Noise and Traffic Assessment M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Noise_and_Traffic_Assessment_(01585330).pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Noise_and_Traffic_Study_(01585328).pdf
12/17/2021 2:36:10 PM Consultant review of site assessment report filed by Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC BBC Research and Consulting Kentucky Electric Generation and Transmission Siting Board	Read1st.pdf Cover letter Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Site_Assessment_Review_BBC_12172021_Optimized.pdf BBC site assessment review
12/15/2021 11:36:47 AM Motion to Amend Procedural Schedule M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Motion_to_Amend_(01583664).pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Motion_for_Extension_(01583657).pdf
12/7/2021 12:57:33 PM Responses to Second Request for Information M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_DR.pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Response_to_KSB_RFI_final.pdf Response to Second Request for Information
12/3/2021 10:40:48 AM Order Entered: 1. A local public hearing in this matter is scheduled for January 10, 2022, at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, at the Hardin County Extension Office, 111 Opportunity Way, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701. 2. Rhudes Creek Solar shall give timely notice of this local public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in Hardin County as required by 807 KAR 5:110, Section 9(2). 3. Rhudes Creek Solar shall submit proof to the Siting Board of the notice to the public at least three days prior to the January 10, 2022 hearing. 4. A copy of this Order shall be served by U.S. mail upon Hardin County Judge Executive Harry L. Berry, 150 North Provident Way, Suite 314, PO Box 568, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701.	20211203_PSC_ORDER.pdf
11/23/2021 10:31:24 AM Data Request	20211123_DATA_REQUEST.pdf
11/9/2021 2:51:55 PM Response to First Request for Information M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_DR1.pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Petition_for_Confidential_Treatment.pdf Petition for Confidential Treatment Rhudes_Creek_Response_to_KSB_First_RFI_Redacted.pdf
10/26/2021 1:11:31 PM Data Request	20211026_DATA_REQUEST.pdf
10/4/2021 12:11:58 PM 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. A hearing in this matter shall be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 4. Rhudes Creek 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. Rhudes Creek 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.	20211004_PSC_ORDER.pdf
9/28/2021 9:01:40 AM 20210928_Letter Filing Document into the Record.pdf	20210928_Letter Filing Document into the Record.pdf
9/15/2021 9:37:33 AM 20210915_No Deficiency Letter.pdf	20210915_No Deficiency Letter.pdf
9/8/2021 10:08:50 AM 20210908_Acknowledgement Letter of Application Fees.pdf	20210908_Acknowledgement Letter of Application Fees.pdf
9/8/2021 10:07:02 AM Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC Letter Regarding Application Fees	20210907_Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC Letter Regarding Application Fees.pdf
9/7/2021 5:13:04 PM Application - Nonregulated Transmission Line M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	00_Rhudes_Creek_Transmission_Line_Application.pdf 00 Transmission Line Application Attachment_N_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Transmission_1-mile_Vicinity_Map_FINAL.pdf Attachment N - Vicinity Map Attachment_O_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Gen-tie_Structure.pdf Attachment O - Gen-tie Structure Attachment_P_Hardin_Country_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Gen-tie_Plan_and_Profile_Drawings.pdf Attachment P - Gen-tie Plan and Profile Drawings Attachment_Q_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Project_Substation_Site_Plan.pdf Attachment Q - Substation Site Plan Attachment_R_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Single-Line_Diagrams.pdf Attachment R - Single-Line Diagrams Attachment_S_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Project_Substation_General_Arrangement_Drawings.pdf Attachment S - Substation General Arrangement Drawings
9/7/2021 5:08:31 PM Site Assessment Report M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	00_Rhudes_Creek_Site_Assessment_Report.pdf 00 Site Assessment Report 01a_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Site_Plans.pdf Attachment 1 (Part a) Site Development Plans 01b_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Site_Plans_Landscape_Plans.pdf Attachment 1 (Part b) Site Development Plans (Landscaping) 02_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Critical_Issues_Analysis_Report.pdf Attachment 2 Critical Analysis Report 03_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Phase_1_ESA.pdf Attachment 3 Phase 1 ESA 04_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Wetlands_Delineation.pdf Attachment 4 Wetlands Delineation 05_USCOE_Determination_Form.pdf Attachment 5 - USCOE Jurisdicational Determination Form 06_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Property_Value_Study.PDF