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Home My WebLink About20232759.tiffEXHIBIT INVENTORY CONTROL SHEET I CASE USR23-0020 - WAKE, LLLPROBERT AND ALLISON JOHNSON, C/O CBEP SOLAR 20, LLC Tyler 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 9/26/2023) E. F. G. H. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. s. T. U. 2023-2759 USR23 0020 Applicant: Robert W and Allison S. Johnson, c/o CBEP Solar 20, LLC Planner: Kim Ogle 7 [1EXHIBIT S 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: E1/2 SWI/4 of Section 24, Township 6 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. Location: North of and adjacent to County Road 66; approximately 0.5 miles west of County Road 49. WELD COUNTY, CO 0 t. fr Public hearings concerning this County Planning Board of County Both hearings WELD COUNTY ADMIN 1150 "O" Street • 7 party will be heard before the mmiss►on and mmtssioners. I be held at. TRATION BUILDING eeley. CO 80631 Planning Commission Hearing will be held on 24,sat 13 ai Board of County Commissioner Hearing will be held on Applicant, Request. � 1i 2Q at IO:QCAI CBE(' Si dal NJ. LLC rto Lach Er. •,rn Site Specific Development Plan and Special Use Permit for a Solar Energy Facility (5CF) uu:-!da el subdivisions and historic towns!_es in the A (Agricultur_!) ?crn District Lase Number: gt% ,COU Acres. $l '*/- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT AT THE WELD COUNTY IlEPARTMENT Or PLANNING SERVICES, AT 970-4Q0-% 4 ForAAddltional Information visit www:weld uunlypfantungcases.org 4,7lfllrm n: i�...��.w .n..vn.^r: l`.� •r,?,— yi(]W+.N'r�Ir Cana,.. 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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 90 -minute 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. ittEV S „.. t$741747e-e4lt CLOUDBREAK A E:tT l'H\444. • Y. 4 Mt_.Y �4• 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 Electric, 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 0 Xcel Energy® 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. BENEFITS: 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 CLOU DBREAK 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 3-4 month construction timelines, all starting in late 2024 and into early 2025. 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 and our solar maintenance team will only visiting the properties 4-8 times per year. Location Analysis HOW DID WE CHOOSE THESE LOCATIONS? • 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 'i�\ o CLOUDBREAKTM ,fica_ fie - .......b . . ,.., CBEP SOLAR 20, LLC Darling Ranch Solar Project USR23-0020 Darling Ranch Community Solar CLOU DBREAK • Proposal: Approximately 47 -acre Community Solar Garden • The property is owned by Robert and Allison Johnson • Timeline: The project will begin construction in the fall of 2024. • Electricity Production: Will produce the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of about 2,000 homes. • Agricultural Production: The land can remain a fully operational farm throughout the life of the solar project. CLOUDBREAK® Agrivoltaics Agrivoltaics is the use of land for both agriculture and solar energy generation. To our knowledge, Darling Ranch will be the first agrivoltaic project of its kind in the country - allowing for alfalfa or wheat farming inside of the solar