Aileen Kenney 1 Q. Please state your name, employer, business address and current position. 2 A. My name is Aileen Kenney. I am a Senior Vice President of Development with Deepwater 3 Wind, LLC. My business address is 56 Exchange Terrace Suite 300, Providence Rhode Island 4 02903. 5 6 Q. On whose behalf are you testifying? 7 A. I am testifying on behalf of Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC. Deepwater Wind South Fork, 8 LLC is proposing to construct the South Fork Export Cable, an electrical energy export cable, 9 that will interconnect the South Fork Wind Farm, an offshore wind energy facility, with the 10 existing Long Island Power Authority transmission system located in the Town of East Hampton 11 on Long Island, New York. The of the 138-kilovolt alternating current South Fork Export Cable 12 travels offshore from the South Fork Wind Farm, traversing both federal waters and New York 13 State territorial waters to the onshore landing site, and continues underground to its terminus at 14 the proposed interconnection facility. 15 16 Q. Please summarize your education and professional background. 17 A. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Clark 18 University in 1998. I received a Master of Arts degree in Environmental Science and Policy from 19 Clark University in 1999. I have over 15 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, 20 specifically managing environmental permitting, planning, and project development. 21 22 Q. Does your curriculum vitae, which is attached to this prefiled testimony, fairly and accurately 23 represent your experience with respect to environmental permitting and project development? 24 A. Yes. 25 26 Q. Please describe your role in the Project. 27 A. In my role as Senior Vice President of Development, I am responsible for management of all 28 aspects of the development of the South Fork Export Cable Project, including the preparation of 29 the Article VII application to the Public Service Commission. 30 31 Q. Do you have prior experience submitting testimony before other state Commissions? TESTIMONY AK-1 Aileen Kenney 1 A. I have provided expert witness testimony before the Maryland Public Service Commission, 2 the Connecticut Siting Council and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council. 3 4 Q. Do you have prior experience with permitting processes similar to Article VII in either New 5 York or other States? 6 A. Yes, I do. I was the Environmental Compliance Manager during the construction of the Maple 7 Ridge Wind Farm in Lowville, New York, which was permitted under Article 10. More 8 recently, I have manage the successful permitting of Block Island Wind Farm, which required 9 approvals from over 10 state and federal agencies, and the Tobacco Valley Solar project in 10 Connecticut, which required approval from the CT Siting Council. 11 12 Q. Please Describe your prior offshore wind or other offshore renewable experience. 13 A. I managed the permitting and construction compliance of the 30 MW Block Island Wind 14 Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm. Currently I am responsible for ongoing operations 15 and phase permit compliance at the Block Island Wind Farm. I have managed or been 16 responsible for the permitting and compliance on all offshore surveys completed by Deepwater 17 Wind, which are typically completed yearly during the months of spring, summer, and fall. I 18 managed permitting of the 26 MW Tobacco Valley Solar project. In my current role, I am 19 responsible for managing the development of the South Fork Wind Farm and Export Cable, as 20 well as Deepwater Wind’s other offshore wind projects, the Skipjack Wind Farm and the 21 Revolution Wind Farm. Prior to joining Deepwater Wind, I was the National Director of Wind 22 Energy at Tetra Tech EC Inc., a large consulting firm. During my time at Tetra Tech EC, Inc. I 23 managed the permitting, construction compliance, and/or operational compliance at over 20 wind 24 energy projects. 25 26 Q. What is the purpose of your testimony? 27 A. To sponsor certain sections of Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC’s Article VII Application, 28 and the Exhibits thereto. 29 30 Q. What exhibits are you sponsoring for this proceeding? TESTIMONY AK-2 Aileen Kenney 1 A. I am sponsoring Exhibit 1: General Information Regarding Application, Exhibit 2: Location 2 of Facilities, Exhibit 3: Alternatives, and Appendix R: Public Involvement Plan. 3 4 Q. Were these Exhibits prepared by you or under your direct supervision? 5 A. Yes. 6 7 Q. Does this complete your testimony? 