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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTY OF DEUEL

Ken Reiste being first duly sworn, on oath says: That he is publisher of the Clear Lake Courier. a weekly newspaper published in the City of Clear Lake, Deuel County, South Dakota; that he has full and personal knowledge of all facts herein stated; that said newspaper is a legal newspaper as defined in SDCL 17-2-2.1 through 17-2-2.4 inclusive; that said newspaper has been published within the said County of Deuel and State of South Dakota, for at lease one year next prior to the first publication of the attached public notice, and that

Notice Of Public Hearing Crown Ridge II wind

a printed copy of which, taken from the paper in which the same was published, and which is hereto attached and made a part of this affidavit, was published in said newspaper for one successive week(s) to wit:

April 24,2019

That the full amount of the fee charged for publication of the attached public notice insures to the sole benefit of the publisher; that no agreement or understanding for the division thereof has been made with any other person, and that no part thereof has been agreed to be paid to any person whomsoever; that the fees r.h:i r~ed for the publication thereof are: ,1 J4iJ; •40

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SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES pOMMISSION

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SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITI_ES COM~ These past

Permit to Construct the Crowned Ridge II Wind Farm on, of land In Codington, Deuel, and Grant Counties,·South C Waverly, Kranzburg, Troy, Rome, Goodwin, and Havana

Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. CDT

in Economic needs if we a1 with a county May 2nd

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WHERE: Whitewood Room, Watertown Event Center, 1901 ~inth Avenue SW, Watertown, South Dakota

become invol I May 9th:

Celebrating ~ursuant to SQCL 49-41 B-15 and 49-41 B-16, the South Dakota Public Utililie; c, happening. 01

at "the above /ime and place on an application to construct the Crowned Ridge 11 1/1 The Basics at located on approximately 60,996 !JCres of land in Codington, Deuel, and Grant Co pm. This class Waverly, Kranzburg, Troy, Rome, Goodwin, and Hav,ana. The total installed capa Quickbook s. l megawatts (MW) nameplate capacity. The proposed project includes up to 132 1 them in their turbines and associated facilities, underground 34.5-kV electrical collector lines, May 11th: to 230-kV collection substation, up to two permanent meteorological·towers, anl DADi haste The Project would Interconnect to the electric grid at the Big Stone South 230-kJ in 111entoring 1 5-mile 230-kV transmission line and the Crowned Ridge 34-mile generation tie linJ Service Satur~ sale agreement with Northern States Power Company (NSP) to sell NSP the Proil aging other co estimates the total cost of the project 16 be $425 'million. The project is expected ti Cutshaw at De

The purpose of the public inP.ul hearing ¥-'ill be to hear public comments regardi1 ing'to voluntee At the hearing, Applicant will present a brief description of the Project, followin May 14th: and present their views, comments, and questions regarding the Application. A Need for Dev, Codington, Deuel, and Grant County auditors pursuant to SDCL ~9-418-15(5) ; Deuel Count The Application and all other documents in the case, including detailed maps all-important ~

' Commission's website at www.puc.sd.gov. under Commission Actions, Commissio County has to < Dockets, EL 19-016 or by contacting the Commission in person at the Capitol Builc our communitj phone at (605) 773-3201 or (800) 332-1782. Need for Dev~ Pursuant to SDCL 49-418-17 and ARSD 20:10:22:40, the statutory parties tot Deuel Count)

Commission. Any person residing in the area of the Project; each municipality, coL all-important where the Project is proposed to be sited; any non-profit organization formed in w County has to 8 natural beauty, to protect the environment, personal health or other biological valu, our communitl consumer interests, to represent_commercial and industrial groups, or to promo! Need for Sup~ which the Project is to be sited; or any interested person, may be granted party sl More busine application to the Commission. Applications for party status will be available at th, .Area Develop~ from t~e ~omn;iission's websit~ or by contacting the Commission. Applications or self, join. Cd Comm1ss1on on or before 5:00 p.m. CDT on May 31 , 2019. neral, or haVEl ~

Following the public input hearing, the Commission may schedule a formal or livestock to Chapter 1-26 to consider any issues raised by any intervening party, the Comm· nual Report gi such formal hearing, all parties will have the opportunity to ap~ear, present evide forts. ·You can witnesses and exercise all other rights afforded by SDCL Chapters 1-26, 49-1, a the initiatives t and 20:10:22, including rights of appeal to the courts. . support.

For approval, the Applicant must show that the proposed Project will comply with Need for Sup] a threat of serious injury to the environment nor to the social and economic condi More busine in the siting area, will not substantially impair the health, safety or welfare of the Area Developr with the orderly development of \he region with due consideration having been or self, join. Cl affected local units of government. Based upon these factors, the Commission neral, or have · granted, denied, or granted .upon such terms, con~itions, or modifications of the c or· livestock to the Commission finds appropriate. · nual Report gi

Pur~uant to the Americans with Disa~ilities Act, this hearing is being held in forts. You can contact the Commission at least 48 hours prior to the hearing if you have specia the initiatives t accommodate you. The Commission's conta~t information is: ph (800) 332-178: suppor t. ' E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501. · . , Be watchin

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