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Cover EASTERN SHORE SOLAR December 10, 2014 1 Presentation Agenda High Level Context Project Review Focus Areas Protective Measures Summary Q&A 2 ESS Project 80 MW of standard solar panels Proven

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EASTERN SHORE SOLAR

December 10, 2014

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Presentation Agenda

  • High Level Context
  • Project Review
  • Focus Areas
  • Protective Measures
  • Summary
  • Q&A

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ESS Project

  • 80 MW of standard solar panels
  • Proven technology… Like thousands of projects
  • Clustered on 900 acres… Scale is essential to economics
  • Competes with fossil energy… Summer peak advantage
  • Power to Electric Grid… 20,000 homes equivalent
  • Removal & Restoration

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Who is Community Energy

  • Privately held: 15 years in the renewable energy business
  • Over 1,000 MW of wind and solar… 300,000 homes…

A veteran

  • 235 MW of solar built/under construction in 2013 and 2014
  • Four projects of similar size in four states

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Organizational Chart

Community Energy Holdings, Inc. Community Energy Renewables, LLC Eastern Shore Solar I LLC Eastern Shore Solar II LLC Eastern Shore Solar III LLC Eastern Shore Solar IV LLC Eastern Shore Solar LLC

Parent Company Holder of all project companies 4 individual project companies were formed to own the assets/rights of each of the 4 projects that were submitted to PJM in February 2010. Owner of shared facilities (Connector Station)

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Why Accomack County?

  • Some of best sun in 13 state PJM grid
  • With trackers, best production for summer peak

needs

  • Good, flat land
  • Can achieve necessary scale
  • PJM studies show very favorable interconnect at

Oak Hall

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Approval Process

  • Accomack County
  • Conditional Use + Final
  • Small Rezoning
  • AG and Forestal
  • Tax Ordinance
  • VA Permit By Rule
  • VA Dept. of Environmental Quality
  • VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
  • VA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
  • VA Dept. of Historical Resources
  • PJM 13 State Power Grid

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VA Permit By Rule

› Efficient Virginia permitting for Renewable Energy Projects › DEQ has authority rather than State Corporation Commission › Environmental, wildlife, habitat, cultural and historic review › Public Review and Input › Project information to be made publically available for 30 days and a Public Meeting will be held. Likely late Jan / early Feb

“…our twin statutory goals: to promote renewable energy and to protect natural resources.”

– 9/15/10 DEQ letter announcing PBR

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PJM Electric Grid

  • 13 States
  • 61 Million Customers
  • 170,000 MW
  • Under 1/2% Renewable

SOLAR & WIND

  • 1200 Generators
  • Balanced Real Time
  • Electrons can cross long distance
  • Electrons typically stay close

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PJM Regulatory Studies

  • Very regimented… Same all forms of power
  • Computer model of Grid, Engineering design by PJM &

Delmarva Power, according to strict rules and process

  • Feasibility Study / Impact Study / Facility Study

(2010 through Aug 2014)

  • Signed Interconnect Agreement Sept 2014. $$ Security for

Engineering & Construction

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PJM Questions

  • Price Effect?
  • No price increase or decrease to A&N Customers.

ESS competes with conventional power

  • Back-Up Power Needed?
  • No need for backup power. PJM is < 1/2% renewable.

2014 Study

  • Impact to Chesapeake Peaker Plant / Natural

Gas Pipeline?

  • Solar Project will not harm
  • Analysis by Scott Gass, PowerGEM.

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Electric Grid & Nat Gas

  • Pool of 175,000 MW of generation
  • 80 MW large for solar, small for Power Generation
  • Impact not expected on 315 MW Chesapeake Peaker Plant

(Peaker / Natural Gas)

  • Network Studies by PJM & Delmarva Power
  • Concerning NG pipeline and Chesapeake 315 MW Peaker
  • Simulations of fall, winter, spring summer peak with and without 80 MW
  • f Solar
  • No impact on Chesapeake or NG pipeline viability

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Project Details

  • George “Ed” Young, P.E. – Location & Civil

Engineering

  • Steve Hazel – Site Overview / Electrical &

Construction

  • Matthew Rutt, P.E. – Example Area Layout
  • David Krupp – Cluster Layout & Landscape Buffer

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Project Location

Onley New Church Metompkin Atlantic Belle Haven

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Site Overview

  • Clusters (4 projects)
  • Oak Hall Substation
  • Transmission Lines
  • Cost Effective
  • Native Landscaping

