Service List

Weekly Filing
Weekly Filings 10/30/08 to 11/05/08

Agendas
November 12, 2008, Agenda to Commission Meeting
November 25, 2008, Agenda to Commission Meeting
January 27, 2009, Agenda to Commission Meeting
April 7, 2009, Agenda to Commission Meeting
April 21, 2009, Agenda to Commission Meeting
March 8, 2011, Amendment to Agenda which replaces the March 8, 2011, Agenda to Commission Meeting
December 17, 2013, Agenda of Commission Meeting
August 3, 2021, Agenda of Commission Meeting
September 28, 2021, Agenda of Commission Meeting
December 21, 2021, Agenda of Commission Meeting
July 19, 2022, Agenda of Commission Meeting

Minutes
Minutes of November 12, 2008, Commission Meeting  
Minutes of November 25, 2008, Commission Meeting
Minutes of January 27, 2009, Commission Meeting
Minutes of April 7, 2009, Commission Meeting
  Transcript of Proceedings, April 7, 2009
Minutes of April 21, 2009, Commission Meeting
Minutes of March 8, 2011, Commission Meeting
Minutes of December 17, 2013, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the August 3, 2021, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the September 28, 2021, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the December 21, 2021, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the July 19, 2022 Commission Meeting

Hearings

• ORDER FOR AND NOTICE OF HEARING (April 15, 2009, Brookings SD)
  • Recording of April 15, 2009 Hearing (recording starts at 30:00) Breaks in the hearing occur at time codes 45:34 to 57:58 and 2:37:00 to 2:55:00
  • Transcript of Proceeding (Not Available to the Public)
    • Sign-in Sheet
• Exhibits
  • Applicant
• I - A MapT112N, R49W, Sections 11 & 12
• I - B Buffalo Ridge II Wind Project Map of Brookings and Deuel Counties, SD
• I - C (Settlement Stipulation with Sioux Valley)
  • Exhibit A (System Map)
• I - D (Settlement Stipulation with H-D Electric)
• I - E (Application)
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Appendix D
  • Appendix E
  • Appendix F
  • Appendix G
  • Appendix H
• Intervenors
• Int - 1 (Map with Proposed Turbine Changes)
• Int - 2 (Health, Hazard, Quality of Life Near Wind Power Installations by Nina Pierpont, M.D. , Ph.D.)
• Int - 3 (Health Effects of Wind Turbines Noise by Nina Pierpont, M.D., Ph.D.)
• Staff
  • S - 1 (2007 Brookings County Zoning Ordinance, Article 23.00)
  • S - 2 (Zoning Ordinance for Deuel County)
• Notice of Public Hearing (January 5, 2009, Brookings, SD)
  • Sign-in Sheet
    • Sign-in Sheet Confidential (Not Available to the Public)
• Recording of Jan. 5, 2009, Public Hearing (the audio starts at 1:36 timecode)
• Transcript of Public Hearing
• Presentation by Iberdrola Renewables
  • Project Overview

Orders:

• ORDER ASSESSING FILING FEE
• NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT HEARING; NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR PARTY STATUS
• ORDER REQUESTING FOR EXTENSION OF NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING TIME FRAME; ORDER GRANTING WAIVERS AND ORDER EXTENDING INTERVENTION DEADLINE
• ORDER GRANTING PARTY STATUS AND INTERVENTION; ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER
• PROTECTIVE ORDER
• ORDER FOR AND NOTICE OF HEARING
• ORDER
• FINAL DECISION AND ORDER; NOTICE OF ENTRY
• ORDER
• ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF CONSTRUCTION BOND
• 10/01/21 - Order Granting Amended Joint Motion for Approval of Decommissioning Plan and Stipulation of Financial Assurance
• 07/25/22 - Order Granting Motion to Accept and Approve Decommissioning Bond

