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c@J Wild Springs Solar GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company Project Developer • Wild Springs Solar, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Geronimo Energy, LLC, a National Grid Company • We develop, construct, own, and operate renewable energy projects • 2,400 MW of wind and solar in operation or under construction ;--;-...-__ ,- • ~100 utility-scale and community solar projects completed 128 MW Solar Energy Facility 1 3,pid City East UT I • Located south of New Underwood in Pennington County • Project Area ~1,499 acres with voluntary lease agreements • Interconnect to the WAPA New Underwood Substation • PPA executed for 2022 COD with construction as early as fall 2021 www.geronimoenergy.com 2
c@J Economics GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company ~150 construction jobs, ~4 full-time jobs ~$12 million in new tax revenue over 20 years ~$190 million in capital infrastructure improvements ~$500,000 in new charitable funding for host community over 20 years – unique to Geronimo Hundreds of thousands in increased local and state spending www.geronimoenergy.com 3
c@J Permitting Overview and Field Studies GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company • Local: Conditional Use Permit from Pennington County • State: Facility Permit from the SD PUC • Federal: Environmental Assessment/FONSI from WAPA STUDY STATUS Sharp-tailed Grouse and Greater Prairie Chicken Lek Surveys Complete – No Leks Identified in 2017 or 2020 Ground Based Raptor Nest Surveys Complete – No Raptor Nests identified in Project Area Wetland Delineations Jurisdictional Determinations Received Cultural Resource Surveys SHPO Concurrence Received Breeding Bird Surveys (June 2020 and years 2 & 4 post construction) www.geronimoenergy.com 4
~ 6/24/2020 3. AC electricity is then pumped into the local electric grid, either through transmission lines (C} or via 1 2. An inverter's job is local distribution lines or substations (D). to convert DC electricity into Alternating Current (AC) electricity. -<> 1. Sun beams radiate onto solar panels (A) . Solar panels then convert the solar energy into Direct Current (DC) electricity. The DC electricity is then sent to the inverter (B). 0 ~-, ~· 4. The electricity produced by solar energy projects is high quality and offers many electrical grid benefits, such as ' reducing power fluctuations and providing energy at peak demand times (such as in the middle of a hot summer when air conditioners are constantly running). 5 www.geronimoenergy.com www.geronimoenergy.com 5
c@J Solar Project Footprint GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company www.geronimoenergy.com 6
c@J What Does it Look Like Inside the Fence? GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company www.geronimoenergy.com 7
c@J What Does It Look Like from a Road? GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company Before Blue Stone Solar www.geronimoenergy.com 8
c@J What Does It Look Like from a Road? GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company After Blue Stone Solar www.geronimoenergy.com 9
c@J Key Parts of a Solar Facility – Access Roads GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company www.geronimoenergy.com 10
c@J Key Parts of a Solar Facility – Delivery GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company www.geronimoenergy.com 11
c@J Key Parts of a Solar Facility – Pier Installation GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company www.geronimoenergy.com 12
c@J Key Parts of a Solar Facility – Solar Array GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company l . .. . ,I) J PM (45 DECREES) 9 AM ( 45 DECREES) TYP I CAL SOLAR TRACKER PROFILE VIEWS {9 2 P.M., J P •• ) a: . • .M., www.geronimoenergy.com 13
c@J Key Parts of a Solar Facility – Elect. Collection GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company • Electrical collection system will be installed below-ground, above- ground, or a combination of both: Below-ground: DC collection providing • power to the inverters and AC collection providing stepped up power from inverter skids to substation trenched or ploughed. • Hybrid: DC collection providing power to Trenching cables the assigned inverter/transformer skid :NVER TE R strung above-ground under panels. AC STEE L M ESS£NG E R WJR E MED [W. CAS SYST EM MOU NTING c, collection providing stepped up power ,, aRACKET 4' from inverter skids to substation trenched or ploughed. U Sf NUM S ER OF CONDUITS AS S!Dt\/PN RE QU'.RE D. TWO O RCUIT S PER CO N DUIT . D!R.ECT BUR Y OR ARMORED CAN ALSO SE l& D IN PlACE OF COND UIT . Above-ground DC www.geronimoenergy.com 14
c@J Key Parts of a Solar Facility – Substation GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company www.geronimoenergy.com 15
c@J Key Parts of a Solar Facility – Restoration/Revegetation GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company www.geronimoenergy.com 16
c@J Contact Information GERONIMO " ENERGY a nat io nal grid company Melissa Schmit Director, Permitting melissa@geronimoenergy.com 612-259-3095 Jay Hesse Senior Developer jay@geronimoenergy.com 701-809-8431 www.geronimoenergy.com 17
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