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Electrical Overview

  • Solar panels like on Homes
  • Construction Process
  • DC to AC Inverters
  • UG Wires to Connector Station
  • Connector Station to Oak Hall

Substation

  • 24/7 Monitoring
  • Orientation for First Responders

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Panels & Racking

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Inverter Stations

  • DC to AC
  • Insider Array Area
  • Wires Under Ground

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Connector Station

  • 1/3 Size of Oak

Hall Substation

  • Landscaping

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Construction

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Example Area

  • Clusters Repeat
  • Clusters connect via

under ground wires

  • Representative Panel

Layout

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Landscaping Schematic

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Landscaping

  • Burger Landscape Architects (Onancock)
  • Native Plants of Accomack and Northampton

Guide Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Dot Field

  • Native Plants: Landscape Buffer
  • Wildlife Habitat: Grasses / Shrubs / Trees
  • Design Criteria
  • Near Field / Far Field
  • Residential Views
  • Roadside Views
  • Connector Station
  • Final Design with Final Site Plan

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Native Plant Profile Example

Native Evergreen Trees (Example Plant Profile)

  • Native to VA Eastern Shore
  • Recommendations from Native

Plants of Accomack and Northampton Guide

  • Habitat for birds, butterflies, etc.
  • Local Procurement

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Landscaping

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Landscaping Native Habitat

Hawk Enjoying Landscape Habitat

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Grass Cover

  • Low Maintenance
  • Drought tolerant
  • Soil Stabilization
  • Groundwater Infiltration
  • Organic Contribution
  • Noxious Weed Control

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Focus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Natural Resources
  • Infrastructure
  • Economy
  • Fit to Comprehensive Plan

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Agriculture

  • Land: < 1% used for 30 years / Soil Enhanced
  • Landowner: Steady Secure Income
  • County: Enhanced Tax Base
  • Ag Business: Context of 30% crop variability,

+/- 25% fuel cost, weather

  • Visual: Clustered & Buffered

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Natural Resources

  • In depth parallel review by 4 state agencies/public hearing
  • No emissions & reduced water off site and to Chesapeake
  • Avoids wetlands, habitat and Resource Protection Area
  • Prime Chesapeake Waterfowl resource unaffected…WEST
  • Creates diverse, new habitat for ground nesting birds and

butterflies

  • Native Trees/Shrubs/Tall-Grasses for Landscaping

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Infrastructure

  • No need water or sewer
  • No schools
  • No additional police/EMS
  • No new roads or permanent facilities
  • Temporary Use unlike house or retail
  • Optimizes Existing Grid Infrastructure

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Economy

  • Secure annual income to Landowner/Farmer
  • $125M capital project with local hire of labor,

restaurants, landscape, hotels, tourist, etc.

  • 400 + Construction Jobs / ESCC Training
  • Land assessment for taxes $2-3k to $14k
  • Media promotes AC, tourism, education benefits

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Comprehensive Plan

  • New, diverse, clean business to AC
  • Compatible with AG culture and stabilizes family

farm

  • Protects natural resources/reduce AG runoff to

Chesapeake

  • Provides for new solar career opportunities
  • Stable, diverse public revenue w/o added costs

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Protective Measures

  • Full safety analysis by PJM and Delmarva

Power

  • First Responder Training
  • Avoid wetlands and habitat
  • Soil & Erosion during construction
  • Visual landscape buffering & setbacks
  • Decommission: Remove / Restore

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CUP Conditions

  • Performance Guaranties
  • First Responder Orientation
  • Landscape Buffer Plan
  • Site Operations & Maintenance with Noxious

Weed Control

  • Removal & Restoration with Financial Security

Requirements

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Proffers (for Rezoning)

  • Solar Energy Array… County Ownership
  • Public Education at project and nature walk
  • ESCC career opportunities

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Benefits to AC

  • $125m capital project, with economic multiplier
  • Secure income to Landowner/Farmer
  • Tax diversified…$100,000 annual plus rollback
  • Solar Project Proffer ($50,000)
  • Education Area
  • Curriculum with Community College
  • Major opportunity for media promotion

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Summary

  • Thoughtfully designed, proven technology, proven

company

  • Fit to Comprehensive Plan
  • Solid income to Landowners and AC and does no

harm… VA Permit By Rule assurance

  • Clean solar energy addresses VA Energy Plan and

utility needs… PJM assurance

  • AC can be proud of this project

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Thank You

EASTERN SHORE SOLAR

December 10, 2014

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