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Home My WebLink About20232833.tiffEXHIBIT INVENTORY CONTROL SHEET CASE USR23-0022 - MICHAEL MORGAN, C/O CBEP SOLAR 15, LLC Tyier Exhibit Submitted By Paget Description Planning A. Commission Resolution of Recommendation Planning B. Commission Summary of Hearing (Minutes dated 9/5/2023) C. Planning Services PowerPoint Presentation D. Applicant PowerPoint Presentation (received 10/4/2023) E. F. G. H. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. 2023-2833 USR23 0022 Applicant: Michael Morgan, c/o CBEP Solar 15, LLC Planner: Kim Ogle Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for a Solar Energy Facility (SEF) outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District. Legal Description: NEI/4 of Section 30, Township 5 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. Location: South of and adjacent to County Road 54; west of and adjacent to County Road 27. WELD COUNTY, CO L ss J J .I .I•I 1. e . 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FIBER BOX EX'S7ACI FENCE EXISTING ;)VERFILAi _LLCTR.;. j FXIS?tNC FIRER I WEB PROPOSED PV PANELS PROPOSED ± 78.S ACRE LEASE AREA EXISTING BUILDING X'S 'INC CARAGiF. /S' ORAGF BUl: DING L XIS 11NG i'IVOI CLNILR- I PROPOSED ECISPMENT ''ADS SEE SI Ir: A'L'Anf. i1' r I I I x iiCi t,`tt7L`t1C ORAL PARCEL: 095919000049 OWNER: CHISMAR DYLAN ALEXANDER 2012 IRREVOCABLE TRUST, CHISMAR CYNTHIA CLAN 2012 (IRREVOCABLE TRUST, CFIISMAR ALEXIS CAR LE RUST a r x x X X n PROPOSED PFRv/'. I I c PROPOSE.; nQUIPMEN I PADS. SE:. I 1 1 SEE TURN AR„',.:.. I PROPOSED EO;PRMFN' PAL.' 50.0• a- 2ONL: AGRICUL FUR AL LXSING 50' PIPLLIN! RICH I —UI —WAY I IARCLL: 095930000038 O!TINttI?: ,MUSS13C1iP IA)M LLC, EXISTING 30' PIPELINE RIO-IT-OF-WA'YP I x nnnnnnnnn J 11 11 iL ii V i r r L x _ I. Y. _ r -I rim Sim Mrs TY I'Q AU X L d it --IM-s-IMMMMWM-- - x J i II u' L JUIUUIIUUIIL r r r r J x x x x x -_ S-MI 1 27 1 II I 1 -t - GREELEY PARCEL: 095919000008 OWNER' SJNCON ENERGY (USA) PIPELINE COMPANY DI- 'PROPOSED SECURITY FENCE EXISTING OVERHEAD ELECTRIC FASTING GAS UNE SEE TURN AROUND OFTAII . SHEET 4.0 DETAIL PROPOSED ACCESS ROAD. Pnw R P0: F 77/F PROPOSED VFHIC;jl Ail A C ESS CATE PROPOsl. I) Y) SECURITY FENCE EXISTING GRAVEL ROAD EXISTING MONITORING WELLS EXISTING CONCRETE LID LXIsTING SOLAR PANELS •1G I:: A \AG, DITCH S 111 EXISTING 50' ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY X[SIINC 6C' RCAF +i.C;- F-0` -WAY EXISTING DRAINAGE DITCH LOVELAND AND GREELEY CANAL -\ 1 WELD COUNTY, CO I SUP -76 FEED FEED LOT - it B — — 1 WCR 52 e 1_re ni I i USR-1127 GAS LINE 49t Ii St 2ML I SR18-12-1791 MINERAL RES. LEV - OIL & 'OAS I I I 1 • r e 1 13REELE V USR2 00 2. CBE.P 1.5 L L C: IJ SR --1 52 4 Ij MINERAL RES. 0EV. FAC. IJ SR.•11-0028 IIL & GAS SUP. SER-st. 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II uri'-L'It. .'1 Fr III!, .r 1- 1 1 •s '/I 11 Sau • 11 f 'IILLIFEN J ° ', •i 1 1 r- ' •"° U' - I _a 1 End •f U 2 0 22 About Me Zach Brammer • From Sterling, CO • Family has been in Colorado since at least 1861 O Mom's family were pioneers in Denver and Sedalia O Dad's family were pioneers in Stoneham and Niwot, then quickly found their way to Sterling. • Went to Sterling High School, NJC, and CU Boulder • Started my career at Wunder Capital, a solar financing company, where I spent years lending money to projects just like this one • In January of 2020, I left the finance industry to move home to Sterling and start Cloudbreak Energy Partners. • I have never lived more than a 2 -hour drive away from these project locations, and I have no plans to change that. I am typically in Colorado at least 50 weeks per year, and all the neighbors will have my personal cell phone number if issues arise. CLOUDBREAK • • emu==, -�-- .,� _ anascilrliatcalleSsais it - � - ". tr� ••ti_-,. _r p rte, - - .1— etzt • .8 I CLOUDBREAK® Who We Are • Our team is made of farmers, ranchers, native Coloradans, and experienced solar professionals. • Offices in Sterling and Boulder. • More than 80% of our projects are located in Colorado. • Projects range from 5 acres to 2,000 acres. • Have projects in process with Xcel, Black Hills Energy, Puget Sound Energy, and the City of Ames (Iowa) • 25+ years of combined renewable energy development, project finance, and management experience. Key Achievements • The projects in Colorado that we are working on right now would generate enough electricity to power about 120,000 Colorado homes. According to the Census, there are 111,222 households in Weld county. • We recently planted the largest pollinator habitat in the Rocky Mountain West in partnership with the Audubon Society. ACLOUDBREAK® X � XceIEnergy® What is a Community Solar Garden? • Community Solar Gardens are centrally -located solar projects that allow Xcel Energy customers to receive credit on their electricity bill for the power that has been produced from the solar array by subscribing to the system through Xcel's Solar*Rewards Community Program. BENEFIT'S_ • Allows residents to receive the