SP-55419
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PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
UTILITIES COMMISSION
RALEIGH
DOCKET NO. SP-55419,
SUB 0
BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
In the Matter of Application
of Win Solar NC LLC
for a Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity to Construct a 74.9 MW Solar Facility in Bertie County, North Carolina ORDER REQUIRING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE AND CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW
BY THE COMMISSION: On February 16, 2023, Win Solar NC LLC (Applicant), filed an application seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-110.1(a), and Commission Rule R8-64 for construction of a 74.9 MW solar generating facility to be located at 801-915 Republican Road, Windsor, Bertie
County, North Carolina. On the basis of the application, the Commission concludes that the Applicant should be required (1) to publish notice of the application in the manner required by N.C.G.S. § 62-82(a) and file an affidavit of publication with the Commission and (2) to mail a copy of the application and notice, no later than the first date that such notice is published, to the electric utility to which the Applicant plans to sell and distribute the electricity and file a signed and verified certificate of service that the application and notice have been provided to the utility. The Chief Clerk of the Commission will deliver copies of the notice to the Clearinghouse Coordinator of the Office of Policy and Planning of the Department of Administration for distribution by the Coordinator to State agencies having an interest in the application. If a complaint is received within ten days after the last date of the publication of the notice, the Commission will schedule a public hearing to determine whether a certificate should be awarded, will give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to the Applicant and to each complaining party, and will require the Applicant to publish notice of the hearing in the newspaper in which the notice of the application was published. If no complaint is received within the time specified above, the Commission may, upon its own initiative, order and schedule a hearing to determine whether a certificate should be awarded. If the Commission orders a hearing upon its own initiative, it will require notice of the hearing to be published by the Applicant in the newspaper in which the notice of the application was published. If no complaint is received within the time specified and the Commission does not order a hearing upon its own initiative, the Commission will enter an order awarding the certificate. The Commission cannot take any action until after the Applicant has filed both the affidavit of publication and the certificate of service. Pursuant to Commission Rule R8-64(c)(2), the Commission will automatically dismiss the application, without prejudice to refile, if the Applicant does not file the affidavit of publication and certificate of service within twelve months of the date of this Order.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED as follows:
1. That the Applicant shall publish the Public Notice, attached as Attachment A hereto, once each week for four successive weeks in the manner required by N.C.G.S. § 62-82(a) and shall file an affidavit of publication with the Commission;
2. That the Applicant shall mail a copy of the application and notice, no later than the first date that such notice is published, to the electric utility to which the Applicant plans to sell and distribute the electricity and file a signed and verified certificate of service that the application and notice have been provided to the utility;
3. That the Chief Clerk of the Utilities Commission will deliver copies of the notice to the Clearinghouse Coordinator of the Office of Policy and Planning of the Department of Administration for distribution by the Coordinator to State agencies having an interest in the application;
4. That the Commission will proceed as it deems appropriate after the filing of the affidavit of publication and the certificate of service.
ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION. This the 23rd day of March, 2023. NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
/s/A. Shonta Dunston, Chief Clerk
ATTACHMENT A
PUBLIC NOTICE
DOCKET NO. SP-55419, SUB 0 APPLICATION OF WIN SOLAR NC LLC
FOR A CERTIFICATE
OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 16, 2023, Win Solar NC LLC (Applicant), filed an application seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-110.1(a) for construction of a 74.9 MW solar generating facility to be located at 801-915 Republican Road, Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. Applicant’s site layout illustrating the footprint of the facility may change to some degree based on government land use requirements, interconnection requirements, or similar factors. Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, Dobbs Building, 5th Floor, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of the application is available for review by the public, or on the Commission’s website at http://www.ncuc.gov/. If a complaint is received within ten days after the last date of the publication of this notice, the Commission will schedule a public hearing to determine whether a certificate should be awarded, will give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to the Applicant and to each complaining party, and will require the Applicant to publish notice of the hearing in this newspaper. If no complaint is received within the time specified above and if the Commission does not order a hearing upon its own initiative, the Commission will enter an order awarding the certificate sought by the Applicant. Persons desiring to lodge complaints may file statements to that effect with the Commission. Such statements should reference Docket No. SP-55419, Sub 0 and be addressed as follows: Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. Statements may also be directed to Christopher J. Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300 or to The Honorable Josh Stein, Attorney General of North Carolina, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001. Written statements may be emailed to utilityAGO@ncdoj.gov.
