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Section 248 Petition and Supporting Materials

UPC Vermont Wind has filed a petition with the Public Service Board for a Certificate of Public Good. Below are Adobe Acrobat format files of relevant documentation.

 

  Filing Letter  
  Service List  
  Petition  
  Exhibit List  
Witness Subject of Testimony  
Dave Cowan, Scott Rowland, and Steve Vavrik  Overview  
Thomas Kavet Need for Power;
Economic Impacts
 
Avram Patt WEC power purchase  
Daniel Crocket Interconnection Facilities  
Christopher J. Bajdek Noise Assessment  
David Raphael Visual Assessment  
Ralph Nelson Construction/Stormwater  
Arthur Gilman Wetlands and Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants  
Robert Roy Birds, Bats, other Wildlife  
Jeffrey Wallin Large Mammals  
Exhibit Number Name of Exhibit  
Testimony of Dave Cowan,
Scott Rowland, Steve Vavrik
   
 UPC-CRV-1 Resume of Dave Cowan  
 UPC-CRV-2 Resume of Scott Rowland  
 UPC-CRV-3 Context Site Map  
 UPC-CRV-4 Aerial View of Project  
 UPC-CRV-5 Assessment of Energy Production (Garrad Hassan, 25 May 2005)  
 UPC-CRV-6 Update of Energy Assessment (Garrad Hassan, 27 October 2005)  
 UPC-CRV-7 WEC Letter to UPC (15 February 2006)  
 UPC-CRV-8 UPC/VEC Memo of Understanding (13 February 2006)   
 UPC-CRV-9 Qualfiying Facility Documentation  
 UPC-CRV-10 Project Overview Map  
 UPC-CRV-11 Representative turbine – Gamesa G87-2.0 MW  
 UPC-CRV-12 Illustration of Permanent Meteorological Towers – 11 sheets   
 UPC-CRV-13a & b Views of Project Area Showing Past Land Uses  
 UPC-CRV-14 Lighting Plan   
 UPC-CRV-15 FAA Determination of No Hazard    
 UPC-CRV-16 Letter from Jeff Smith, Meadowsend Timberland    
 UPC-CRV-17 Natural Resource Map  
 UPC-CRV-18 Wetlands/RTE Species/Bear-Scarred Beech Maps – 3 sheets    
 UPC-CRV-19 Icing Analysis (AWS Truewind)  
 UPC-CRV-20 Shadow Flicker Analysis (AWS Truewind)  
 UPC-CRV-21a & b Shadow Flicker Maps  
 UPC-CRV-22a & b Letter re Potential Effects of Blasting (Gene Simmons, 15 February 2006) and Hager-Richter GeoScience profile  
 UPC-CRV-23 Request letter to Caledonia North Supervisory Union, Sutton School Board, Lyndon Institute, and Millers Run School (18 November 2005)
 
 UPC-CRV-24a & b Response letters from Caledonia North Supervisory Union (2 December 2005) and Miller’s Run School (1 December 2005)   
 UPC-CRV-25 Request letter to Lyndonville Rescue, Sheffield Fire Department and St. Johnsbury Fire and Rescue Dispatch Center (18 November 2005) 
 
 
 UPC-CRV-26 Request letter to Vermont State Police and the Sutton Constable (18 November 2005)   
 UPC-CRV-27 Archaeological Resources Assessment (19 December 2005)  
 Testimony of Thomas Kavet    
 UPC-TK-1 Resume of Thomas E. Kavet   
 UPC-TK-2 Economic Analysis of the Sheffield Wind Farm (Kavet)  
 Testimony of Avram Patt    
 UPC-AP-1 Excerpts from Washington Electric Cooperative’s Integrated Resource Plan    
Testimony of Daniel Crockett    
 UPC-DC-1 Resume of Daniel Crocket    
 UPC-DC-2 Collection System Figures – 5 sheets    
 UPC-DC-3 Substation Figures – 3 sheets    
 UPC-DC-4 Letter from UPC to VELCO (30 January 2006)   
 UPC-DC-5 E-mail from VELCO to UPC (2 January 2006)   
 UPC-DC-6 Gamesa V87 Stability Model (E/Pro, 3 January 2006)  
Testimony of
Christopher Bajdek
   
 UPC-CB-1 Resume of Christopher Bajdek   
 UPC-CB-2 Noise Study Report (HMMH)  
 UPC-CB-3  Noise Study Map  
 Testimony of David Raphael    
 UPC-DR-1 Resume of David Raphael  
 UPC-DR-2 Aesthetic Assessment Report  
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 1 Overview Map  
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 2 Searsburg Public Acceptance Study    
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 3 Mt. Redington Visual Analysis  
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 4 Public Opinion Catalogue  
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 5 Land Cover/Land Use Map  
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 6 Cultural Res. Map  
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 7 Viewshed Map  
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 8 Photo Inventory   
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 9 View Matrix    
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 10 Map of View From Road     
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 11-21 Photo Simulations  
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 22 Simulation Methodology    
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 23 Regional Plan Excerpts   
 UPC-DR-2, Attachment 24 Historic Report   
 UPC-DR-3 Area of Potential Visibility Map  
 UPC-DR-4 Visual Sims – 11 sheets - Low Res    
 UPC-DR-4 Visual Sims – 11 sheets - High Res    
 UPC-DR-5 View from the Road  
 Testimony of Ralph Nelson    
 UPC-RN-1 Resume of Ralph D. Nelson  
 UPC-RN-2 Construction Drawings
5 sheets  
 
  
 UPC-RN-3 Conceptual Erosion Control Plan  
 UPC-RN-4 Erosion Control Details -- 4 sheets    
 Testimony of Arthur Gilman    
 UPC-AG-1 Resume of Arthur Gilman  
 UPC-AG-2 Wetlands Report  
 UPC-AG-3 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants Report  
 Testimony of Robert Roy    
 UPC-RR-1 Resume of Robert D. Roy  
 UPC-RR-2 Fall 2004 Radar, Visual and Acoustic Survey of Bird and Bat Migration (Woodlot, July 2005)  
 UPC-RR-3 Spring 2005 Radar, Visual and Acoustic Survey of Bird and Bat Migration (Woodlot, January 2006)   
 UPC-RR-4 Bat Survey Summary Report (Woodlot, 5 February 2006)  
 UPC-RR-5 Assessment of Potential Eastern Small-Footed Bad Habitat (Woodlot, 22 December 2005)  
 UPC-RR-6  Wildlife Habitat Summary and Assessment (Woodlot, 17 February 2006)  
 Testimony of Jeffrey Wallin    
 UPC-JW-1
Resume of Jeffrey Wallin  
 UPC-JW-2
Deer Moose and Bear Report    

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