8 A. Yes. TESTIMONY AK-3 Aileen Kenney 401-648-0607 [email protected] Senior Vice President of Development Aileen is the Senior Vice President of Development at Deepwater Wind. She is responsible for overseeing the environmental assessment, permitting, and key stakeholder outreach on all projects. Since joining Deepwater Wind in 2010, Aileen has established and maintained constructive relationships with key stakeholders. Working with federal and state agencies, members from local Native American tribes, the commercial and recreational fishing community, and both regional and national environmental advocacy organizations, Aileen successfully permitted the Block Island Wind Farm and Transmission System. Aileen was instrumental in developing measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. Her environmental stewardship and commitment to the stakeholder engagement process has helped make Deepwater Wind a leader in responsible offshore wind development. Prior to joining Deepwater Wind, Aileen worked on the permitting of wind and other energy projects in the United States and abroad for over 10 years. Experience Deepwater Wind LLC 2010 - Present Senior Vice President of Development at Deepwater Wind LLC. 2018 - Present • Responsible for stakeholder outreach. • Responsible for overseeing development of project during execution. Vice President of Permitting and Environmental Affairs 2010 – 2018 • Responsible for successfully permitting the first offshore wind farm in the United States, the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) and the associated Block Island Transmission System (BITS) • Responsible for stakeholder outreach with tribes, fishermen, and environmental NGOs • Primary contact with all federal, state, and local agencies • Crafted all mitigation measures in consultation with technical experts and agency / stakeholders • Developed construction compliance plans, currently managing construction compliance Tetra Tech EC 2004 – 2010 National Director of Wind Energy 2009 – 2010 • Increased Wind Energy Program revenues to more than $20 million in 2009. • Diversified core company services to include emerging offshore wind market. • Serve as corporate sponsor and client service manager to maintain strong relationships with many national clients including: CPV Renewable Energy, enXco, Horizon Wind Energy, Invenergy LLC, GDF-Suez, Enel North America, OwnEnergy. • Provide cost proposal review and technical oversight on projects across the country. • Through internal coordination with technical and operations managers, ensure that: 1) deliverables receive appropriate Quality Assurance/ Quality Control; 2) the depth and breadth of internal resources are sufficient to meet our clients’ needs; and 3) clients expectations and goals Director of Business Development 2007 – 2009 • As part of a national business development team, grew the renewable energy market sector for Tetra Tech EC Inc. by 800%. • With a primary focus on developing wind energy, increased company’s market share in wind energy sector through business development roll focused on cross-selling newly expanded wind construction services to existing clients. • Key role in establishing construction marketing plan which resulted in over $100 million in revenues in 2008-2009. • Developed successful business and marketing strategy for offshore wind energy which resulted in Tetra Tech supporting multiple projects from along the east coast and in the Great Lakes. • Continued focus on developing new renewable energy clients, and managing existing relationships and showcasing Tetra Tech’s capabilities at multiple conferences and meetings. Page 2 Project Manager 2004 – 2008 Wind Energy Facility Siting and Permitting • Managed or participated in more than 50 projects across the United States. Tasks included site identification / selection, GIS constrains mapping, critical issues analyses, local, state, and federal permitting, biological, cultural, and land use assessments, Phase I & Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, engineering design, construction and operations phase compliance inspection and monitoring. • Senior Regulatory Specialist responsible for developing permitting strategy on several complex wind energy projects. • Project Manager for preparation of American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Wind Energy Siting Handbook. • Project Manager for environmental compliance, wetland permitting, and civil engineering for 300 MW Maple Ridge Wind Farm in New York. Co-authored the Maple Ridge Wind Farm Construction & Environmental Management Plan, the first of its kind for a wind project in the state of New York. • Project Manager for Bureau of Land Management meteorological tower environmental assessment and plan of development in Nevada. • Authored several construction phase and operation phase environmental compliance plans for wind projects. Energy Facility Siting, Permitting and NEPA Review • Managed or participated in the preparation of National Environmental Policy Act and state environmental