benefits of solar without having to build a system on their roof or pay any upfront costs. • Increase the resiliency of the local energy grid. • Delivers cheaper electricity for local residents who subscribe to the system. Direct Community Benefits CLOUDBREAK As a local Colorado company, it is very important to us that the projects provide significant and direct benefits to the community. Each of our projects will: LOCAL IMPACT: Utilize a local construction team that will generate significant activity for local businesses during the construction of the systems. Use a local shepherd for land maintenance. Improve local pollinator habitat and diversity by including a pollinator -friendly seed mixture on the properties. SCHOLARSHIPS: Provide one scholarship per Project to a local student that is interested in pursuing a career in renewable energy. TAX INCOME Generate significant property tax revenue for the county. Generate additional sales tax revenue during the construction of the systems. CHEAPER ELECTRICITY: Save local Xcel Energy customers about 10% on their electricity bills through Xcel's Solar*Rewards Community Program. Our goal is to subscribe as many local Xcel customers as we can. Basic Project Information CLOUDBREAK • 3-4 month construction timelines, all starting in late 2024 and into early 2025. • 20-35 year project lifetime. • No permanent lighting will be used on any of the projects. • The systems will produce no emissions or odors. • The panels are recyclable. • The projects will be decommissioned according to Weld County guidelines, and each of them will have a decommissioning bond in place to ensure there is always sufficient funding. • The projects, through module design and stow -angles, will not cast glare onto any of the neighboring homes • The projects will generate limited traffic after the 3-4 month construction period, with our land maintenance team visiting the properties on an as -needed basis. Our solar maintenance team will only visit the properties 4-8 times per year. Traffic and Road CLOU DBREAK • Construction Traffic: During construction, the traffic will include about 10-15 pickups and 1-2 heavy vehicles per day. • Operations Traffic: Once the system is built, our solar maintenance team will only stop by about 2 to 4 times per year for system maintenance. Our shepherd and land maintenance team will stop by more frequently on an as -needed basis, but the project will not generate consistent or significant traffic. • Road Upgrades: Where necessary, we will be upgrading the field roads that connect the project to the County Roads. We will install new culverts across any ditch that we need to cross to ensure the infrastructure can handle the weight of our equipment. • Road Maintenance Agreement: We will be signing Road Maintenance Agreements with Weld County, which makes us financially responsible for our proportional share of the associated costs for maintaining and/or improving designated public haul/travel routes during the construction of the projects. CLOUDBREAK &cs Location Analysis HOW DID WE CHOOSE THESE LOCATIONS? • • • • • • • it Proximity to high -quality Xcel Energy distribution infrastructure that has the capacity for projects of these sizes Proximity to Xcel Energy's substations Outside of floodplains and wetlands Relatively flat No geotechnical constraints Landowner enthusiasm Economics of the land Avoids critical habitats with minimal to no impact on surrounding wildlife Limited disturbance to nearby properties and property owners through vegetative screening CLOUDBREAK CLOUDBREAK® Sheep Grazing • The sheep are expected to be grazing on each property a few times per year to maintain the vegetation at a height of 18-22 inches or less. Leaving grass pastures untitled offers the advantage of allowing the soil to replenish nutrients naturally. This fosters biodiversity and promotes the growth of native plants, thus promoting soil health. ttS.. CLOUDBREAK° Sheep Grazing • Sheep grazing will be implemented across some of our projects to keep the property agriculturally productive during the life of the solar project. • The sheep are typically fed feed grown in Weld County during the winter. Over $100,000 of feed is expected to be purchased from Weld County producers each year for the herd. • The seed for the pasture will be purchased from Pawnee Buttes Seed in Greeley. • The sheep will be processed at Innovative Foods in Evans. Sheep Draw Community Solar Project • Proposal: Approximately 60 -acre Community Solar Garden • The property is owned by Michael Morgan. CLOUDBREAK • Timeline: The project will begin construction in the fall of 2024. • Electricity Production: Will produce the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of about 1,500 homes. • Agricultural Production: Will establish a native, pollinator -friendly, dryland pasture and graze sheep under the panels • The landowner has been leasing water from the City of Greeley, and does not have enough water himself to produce meaningful crops. • Leasing a portion of the land for solar will provide Mr. Morgan with significant and stable income for decades to come that will support his other agricultural operations. ttS.. CLOUDBREAK° Site Plan EXITING • t XISTING FENCE AMID FIBER BOX a — I OR BUILDING- -vim -11w, r'iVERHEAn FI F'"TRIr I (hi L . L..3 - r. . LOLL.? -- EXPSTINC FIBER LINE PROPOSED PV PANELS. a PROPOSED EQUIPMENT =ADSS. 