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568;1=.9; 6126 =25- /*84! 7*<3-250 ,6<5;>! 6126 *4.5-.- *LLHGA?NGKJ NK NFC 6FGK 7KQCM 9GNGJE +K?MB /KM ? ,CMNGDGA?NC KD .JPGMKJICJN?H ,KIL?NG@GHGNR ?JB 7O@HGA 5CCB 9O@IGNNCB +R 568;1=.9; 6126 =25- .5.80>! 33, ,*9. 56" $&"#$)'".3"+05 *4.5-.- *7732,*;265 *<0<9; (! %#$& August 8, 2013 COLUMBUS I CLEVELAND Ms. Betty McCauly CINCINNATI-DAYTON Administration/Docketing MARIETTA Ohio Power Siting Board th BRICKER&ECKLERLLP 180 East Broad Street, 11 Floor 100 South Third Street Columbus, OH 43215-4291 Columbus, Ohio 43215-3793 MAIN: 614.227.2300 FAX: 614.227.2390 Re: Northwest Ohio Wind Energy www.bricker.com Case No. 13-197-EL-BGN [email protected] Dear Ms. McCauly: Sally W. Bloomfield 614.227.2368 [email protected] Enclosed, please find an original and five copies of the Amended Application of Northwest Ohio Wind Energy for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need under Chapter 4906-17 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). Pursuant to OAC 4906-5-03(A)(3), the applicant makes the following declarations: Name of Applicant: Northwest Ohio Wind Energy LLC c/o National Wind, LLC 706 Second Avenue South, Suite 1200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Name/Location of Proposed Facility: Northwest Ohio Wind Energy wind farm Townships of Blue Creek and Latty Paulding County, Ohio Authorized Representative Technical: Marcus V. da Cunha National Wind LLC 706 Second Avenue South, Suite 1200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 746-6617 E-Mail: [email protected] 6555997v1 #2/-0.2 ! $-01.2 "**'(&$,) "* %"+ Ms. Betty McCauly August 9, 2013 Page 2 of 2 Authorized Representative Legal: Sally W. Bloomfield Bricker & Eckler LLP 100 South Third Street Columbus, OH 43215 Telephone: (614) 227-2368; Facsimile: (614) 227-2390 E-Mail: [email protected] Notarized Statement: See Attached Affidavit Kristin Skoog, on behalf of Northwest Ohio Wind Energy LLC Sincerely on behalf of NORTHWEST OHIO WIND ENERGY LLC Sally W. Bloomfield Enclosure 6555997v1 BEFORE THE OHIO POWER SITING BOARD Amended Application of Northwest Ohio Wind Energy, LLC Table of Contents Page No. LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................... ix LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ............................................................................................................x GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................. xi 4906-17-02 Project Summary and Facility Overview.................................................................1 (A) PROJECT SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.................................................................................................................1 (1) General Purpose of the Facility....................................................................1 (2) Facility Description......................................................................................2 (3) Site Selection Process ..................................................................................3 (4) Principal Environmental and Socioeconomic Considerations.....................3 (a) Ecological ........................................................................................3 (b) Land Use and Community Development.........................................5 (c) Socioeconomics ...............................................................................5 (d) Cultural resources ............................................................................6 (e) Noise and Visual Impacts ................................................................6 (5) Project Schedule...........................................................................................7 4906-17-03 Project Description and Schedule ............................................................................8 (A) PROPOSED FACILITY DESCRIPTION...............................................................8 (1) Project Description.......................................................................................9 (a) Types of Turbines ............................................................................9 (b) Area Requirements...........................................................................9 (2) Description of Equipment..........................................................................12 (a) Wind Energy Turbines...................................................................13 (b) Electrical Collection System and Step-Up Facilities.....................14 (c) Transmission Lines ........................................................................14 (d) Substations .....................................................................................14 (e) Met Mast ........................................................................................14 (f) SODAR..........................................................................................14 SODAR was not conducted for the development of the Facility...............14 (3) Description of New Transmission Lines....................................................14 (B) DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE....................................................................14 i NORTHWEST OHIO WIND ENERGY, LLC (1) Project Schedule.........................................................................................14 (a) Land Acquisitions and Land Rights...............................................15 (b) Wildlife Studies/Surveys ...............................................................15 (c) OPSB Application Preparation ......................................................15 (d) OPSB Application for Certificate Submittal..................................15 (e) Issuance of the OPSB Certificate...................................................15 (f) Preparation of Final Design ...........................................................15 (g) Facility Construction......................................................................16 (h) Placement of Facility in Service ....................................................16 (2) Delays ........................................................................................................16 4906-17-04 Project Area Analyses............................................................................................17 (A) SITE SELECTION STUDY..................................................................................17 (1) General.......................................................................................................17 (a) Description of Study Area .............................................................17 (b) Maps of Evaluated Sites.................................................................17 (c) Siting Criteria.................................................................................17 (d) Relevant Factors in the Site Selection Process ..............................23 (e) Process for Determining Sites........................................................23 (2) Constraint Map...........................................................................................23 (B) SUMMARY TABLE OF EVALUATED SITES..................................................23 (C) OPTION TO PROVIDE THE SELECTION STUDY ..........................................23 4906-17-05 Technical Data .......................................................................................................24 (A) PROJECT AREA SITE .........................................................................................24 (1) Geography and Topography ......................................................................24 (a) Proposed Facility ...........................................................................24 (b) Major Population Centers and Geographic Boundaries.................24 (c) Major Transportation Routes and Utility Corridors.......................24 (d) Bodies of Water .............................................................................24 (e) Topographic Contours ...................................................................24 (f) Major Institutions/Parks/Recreational Areas .................................24 (g) Residential, Commercial Buildings and Installations....................24 (h) Air Transportation Facilities, Existing and Proposed....................24 (2) Aerial Photograph ......................................................................................24 (3) Site Mapping..............................................................................................25 (a) Topographic Contours ...................................................................25 (b) Existing Vegetative Cover .............................................................25 (c) Land Use and Classifications.........................................................25 (d) Individual Structures and Installations...........................................25 (e) Surface Waters...............................................................................25 (f) Water and Gas Wells .....................................................................25 ii NORTHWEST OHIO WIND ENERGY, LLC (g) Vegetative Cover Removed ...........................................................25 (4) Geology and Seismology ...........................................................................25 (a) Site Geology...................................................................................25