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June 8, 2018 <br />City Council <br />City of Hugo <br />Re: Interim Use Permit Application to Develop a Community Solar Garden <br />Dear Members of the Staff, Planning Commission and City Council: <br />FastSun, LLC, is pleased to present this application to the City of Hugo to develop and <br />operate a community solar garden. <br />This 1 megawatt array of photovoltaic panels will generate electricity that will be <br />purchased by Xcel Energy under a 25-year contract. <br />The solar garden will not generate any carbon or other harmful emissions, will be created <br />from an inexhaustible source, the sun, will help Xcel Energy meet the State's mandate for <br />use of renewable energy sources, and will align with the City's goals for sustainability. In <br />addition, Xcel customers may subscribe to a share of the electrical output from the project, <br />thus supporting this clean source of energy. <br />It is important to us to be a good corporate citizen and work cooperatively with each local <br />community. This helps us respond to any concerns with conditions that create a <br />successful energy development while supporting the City's community development <br />objectives. <br />Please give our application your approval so that we can all benefit from this wise new <br />source of electricity for our homes and businesses. <br />Sincerely, <br />�Z <br />Dean Leischow <br />Chief Executive Officer <br />315 Manitoba Avenue, Suite 200, Wayzata, MN 55391 <br />