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organized into rows from East to West and does not move. The fixed system produces less power, but it more easily complies with setbacks and works better with the Stormwater Control Plan. The Stormwater Control Plan also prompted us to move the access road and water filtration basin to better catch water runoff from impervious surfaces. Drainage and flow patterns from surrounding properties was addressed while amending the site plan. Additional Studies: In addition to the abovementioned work,we also performed an FAA Glare Analysis to determine if the project could potentially interfere with air traffic, as well as a Geotechnical Field Soil Electric Resistivity Testing, which is a precursor to soil borings that have been ordered. Summary of Project: A Community Solar Garden is a solar power plant that allows people who don't have a good spot for solar panels to be treated by the electric utility as though these solar panels are on their property. We lease land somewhere that is good for solar, such as this parcel, and pay to develop and install the Community Solar Garden. When the array puts power into the Grid, it receives a "bill credit" from the electric utility for that amount of power. The bill credit is a right to take that same amount of power out of the electric grid somewhere else in the same electric grid at no cost. We then sell the bill credit to the people who don't have a good spot for solar, thereby allowing them to save money through solar even though they don't have a good spot for solar panels. The people who buy the bill credits are referred to as the "subscribers" since they subscribe to the Community Solar Garden by agreeing to buy the bill credits. The application is for up to 1 MW (AC) Alternating Current of solar on the property. The installation will consist of approximately three thousand solar panels per MW.The installation will encumber approximately eight acres of land per MW and reach a height that will not exceed fifteen feet above grade, approximately 5-10 feet. The solar panels are screwed to a steel racking system that holds them in rows. The rows are arranged into an immobile configuration from East to West, facing the South at an approximately 30-degree angle. The racking system is attached to driven I-beam that secures the installation to the ground. The I-Beam is driving directly into the ground to a depth of approximately 7 feed and does not require concrete footings. The racking and footings are within accepted processional standards given the local soil and climate, and are professional engineered to withstand winds exceeding 150 MPH. 5 Enterprise Energy ENTERPRISE 2925 Dean Parkway, Executive Suite 300 Ta. ENERGY Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 212-0824