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I'ARCEL:0959300C0045 0VMCR: I-IAN711 JAR'S P, M'?:: CLOUDBREAK® Noise Analysis 55 dB - Weld County Maximum Number of Decibels Permitted from 7AM until 9PM of the Same Day a so •sas} T ti s _ =MS- - Inc it 1.t NILL ^• rF-Si.i L•-: h. SiLL_ r;.- AG..' --- •aaai As.:1 s _ _:✓_�__ - : la,• 7 .u. A44«y w4UIuI Glare CLOUDBREAK • Glare: The panels are treated with an anti -reflective coating and reflect as little as two percent of incoming sunlight o This is less than both water and windows. • Solution: To remove the risk of glare to neighboring properties, we can stow the panels at a 5 -degree angle rather than at 0 -degrees. The resting angle of a tracking system at the end of the backtracking range, can have a large impact on glare produced near sunrise and sunset. When the sun is low on the horizon, an angle (even a slight angle) is needed to reflect light in a more upward trajectory, minimizing the light reflected to observers. Electromagnetic Interference According to the U.S. Department of the Navy: CLOUDBREAK "The only component of a PV array that may be capable of emitting EMI is the inverter. Inverters, however, produce extremely low frequency EMI similar to electrical appliances and at a distance of 150 feet from the inverters the EM field is at or below background levels." All residences are located further than 150 feet away from the inverters. Property Values CLOU DBREAK Studies from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Rhode Island, Dr. Nino Abashidze at the School of Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology, the Chisago County (Minnesota) Assessor's Office, CohnReznick, LLP, Kirkland Appraisals, LLC, Christian P. Kaila & Associates, and the Chair of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers have shown that solar projects do not adversely impact neighboring property values. The study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin found the following: "The researchers, in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, surveyed approximately 400 property value assessors nationwide, asking if the assessor believed there was an impact on home prices near these sites, the scale and direction of those impacts, and the source of those impacts. The results indicate that most assessors who responded to the survey believe that "proximity to a solar installation has either no impact or a positive impact on home values." The study found that the respondents believe that some features of solar facilities may be associated with positive impacts, such as a location on land that previously had an unappealing use, or the presence of trees or other visual barriers around the array. Furthermore, as the expected lifetime of a solar facility is at least thirty years, residents have assurance the nearby land will not be redeveloped for an unfavorable use." (emphasis added) Property Values (continued) CLOU DBREAK A recent study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory studied solar projects in six states (CA, CT, MA, MN, NC, NJ), and found that, on average, property values decrease by 1.5% compared to homes 2-4 mi away. Statistically significant effects were not measurable over 1 mile. This study, which showed a 1.5% impact to nearby property values, has been criticized since its release earlier this year because: 1. There was a lack of statistically significant effects when comparing properties right next to solar projects to properties within 1 mile of the project, leading many to believe that the solar projects are not sufficient to explain the differences in property values. If there was no significant difference between properties right next to a solar project and properties 1 mile away from a solar project, how can that difference in value be attributable to the solar project instead of other market factors? 2. According to the American Clean Power Association, "There is nothing revelatory in this study —the results are not definitive and only cover a narrow data set. The report, which found no evidence of adverse impacts on property values in half the states studied, is largely consistent with many prior studies finding that solar projects don't adversely affect property values. Appraisal data from across the country also show similar conclusions." 3. The study was not able to explain the "why" of the 1.5% difference, whereas other studies by the same organization (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), which dug into why property values may decrease near solar projects found that vegetative screening and assurance to nearby residents that nearby land won't be developed as a more unfavorable use would mitigate the risk of decreasing property values. 