Open Docket        Closed Docket

• 10/31/08 - Application
  • Appendix A
    • Figure 1 - Facility Location Map
    • Figure 2 - Wind Resource Map
    • Figure 3a - Wind Farm Project Layout
    • Figure 3b - Wind Farm Transmission Line Route
    • Figure 4 - Wind Turbine Generator Typical Dimensions
    • Figure 5 - Wind Turbine Typical Foundation Drawing
    • Figure 6a - Typical 34.5kV Horizontal Line Post Tangent Single Circuit Structure
    • Figure 6b - Typical 34.5kV Horizontal Line Post Tangent Double Circuit Structure
    • Figure 6c - Typical 115 kV Single Circuit with 34.5kV Underbuild Structure
    • Figure 6d - Typical 115 kV Double Circuit Structure
    • Figure 6e - Typical 115 kV Single Circuit Structure
    • Figure 6f - Typical 115 kV Double Circuit with Double 34.5 kV Underbuild Structure
    • Figure 7a - Buffalo Ridge II - North Substation - Preliminary Layout
    • Figure 7b - Buffalo Ridge II - South Substation - Preliminary Layout
    • Figure 8 - Bedrock Geology
    • Figure 9a - Water Resources
    • Figure 9b - Water Resources, 115 kV Transmission Line
    • Figure 10a - Vegetation & Landcover, Wind Farm Facility
    • Figure 10b - Vegetation & Landcover, 115 kV Transmission Line
    • Figure 11a - NWI Wetlands & Streams, Wind Farm Facility
    • Figure 11b - NWI Wetlands & Streams, 115 kV Transmission Line
    • Figure 12a - Land Use & Public Lands, Wind Farm Facility
    • Figure 12b - Land Use & Public Lands, 115 kV Transmission Line
    • Figure 13 - Typical Project Landscape
  • Appendix B - Site Characterization Study
  • Appendix C - Agency Letters and Responses
  • Appendix D - Dakota Skipper Survey Summary
  • Appendix E - The Brookings County Zoning Ordinance Article 23,
    Wind Energy System (WES) Requirements and The Deuel County Zoning Ordinance Section 1215, WES Requirements
  • Appendix F - Turbine Noise Analysis Technical Memo
  • Appendix G - Cultural Resources
    • Appendix G - Cultural Resources - Confidential (Not available to the public)
  • Appendix H - Decommissioning Report
• 10/31/08 - Certificate of Service
• 11/25/08 - Notice of Public Hearing
• 11/25/08 - Letter to Brookings Register
• 11/25/08 - Letter to Clear Lake Courier
• 12/03/08 - Application for Party Status (Deuel County Commission)
• 12/04/08 - Certificate of Service with attached letter
• 12/04/08 - Certificate of Service
• 12/24/08 - Letter and Petition of SDREA to Intervene
• 12/29/08 - Wildlife Baseline Studies, Final Report
• 12/29/08 - Letter and Petition to Intervene (Sioux Valley Energy)
• 12/29/08 - Letter and Petition to Intervene (H-D Electric Cooperative, Inc.)
• 01/13/09 - Application for Party Status (Brookings County Commission)
• 01/15/09 - Application for Party Status (Ralph Terrell Spence and Catherine D. Carter)
• 01/16/09 - Motion for Entry of Protective Order
• 01/23/09 - Affidavit of Publication (Clear Lake Courier)
• 01/23/09 - Affidavit of Publication (The Brookings Register)
• 01/27/09 - Affidavit of Publication (Clear Lake Courier)
• 02/09/09 - Affidavit of Publication (The Brookings Register)
• 03/06/09 - Memorandum to the Parties from Ralph Terrell Spence and Catherine D. Carter
• 03/24/09 - Letter from the Brookings County Commission showing Support for Buffalo Ridge
• 04/06/09 - Stipulation
• 04/08/09 - Email from Deuel County Auditor
• 04/09/09 - Memorandum from Ralph Terrell Spence and Catherine D. Carter
• 04/09/09 - Statement of Issues and Objections to Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
• 04/14/09 - Staff's Motion and Undisputed Fact, Law and Proposed Conditions
• 04/15/09 - Comments from Brett Koenecke
  • Revised Exhibit H (Revised 115kV Route)
• 04/15/09 - Settlement Stipulation with Sioux Valley
• 04/15/09 - Settlement Stipulation with H-D Electric
• 04/20/09 - Proposed Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law
• 09/01/09 - Letter and Proposed Project Facilities Map
• 10/01/09 - Updated Facilities Map
• 12/14/09 - Bond # 6659429
• 01/12/10 - 2009 Butterfly Survey Results
• 03/22/10 - Updated Transmission Line and Collector Line Design
• 06/30/10 - Letter Regarding Additional Project Information
  • Additional Permits
    • FAA Determination Letters (updated)
      • FAA Turbine Coordinates
    • SD DOT Aeronautical Hazard Permit
  • Additional Studies
    • Cultural Resources Addendum, 03/24/10 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Cultural Resources Addendum, 06/24/10 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Topeka Shiner Survey
    • FWS Coordination
    • FWS Coordination Concurrence
    • Wetland Delineation
  • Electrical Design
    • Overhead - structure assemblies and plan and profile sheets
      • Index Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-01 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-02 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-03 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-04 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-06 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-07 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-08 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-09 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-010 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-011 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-012 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-013 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-014 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-015 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-016 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-017 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-018 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-019 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-020 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-021 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-022 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-023 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-024 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-025 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-026 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-511-027 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Underground -layout Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-01A-R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-01-R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-02 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-03 