Wind Farm Application

Wind Farm Conditional Use Permit Application

ENGIE North America has submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit for the North Bend Wind Project. The following are documents submitted as part of that application. 

06/17/2021 - North Bend Wind Project - Conditional Use Permit Submittal Letter

06/17/2021 - Project Development Plan

06/17/2021 - Public Road Execution Plan

06/17/2021 - Shadow Flicker Analysis

06/17/2021 - Acoustic Assessment

06/17/2021 - FAA Determination

06/17/2021 - Usable Turbine Area

06/22/2021 - Project Map - Preliminary

06/22/2021 - Project Map - Hughes County - Preliminary

06/22/2021 - Haul Road Map  - Preliminary

06/17/2021 - Proposed Meteorological Tower Maps

06/17/2021 - Easement Amendment - Setback 

06/17/2021 - Easement Amendment - Setback 

06/17/2021 - Easement Amendment - Setback 

06/17/2021 - Easement Amendment - Setback 

06/06/2021 - Easement Directory

06/06/2021 - Wind Farm Easements

12/02/2021 - North Bend Decommissioning Plan

06/10/2022 - Haul Road Agreement - Approved and Signed

06/10/2022 - Haul Road Agreement Map

07/14/2022 - Public Notice of Hearing

07/14/2022 - Hearing Notice Published in Capital Journal

07/14/2022 - Letter on Public Hearing

07/14/2022 - Procedures included in Letter

07/15/2022 - Minnesota Valley Newsletter 

07/15/2022 - Michael Bollweg Testimony to PUC

07/15/2022 - Michael Bollweg Response to PUC Data Request

07/15/2022 - Michael Bollweg Response to HC Commission

07/15/2022 - Thompson PUC Testimony

07/15/2022 - Christensen PUC Testimony

07/15/2022 - Haag PUC Testimony

07/15/2022 - West PUC Testimony

07/15/2022 - Korzan PUC Testimony

07/15/2022 - Varenhorst PUC Testimony

07/15/2022 - Barber PUC Letter

07/18/2022 - Board of Adjustment Ordinance Excerpt

07/18/2022 - Large Wind Energy Conversion System Ordinance Excerpt

07/18/2022 - Project Tax Estimates

07/18/2022 - Tower Parcel Ownership

07/18/2022 - PUC Order Granting Party Status

07/18/2022 - North Bend Wind Project Staff Report

07/18/2022 - North Bend Wind Project Draft Conditional Use Permit Agreement

07/20/2022 - Steven Bonnichsen Letter

07/20/2022 - North Bend Project Response - Crop Spraying

07/20/2022 - North Bend Project Response - Environmental Wildlife

07/20/2022 - Jake Craft Affidavit Spraying

07/20/2022 - Rob Sherer Affidavit Spraying

07/20/2022 - North Bend Wind Indemnity Section

07/20/2022 - Hughes County PUC Letter

07/21/2022 - Hughes County Commission Meeting Partial Transcript, June 7, 2021

07/22/2022 - Oahe Electric Feb 2022 Newsletter Excerpt - Lamb

07/22/2022 - Leonard Spomer Letter

07/22/2022 - Andrea Goebel SD Aviation Association Letter

07/22/2022 - Dan Valburg Affidavit Spraying

07/25/2022 - Richard & Susan Leach Email

07/25/2022 - Cozette Hurn Riffel Email

07/25/2022 - Aeronautics Commission Letter

07/25-2022 - Grouse Lek Survey

07/25/2022 - Iowa Prairie Chicken Setback Recommendations

07/25/2022 - SD Game, Fish & Parks Setback Letter

07/25/2022 - Cody Korzan Affidavit

07/25/2022 - Landowner Petitions

07/25/2022 - Hofer Email

07/25/2022 - Tennant Email

07/25/2022 - Spomer Email

07/26/2022 - Seidel Email and Newsletters

07/26/2022 - Mehrer Letter

07/26/2022 - Irion Newsletters Submitted 

07/26/2022 - Seidel Email Comments

07/26/2022 - Irion Letter

The following submissions were received after the deadline for written submissions, so were not included in the Board of Adjustment meeting information packets. The submitters are encouraged to present their comments in person at the public hearing on July 27, 2022 at 5:30 pm. 

07-26-2022 - LATE - Baird Comments