4. In Chisago County, Minnesota, which has more solar projects than any other county in the state, officials have been monitoring real-estate transactions to try to detect any changes in resale prices as a result of solar development. They haven't found any negative effects, either in 2017 after the construction of the state's largest solar array, or as recently as December, according to the county assessor's office. This is not consistent with the study's findings in the state of Minnesota. Extreme Weather Events Hail Dama g e: CLOU DBREAK • Solar panels are designed to meet IEC 61215 and IEC 61646 standards, both of which test a panel's resistance to lab -produced, 25 mm hail. • The projects will be closely monitored to ensure it is producing the amount of electricity that it is projected to produce, so damage will be instantly noticed. In the case of a very severe storm, our team will check on the system within 24 hours or less to ensure everything is okay. In our team's experience, hail damage is rare. • Our phone number will also be posted on the projects' gates so the neighbors can call in case they have concerns after a storm. Extreme Weather Events CLOU DBREAK Wind Damage: • The racking we are planning to use (Array Technologies DuraTrack) has been tested to withstand 140 mph winds, and potentially higher depending on other project conditions. • The projects will be closely monitored to ensure it is producing the amount of electricity that it is projected to produce, so damage will be instantly noticed. In the case of a very severe storm, our team will check on the system within 24 hours or less to ensure everything is okay. In our team's experience, wind damage is rare. • Our phone number will also be posted on the projects' gates so the neighbors can call in case they have concerns after a storm. Environmental Concerns No other elements were found in the TCLP test. LEAD: According to the Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test from September 2022 commissioned by ZNSHINE, the manufacturer of the panels that we are planning to use on this project, no lead was detected in the panels. CADMIUM: Cadmium is only contained in a special type of solar cell called thin-film. This project will not be utilizing thin-film solar panels. ARSENIC: According to the TCLP test, 1.0 mg/L of arsenic was found in the laminate, 1.4 mg/L was found in the frame, and 1.0 mg/L was found in the J -box. For arsenic to be considered toxic in Colorado according to the Code of Colorado Regulations Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, it must be present at a level greater than 5.0 mg/L. BARIUM: According to the TCLP test, 0.03 mg/L of barium was found in the frame of the panel. For barium to be considered toxic in Colorado according to the Code of Colorado Regulations Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, it must be present at a level greater than 100.0 mg/L. CLOUDBREAK MERCURY: According to the TCLP test, 0.08 mg/L of mercury was found in the J -box of the panel. For mercury to be considered toxic in Colorado according to the Code of Colorado Regulations Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, it must be present at a level greater than 0.2 mg/L. Fire Risk Mitigation Just like all electrical equipment, there is a risk of fire at a solar project. CLOUDBREAK One 2021 study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems found that, of the more than 2 million solar plants in Germany, only 0.006% of them caused a fire resulting in serious damage. • For context, according to the National Fire Protection Association, fire departments respond to an estimated average of 172,900 home structure fires per year started by cooking activities and there are 124,010,992 households in the US according to the Census. So, 0.14% of households in the US will experience a significant cooking fire each year. Should a ground fault be detected by the project's software, inverters will automatically shutdown and disconnect the DC module strings from the AC electric system. The inverters also do this when sensing any fluctuations out of limit within the electric grid the system is tied to. An automatic shutdown will be located within each inverter. Our team will also have remote capabilities to disconnect the system and shut down each electrical component in case of emergency. As a contingency, there are also manual disconnects as follows: • Inverters: each inverter will have a DC and AC disconnect switch • Inverters and Main Equipment Pad: each AC panelboard will have a break serving as a disconnect switch • Main equipment pad: The main system disconnect switch will be located within the switchgear • As a note, all of the equipment listed above is located in the same area of the project, right next to the access road, providing easy access to the local Fire Department in case of emergency. 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