OFFICIAL NOTICE
BEFORE THE UTILITIES BOARD OF THE STATE OF IOWA TO THE CITIZENS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY:

Notice is given that Silver Queen Wind Farm, LLC, Boulder, Colorado, pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 478, has filed a petition with the Utilities Board (IUB) for a franchise to erect, maintain, and operate an electric transmission line setting forth the following as the maximum voltage, starting points, routes, and termini of the existing line:

SILVER QUEEN WIND FARM, LLC
EXHIBIT A

230,000 Volts Nominal;
(242,000 Volts Maximum)

Electric Transmission Line
Crawford County, Iowa

The West Endpoint/Terminus of this line is the existing WAPA Denison substation located in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Twenty-Nine (29), Township Eighty-Three (83) North, Range Thirty-Nine (39) West of the 5th P.M., Crawford County, Iowa.

The East Endpoint/Terminus of this line is a new interconnection substation to be located in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section Fifteen (15), Township Eighty-Three (83) North, Range Thirty-Seven (37) West of the 5th P.M., Crawford County, Iowa

Beginning at a point of connection to Western Area Power Administration’s (WAPA’s) existing Denison Substation, being the West Endpoint/Terminus, located in the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of Section Twenty-Nine (29), Township Eighty-Three (83) North, Range Thirty-Nine (39) West of the 5th P.M., Crawford County, Iowa, thence north on private right of way approximately one hundredths (0.01) mile to a point located approximately twelve hundredths (0.12) mile north and thirty-six hundredths (0.36) mile west of the Southeast corner of said Section Twenty-Nine (29), thence east on private right of way approximately ten hundredths (0.10) mile to a point located approximately twelve hundredths (0.12) mile north and twenty-six hundredths (0.26) mile west of the Southeast corner of said Section Twenty-Nine (29), in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section Twenty-Nine (29); thence southeast in private right-of-way approximately twenty-two hundredths (0.22) mile to a point located approximately one hundredths (0.01) mile north and one hundredths (0.01) mile west of the Southeast corner of said Section Twenty-Nine (29), in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section Twenty-Nine (29); thence southeasterly crossing R Avenue and 240th Street (approximately 0.01) mile; thence South in private right-of-way adjacent and parallel to the east boundary of 240th Street along the west line of Section Thirty-Three (33) of said Township and Range, approximately fifty hundredths (0.50) mile to the West Quarter Corner of Said Section 33; thence east in private right-of-way approximately thirteen and forty-five hundredths (13.45) miles along the east-west center section line of Sections, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of said Township and Range, and Sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township Eighty-Three (83) North, Range Thirty-Eight (38) West of the 5th P.M., Crawford County, Iowa, and Sections 31, 32, 33, and 34 of Township Eighty-Three (83) North, Range Thirty-Seven (37) West of the 5th P.M., Crawford County, Iowa, to the center of Section 37, said Township and Range, crossing 250th St., 260th St., US Highway 59, 270th St., 280th St., Donna Reed Rd., County Rd M38, 320th St., 330th St., 340th St, 350th St., 360th St., and 370th St.; thence north in private right-of-way along the north-south center section line of said Section 34 and section 27 of said Township and Range, crossing R Avenue, approximately One and fifty-one hundredths (1.51) miles to a point near the Northwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 27; thence east along and parallel to the North line of said Section 27 and in the South right-of-way Q Avenue, approximately forty-nine hundredths (0.49) mile, to a point near the Northeast corner of said Section Twenty-Seven (27); thence north in private right- of-way, along and parallel to 380th St. and to the East line of said Section 27 and Sections 22 and 15 of said Township and Range, approximately One and fifty two hundredths (1.52) miles, crossing Q Avenue and P Avenue; thence west in private right of way approximately four hundredths (0.04) mile to the point of interconnection with the new interconnection substation in the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Fifteen (15), Township Eighty-Three (83) North, Range Thirty-Seven (37) West of the 5th P.M., Crawford County, Iowa (the East Endpoint/Terminus).

The total distance of the 230kV line in the Petition for Franchise in Crawford County, Iowa is approximately 17.85 miles.

A map showing the proposed route of the electric line may be obtained at no cost by calling (720) 592-0512 or by writing to Mark Wengierski, Associate Director of Development – East Region, Silver Queen Wind Farm, LLC, 5775 Flatiron Parkway, Ste. 120, Boulder, CO 80301.

Orders issued and documents filed in this docket (No. E-22430) may be viewed by searching under the docket number in the IUB’s electronic filing system (EFS) at efs.iowa.gov. Objections to the granting of the franchise may be filed electronically using EFS or filed in writing with the Board no later than 20 days after the date of second publication of this notice.

The date of the first publication is April 25, 2024. The date of the second publication is May 2, 2024.

IOWA UTILITIES BOARD
BY: Jon Tack
General Counsel
Dated this 11th day of April, 2024

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