OPSB Pre-Application Conference Summary - Tamsin Ridge Solar and Storage Project

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Whitlock Ames LLP Energy, siting and regulatory counsel | Columbus, Ohio Ohio Power Siting Board Pre-Application Conference Memorandum to Northfold Energy Partners, LLC. March 28, 2023. Conference held March 21, 2023 at the OPSB offices, Columbus, with OPSB staff. 1. Jurisdiction Staff agreed that the Tamsin Ridge Solar and Storage Project, 120 MW of solar generation with a 60 MW / 240 MWh battery system, is a major utility facility that needs a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need from the OPSB before construction, under the standard certificate process. Staff will treat the battery system as part of the generating facility. A case number will be assigned when the pre-application notification letter is filed. 2. SB 52 Staff noted that Sub. S.B. 52 applies. The Section 4 exemption for projects already in PJM's new services queue does not appear to be available, because no PJM system impact study had been completed for AH1-931 as of October 11, 2021, the act's effective date, and no facilities study fee had been paid. Therefore: (a) the applicant must hold a public meeting in Carroll County at least 90 and not more than 300 days before filing the application (ORC 303.61); (b) within 90 days after that meeting the Board of County Commissioners may adopt a resolution prohibiting the facility or limiting its boundaries (ORC 303.62); (c) two ad hoc members, one for the county commissioners and one for the township trustees, will sit on the Board for this case; and (d) the decommissioning plan and performance bond requirements of ORC 4906.21 to 4906.222 apply. Staff also noted that a resolution designating restricted areas under ORC 303.58 would bar an application for a facility within them. Counsel's search found no such resolution for Harrison Township on the date of the conference. 3. Application content highlighted by staff • A preconstruction background noise study with day and night data, and predicted operating noise at every residence within one mile. • A table of distances from equipment to every structure and property line within 1,500 feet, with the lease status of each property. • Ecological surveys coordinated with ODNR and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wetland delineation before filing, and the ODNR buffers for Category 3 wetlands. • Cultural resources surveys to SHPO standards, submitted to the SHPO. • A fire protection, safety and medical emergency plan prepared with local responders, including the battery system. • Mapping of agricultural district land and a drain tile repair plan. • A geotechnical report addressing the abandoned underground mine in the East Block. Whitlock Ames LLP - privileged Page 1 of 2

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OPSB staff agreed the project is a major utility facility needing an OPSB certificate before construction under the standard process.
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Staff will treat the battery system as part of the generating facility.
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SB 52 Section 4 queue exemption appears unavailable because no PJM system impact study was complete for AH1-931 as of October 11, 2021.
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Applicant must hold a public meeting in Carroll County 90 to 300 days before filing the application (ORC 303.61).
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Within 90 days after the county public meeting, the Board of County Commissioners may adopt a resolution prohibiting the facility or limiting its boundaries (ORC 303.62).
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Two ad hoc members, for county commissioners and township trustees, will sit on the Board for this case.
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Decommissioning plan and performance bond requirements of ORC 4906.21 to 4906.222 apply.
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A resolution designating restricted areas under ORC 303.58 would bar an application for a facility within them.
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Counsel's search found no ORC 303.58 restricted-area resolution for Harrison Township on the conference date.
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Staff expects ecological surveys coordinated with ODNR and USFWS, wetland delineation before filing, and ODNR buffers for Category 3 wetlands.
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Cultural resources surveys to SHPO standards must be submitted to the SHPO.
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Staff expects a fire protection, safety and medical emergency plan prepared with local responders, including the battery system.
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Staff expects mapping of agricultural district land and a drain tile repair plan.
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A geotechnical report must address an abandoned underground mine in the East Block.