Roanoke-Chowan:
May 17, 24, 31 and Jun. 7, 2023
SP-55419
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
UTILITIES COMMISSION
RALEIGH
DOCKET NO. SP-55419,
SUB 0
BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
In the Matter of Application
of Win Solar NC LLC
for a Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity to Construct a 74.9 MW Solar Facility in Bertie County, North Carolina ORDER REQUIRING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE AND CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW
BY THE COMMISSION: On February 16, 2023, Win Solar NC LLC (Applicant), filed an application seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-110.1(a), and Commission Rule R8-64 for construction of a 74.9 MW solar generating facility to be located at 801-915 Republican Road, Windsor, Bertie
County, North Carolina. On the basis of the application, the Commission concludes that the Applicant should be required (1) to publish notice of the application in the manner required by N.C.G.S. § 62-82(a) and file an affidavit of publication with the Commission and (2) to mail a copy of the application and notice, no later than the first date that such notice is published, to the electric utility to which the Applicant plans to sell and distribute the electricity and file a signed and verified certificate of service that the application and notice have been provided to the utility. The Chief Clerk of the Commission will deliver copies of the notice to the Clearinghouse Coordinator of the Office of Policy and Planning of the Department of Administration for distribution by the Coordinator to State agencies having an interest in the application. If a complaint is received within ten days after the last date of the publication of the notice, the Commission will schedule a public hearing to determine whether a certificate should be awarded, will give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to the Applicant and to each complaining party, and will require the Applicant to publish notice of the hearing in the newspaper in which the notice of the application was published. If no complaint is received within the time specified above, the Commission may, upon its own initiative, order and schedule a hearing to determine whether a certificate should be awarded. If the Commission orders a hearing upon its own initiative, it will require notice of the hearing to be published by the Applicant in the newspaper in which the notice of the application was published. If no complaint is received within the time specified and the Commission does not order a hearing upon its own initiative, the Commission will enter an order awarding the certificate. The Commission cannot take any action until after the Applicant has filed both the affidavit of publication and the certificate of service. Pursuant to Commission Rule R8-64(c)(2), the Commission will automatically dismiss the application, without prejudice to refile, if the Applicant does not file the affidavit of publication and certificate of service within twelve months of the date of this Order.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED as follows:
1. That the Applicant shall publish the Public Notice, attached as Attachment A hereto, once each week for four successive weeks in the manner required by N.C.G.S. § 62-82(a) and shall file an affidavit of publication with the Commission;
2. That the Applicant shall mail a copy of the application and notice, no later than the first date that such notice is published, to the electric utility to which the Applicant plans to sell and distribute the electricity and file a signed and verified certificate of service that the application and notice have been provided to the utility;
3. That the Chief Clerk of the Utilities Commission will deliver copies of the notice to the Clearinghouse Coordinator of the Office of Policy and Planning of the Department of Administration for distribution by the Coordinator to State agencies having an interest in the application;
4. That the Commission will proceed as it deems appropriate after the filing of the affidavit of publication and the certificate of service.
ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION. This the 23rd day of March, 2023. NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
/s/A. Shonta Dunston, Chief Clerk
ATTACHMENT A
PUBLIC NOTICE
DOCKET NO. SP-55419, SUB 0 APPLICATION OF WIN SOLAR NC LLC
FOR A CERTIFICATE
OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 16, 2023, Win Solar NC LLC (Applicant), filed an application seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-110.1(a) for construction of a 74.9 MW solar generating facility to be located at 801-915 Republican Road, Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. Applicant’s site layout illustrating the footprint of the facility may change to some degree based on government land use requirements, interconnection requirements, or similar factors. Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, Dobbs Building, 5th Floor, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of the application is available for review by the public, or on the Commission’s website at http://www.ncuc.gov/. If a complaint is received within ten days after the last date of the publication of this notice, the Commission will schedule a public hearing to determine whether a certificate should be awarded, will give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to the Applicant and to each complaining party, and will require the Applicant to publish notice of the hearing in this newspaper. If no complaint is received within the time specified above and if the Commission does not order a hearing upon its own initiative, the Commission will enter an order awarding the certificate sought by the Applicant. Persons desiring to lodge complaints may file statements to that effect with the Commission. Such statements should reference Docket No. SP-55419, Sub 0 and be addressed as follows: Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. Statements may also be directed to Christopher J. Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300 or to The Honorable Josh Stein, Attorney General of North Carolina, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001. Written statements may be emailed to utilityAGO@ncdoj.gov.
Roanoke-Chowan:
May 17, 24, 31 and Jun. 7, 2023
SP-55419