Attachment 6 Property Value Study 07_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Glare_Analyses.pdf Attachment 7 Clare Analysis 08_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Additional_Letters_of_Support_Redacted.pdf Attachment 08 Letters of Support 09_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_ALTA_Survey.pdf Attachment 9 ALTA Survey 10_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Prel_Geotech_Report.pdf Attachment 10 Preliminary Geotech Report 11_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Preliminary_SWPPP.pdf Attachment 11 Preliminary SWPPP 12_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_NRCS_Curve_Number_Analysis.pdf Attachment 12 NRCS Curve Number Analysis 13_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Final_SWPPP.pdf Attachment 13 Final SWPPP 14_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Final_Geotech_Report.pdf Attachment 14 Final Geotechnical Report 15_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Karst_Assessment_Map.pdf Attachment 15 Karst Assessment Map 16_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Plan_and_Profile_of_Highway_Landscaping_Buffers.pdf Attachment 16 Highway Landscaping Buffers 17_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Before_and_After_Landscaping_Visualizations.pdf Attachment 17 Before and After Landscaping Visualizations 18_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Legal_Description_of_Grey_Property_Solar_Lease.pdf Attachment 18 - Legal Description of Property Boundaries 19_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Inverter_Noise_Profiles.pdf Attachment 19 Inverter Noise Profiles
9/7/2021 4:50:37 PM Application M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	00_Rhudes_Creek_Application_Pleading.pdf 00 Application Pleading 00_Rhudes_Creek_Generation_Application.pdf 00 Generation Application Application_Attachment_A_-_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Vicinity_Map.pdf Attachment A - Vicinity Map Application_Attachment_B_-_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Distance_to_Adjoining_Dwellings.pdf Attachment B - Distance to Adjoining Dwellings Application_Attachment_C_-_Public_Notice_of_April_Meeting.pdf Attachment C - Public Notice of Meeting Application_Attachment_D_-_Public_Notice_of_Application.pdf Attachment D - Notice of Application Application_Attachment_E_-_Certificate_of_Compliance_Executed.pdf Attachment E - Certificate of Compliance Application_Attachment_F_-_Public_Involvement_Documents_Redacted.pdf Attachment F - Public Outreach Documents Application_Attachment_G_-_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Interconnection_Feasibility_Study.pdf Attachment G - Interconnection Feasibility Study Application_Attachment_H_-Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Interconnection_System_Impact_Study.pdf Attachment H - System Impact Study Application_Attachment_I_-_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Interconnection_Provisional_System_Impact_Study.pdf Attachment I - Provisional System Impact Study Application_Attachment_J_-_Hardin_County_Rhudes_Creek_Solar_Interconnection_Provisional_Facilities_Study.pdf Attachment J - Provisional Facilities Study Application_Attachment_K_-_Economic_Analysis.pdf Attachment K - Economic Analysis Application_Attachmet_L_-_Rhudes_Creek_Certificate_of_Authority.pdf Attachment L - Certificate of Authority Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Application.PDF Read1st
3/19/2021 5:04:00 PM Notice of Filing M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Notice_of_Filing_(01440247xA9D25).pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Notice_of_Filing_(01440217xA9D25).pdf
3/16/2021 2:12:54 PM Order Entered: 1. Rhudes Creek’s motion to approve form of public meeting is granted. 2. Within three days of the publication of the public notice, Rhudes Creek 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, Rhudes Creek 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.	20210316_PSC_ORDER.pdf
3/12/2021 11:55:45 AM Motion to Approve Form of Public Meeting M Todd Osterloh Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Read1st_Rhudes_Creek_Motion.pdf Read1st Rhudes_Creek_Motion_for_Approval_of_Meeting_Format.pdf
3/9/2021 2:40:03 PM 20210309_PSC No Deficiency Letter- Notice of Intent.pdf	20210309_PSC No Deficiency Letter- Notice of Intent.pdf
3/8/2021 4:59:14 PM Notice of Intent James W. Gardner Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC	Rhudes_Creek_Letter_to_Kentucky_Siting_Board.pdf
3/8/2021 9:59:15 AM 20210308_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf	20210308_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf
3/8/2021 Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Certificate of Construction for an approximately 100 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility and a related 138 KV Nonregulated Electric Transmission Line approximately 1½ mi	20210308_Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC Notice of Intent and Election.pdf Rhudes Creek Solar, LLC Notice of Intent and Election

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