project's boundary throughout the duration of the solar project's life. A drip irrigation system will be installed around the solar project and will be used to grow crops. Alfalfa or wheat will be grown between each row of solar panels. Each row of solar panels is spaced about 60% further apart than our other projects and 40' wide alleys have been built into the design of the project. These features will allow a combine and grain truck to fit between the rows of panels. Site Plan EX 12" STEEL CULVERT ,--- EX. PRIVATE ROAD WAKE LLP PARCEL 1F80324200003 ACCOUNT IIE8946727 (NOT A PART) \ 30' PIPELINE EASEMENT RECEPTION #4019078 DATE 5/28/2014 DC. UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE Lx 12" STEEL PIF' --' EX. 11 GAS LINES 10' IJITIU'1Y EASEMENT RECEPTION #4414396 DATE: 7/11/2018 EX. OVERHEAD _ LITILIIY POLE EX. OIL & GAS TANK BATTERY G 4685 250' OIL & GAS TANK (BATTERY EASEMENT PROP.. FENCE {TYP.) 23' PANEL TO FENCE (VARIES) 30' GAS LINE EASEMENT 1 EX. 5 GAS LINES '--4 I 1.` II kI 6 _rim _4685 I 25 ABANDONED OIL & GAS WELL EASEMENT 44. wit - 1x .\ I fl t--' I 11 PROP, 10' W TRAPEZOIDAL GRASS SWALE tA. UKfVtL Kura) PROP. SILT FENCE EASEMENT CLOU DBREAK t CA_ VI! P EX GAS LINE I _ I ], _ t it l 1 EX. PLUGGED & ABANDONED OIL& GAS WELL PROP. SILT FENCE 9 ' l 7 II 1 PROP 40' W COMBINE TURNAROUND AISLE (TYP.) I. 33' PANEL ROW SPACING (TYP,) I I I PROP 40' U4 COMBINE TI.!F'NAROUND AISLE (1W.) I 47' GAS LINE I1 _ EASEMENT • PROP. 7' W TRAPEZOIDAL GRASS SWALE 23' PANEL TO FENCE (VARIES) . L I I x X L I L _ I 1 I I r a 15' PANEL TO FENCE (VARIES,' c x 9T93 i 0 9+00 1 I 1► r.-... ITyr-.I 4 li — / C EL GM LINE -- PROP 40" W COMBINE TURNAROUND AISLE (WP.) 1 _ I 1 I _ 1 P _ 1 _ I 1 EX_ PLUGGED & ABANDONED OIL& GASWELL PROP. UNDERGROUND = ELECTRIC LINE 1 t 0 33' PANEL TO FENCE (VARIES) 1 I _ 1 N 1 _ 25' ABANDONED OIL & _ GAS WELL EASEMENT PROP PERSONNEL GATE SEE N OTE_ �. I w w Eft_ GRAVEL ROAD .. Ale I 8+00 7+00 6+0@_ 5+00 I MD PROP. 26' W GRAVEL .. ACCESS ROAD 1 1 - N _ 1 PROP. STAGING AREA E ROBERT W & ALLISON S JOHNSON RECEPTION NO.4913057, OPRWCC RECEPTION DATE: EV3/2023 1 PROP. UNDERGROUND = ,ELECTRIC LINE 1 I PROP. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION TRAILER 4+00 Of I to 3+00 _}( 8 K I, EX. OIL & GAS TANK BATTERY p. 250' OIL & GAS TANK BATTERY EASEMENT EL BUILDING (TYP.) 2+TIC 1+4X}-..0%00 R28' (TYP_) 1 1 1 1 I _ I 1� 36' PROPERTY SETBACK (VARIES, MIN 20') 1 PROP. 10' Ji 40' STORAGE CONTAINER (2) II 40' GAS UNE EASEMENT 15' PANEL TO (FENCE (VARIES.) -II PROP. OVERHEAD Jr ELECTRIC LINE I "7" PROP. POINT OF INTERCONNECTION EX OVERHEAD ELECTRIC UNE 1.0 Ell. FENCE J x L IX. POWER POLE (TYP ) ar D FCH $ t' a 0. cr • ROBERT L REYNOLDS RECEPTION NO. 4561526, OPRWCC RECEPTION DATE: 1/27/2020 (NOT A PART) WCR 66 60" ROW RECEPTION 829420 DECLARED: 7/23/1888 RECORDED: 7/25/1888 EX. BUILDING (TYP.) EX. 18" CMP S EX_ 12" CMIP R & C PYE LL TRUST RECEPTION NO. 4897023, OPRWCC RECEPTION DATE: 5/812023 (NOT A PART) EX. CONCRETE WEIR TIMOTHY G & hA ARCM A CUTTERS RECEPTION NO. 3606093, OPRWCC RECEPTION DATE: 2/18/2009 (NOTA PART) EX WATERLINE l SEX. WATER METER MARILYN .D LUTZ IPARCEL M80326200007 ACCOUNT #R8952087 (NOT A PART) Project 9� a L I ' 2 e- « . ®KaK» • . • f' 4'7: C-- � ies, y. C L O U D B R E A F< . 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