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Decommissioning Plan I Rev.0 OPENING STATEMENT The community solar garden consists of numerous recyclable materials, including glass, semiconductor material, steel, aluminum, copper, and plastics. When the project reaches the end of its operational life, which is expected to be 25 (twenty five) years from date of PTO (Permission To Operate) from interconnecting Utility and local permitting government but could be in excess of 40 (forty) or more years, the component parts will be dismantled and recycled as described below. That time period will be established by the local permitting government in its permit. In addition, the decommissioning can also take place after twelve (12) months of non -operation, as required by the site lease and the local government. At the time of decommissioning, the project components will be dismantled and removed by use of minimal ground surface impact construction equipment, and materials will be safely recycled and or disposed of in accordance with requirements. Specific opportunities for reuse or recycling (e.g., panels) will be considered to the maximum amount practicable. Where such options are not viable, components will be decommissioned and disposed of at an appropriately licensed facility. As laid out below, the security fence and equipment will be dismantled, stored on site and then transported to the appropriate locations. All access roads will be removed and grading will be returned to as close to its original state (unless determined otherwise by the landowner and/or local government). Based on our preliminary designs, we expect that the solar gardens will be installed with minimal, if any, grading required. Hence any restoration activities at the time of decommissioning will likewise require minimal re -grading. GENERAL DECOMMISSIONING SCOPE The project owner will be responsible for all the decommissioning costs. The general scope of such decommissioning will be: 1) Obtain any permits required for the decommissioning, removal and legal disposal prior to commencement of decommissioning activities 2) Remove and disposal of all equipment components 3) Remove all hazardous materials (if any) and transport them to be disposed of by licensed contractors at the appropriate facility, in accordance with rules and regulations. 4) If appropriate, re -grade, and revegetate in accordance with lease, permits and in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations 5) To the best extent possible, preserve and reclaim the soils on the project site to a level of pre -project quality 6) Reclaim soils in access driveway and equipment pad areas by removing imported aggregate material and concrete foundations and replaced with soils as needed 7) Remove electrical conduits and backfill trenches with the native soils removed 8) Reseed as much disturbed areas using a seed mix pre -approved by the local permitting government SEQUENCE OF WORK The sequence for decommissioning of the project generally occurs in the reverse order of the installation: 1) The solar system will be disconnected from the powergrid. 2) PV modules will be disconnected, unattached, collected, and removed. 2