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-04 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-05 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-06 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-07 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-08 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-09 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-10 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-11 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-12 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-13 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-14 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-15 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-16 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-17 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-18 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-19 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-20 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-21 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-22 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-23 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-24 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-25 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-26 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-27 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-28 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-29 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-30 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
      • BR2-E-510-31 R1 Confidential (not available to the public)
  • 11/08/10 - SD DOT Aeronautical Hazard Permit
  • 02/25/11 - Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.'s request to Amend Order (Condition 22) for Buffalo Ridge II LLC
  • 02/28/11 - Buffalo Ridge II - Project Facilities Map (As- Built)
  • 03/14/11 - Docket Reclosed
  • 03/30/11 - Iberdrola Renewables , Inc.'s Letter regarding Condition 23
  • 03/30/11 - As-Built Survey Maps
    • Cover Sheet Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Index Sheet Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 4 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 5 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 6 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 7 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 8 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 9 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 10 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 11 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 12 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 13 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 14 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 15 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 16 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 17 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 18 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 19 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 20 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 21 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 22 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 23 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 24 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 25 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 26 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 27 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 28 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 29 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 30 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 31 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 32 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 33 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 34 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 35 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 36 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 37 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 38 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 39 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 40 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 41 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 42 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 43 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 44 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 45 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 46 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 47 Confidential (not available to the public)
    • Sheet 48 Confidential (not available to the public)
• 01/23/11 - Emergency Response Plan Confidential (not available to the public)
• 11/26/13 - Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.'s Letter requesting Cancellation of Bond
• 12/06/13 - Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.'s Letter requesting Cancellation of Bond with Additional Information regarding the Construction Project
• 12/17/13 - Bond Release
• 12/17/13 - Docket Reclosed
• 03/31/21 - Avangrid Renewables LLC’s Letter regarding Decommissioning Plan
  • Wind Project Decommissioning Plan for Buffalo Ridge II Wind Project
• 03/31/21 - Avangrid Renewables LLC’s Letter regarding Service List
• 05/05/21 - Avangrid Renewables LLC’s Letter regarding Condition 24
• 07/08/21 - Joint Motion for Approval of Decommissioning Plan and Stipulation of Financial Assurance
  • Exhibit 1 - Buffalo Ridge II's Responses to Staff's Discovery
    • Exhibit 1 - Buffalo Ridge II's Responses to Staff's Discovery Confidential (not available to the public)
• 09/21/21 - Amended Joint Motion for Approval of Decommissioning Plan and Stipulation of Financial Assurance
  • Amended Joint Motion for Approval of Decommissioning Plan and Stipulation of Financial Assurance (redlined)
    • Exhibit 1 - Buffalo Ridge II's Responses to Staff's Discovery
      • Exhibit 1 - Buffalo Ridge II's Responses to Staff's Discovery Confidential (not available to the public)
• 09/21/21 - Buffalo Ridge II's Letter regarding Service Life Matters Surrounding Turbine Blades
• 12/02/21 - Buffalo Ridge II's Letter regarding Motion to Approve Bond
  • Motion to Approve Bond
• 02/24/22 - Buffalo Ridge II's Letter regarding Surety Bond Status
• 06/30/22 - Buffalo Ridge II's Letter regarding Motion to Accept the Bond
  • Motion to Accept the Bond and Certificate of Service
    • Decommissioning Bond
• 07/25/22 - Docket Reclosed