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Home My WebLink About02_YB_Appx 02-C_Notices, Affidavants, and Proofs of Service April 2023 Yellow Barn Solar, LLC 2045 Lincoln Highway, Edison NJ, 08817 Re: Proposed Solar Project in Lansing and Groton You are receiving this letter because you reside within 1,000 feet of a proposed solar project, Yellow Barn Solar, that is currently under development by CS Energy in the Towns of Lansing and Groton, New York. Yellow Barn Solar is a 160 megawatt (MW) solar project located along Pleasant Valley Road, East of Van Ostrand Road in Lansing and West of Smith Road in Groton, and is expected to enter construction in late 2024 or early 2025. As the developers, we would like to invite you to attend an Open House event that will provide a chance to view the preliminary plans, ask questions, and provide feedback regarding the proposed solar project. The Open House will be open to all members of the community and will take place April 26th, 2023, at the Lansing Community Center, located at 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, NY 14882 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Representatives from CS Energy will be in attendance at the Open House to provide information on the project and answer questions. We would welcome the opportunity to speak with you about our Project and answer any questions you may have. If you cannot attend this meeting, please be assured that there will be additional opportunities to learn about and comment on this project in the coming months. Please also feel free to visit our project website at yellowbarn-solar.com for more information and answers to frequently asked questions. You can sign up on our website for email notifications including project updates and future events. Sincerely, Mitch Quine Evan Callahan Vice President, Project Development Solar Project Developer mitch.quine@csenergy.com ecallahan@csenergy.com 732.266.4255 518.478.3547 ATTORNEYS AT LAW EXECUTIVE WOODS, FIVE PALISADES DRIVE, ALBANY, NY 12205 Phone: 518-438-9907 • Fax: 518-438-9914 www.youngsommer.com Writer’s Telephone: 243 jmuscato@youngsommer.com Page 1 | 2 September 14, 2023 Via Electronic Filing New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting W. A. Harriman State Office Campus Building 9, 4th Floor 1220 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12226 Re: Matter No. 23-00048: Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, for a Permit Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law for Construction of a Major Solar Electric Generating Facility to be Located in the Towns of Lansing and Groton, Tompkins County, New York Dear Office of Renewable Energy Siting Staff: We represent Yellow Barn Solar, LLC (the “Applicant”), in the above-referenced proceeding. The Applicant is proposing to construct and operate the Yellow Barn Solar Project (“Facility”), an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Lansing and Groton, Tompkins County, New York. Pursuant to 19 NYCRR § 900-1.3(d), on July 24, 2023, the Applicant electronically filed the 60-Day Notice of Intent to File an Application (“60-Day Notice”) with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (“ORES”). In addition, the Applicant published the 60-Day Notice in accordance with the publication requirements in 19 NYCRR § 900-1.6(c) and sent a printed copy of the 60- Day Notice to all local agencies in attendance at the local agency consultation held on November 15, 2022. Attached as Attachment A, please find affidavits and proofs of service of the 60-Day Notice to ORES, all persons residing within one (1) mile of the proposed solar Facility, each member of the state legislature in whose district any potion of the proposed Facility is to be located, all local agency representatives in attendance at the local agency consultation, the Tompkins County Administrator, the Lansing and Groton Town Clerks, and libraries serving the district of each member of the state legislature in whose district any portion of the proposed Facility is to be located. Young / Sommer LLC Page 2 | 2 Attached as Attachment B, please find affidavits and proofs of publication of the 60-Day Notice in the Ithaca Journal, Cortland Standard, and Tompkins Weekly newspapers and on the project website, https://yellowbarn-solar.com. Please feel free to contact our office if you have any questions regarding the above. Very truly yours, James A. Muscato II Steven D. Wilson Young/Sommer LLC Attorneys for Yellow Barn Solar, LLC Attachments cc: Party List for the proceeding (via DMM and email) ATTACHMENT A STA TE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, for a Permit Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law for Construction of AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE a Major Solar Electric Generating Facility t o be Located in the Mauer No. 23-00048 Towns of Lansing and Groton, Tompkins County, New York ST A TE OF NEW YORK ) COUNTY OF ALBANY ) ss.: MEGAN GILLESPIE, being duly sworn, deposes and says that on the 21st day of July 2023, on behalf of Applicant Yellow Barn Solar, LLC , she mailed via USPS First Class Mail one (1) printed paper copy of the notice attached hereto as Affidavit. Attachment 1 (CS Energy - Yellow Barn Solar Project, Tompkins County, New York, 60-Day Notice of Jntent to File an Application ("60-Day Notice")) to all mailing addresses on the service list attached hereto as Affidavit Attachment 2 (Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, 60-Day Notice oflntent lo File an Application, Service List Pursuant to 19 NYCRR 900-l.6(c)(l) and (4) C'Service List")), and that on the same date s he transmitted via emai l one (1) electronic (PDF) copy of the 60-Day Notice to each email address on the Service List, as evidenced by the copy of the email attached hereto as Affidavit Attachment 3. ME{9;AN GILLESPIE Legal Assistant, Young/Sommer LLC Sworn to ne before m • __,.L........Jc:......,c__+-,f-...C...x._ __ ,202-'?? TRACY J. POOLE Notary Public, State ot New York No. 01 PO6036309 Qualified in Albany County Commission Expires Jan. 24-:~0~ AFFIDAVIT ATTACHMENT 1 CS Energy – Yellow Barn Solar Project Tompkins County, New York 60-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION CS Energy is proposing to construct the Yellow Barn Solar Project, a major solar electric generating facility, under Section 94-c of the Executive Law (Section 94-c). This notice announces that on or about September 22, 2023, CS Energy intends to file an Application with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES or the Office), pursuant to Section 94-c seeking a Siting Permit from the Office authorizing the construction and operation of the Project. The 94-c process has been implemented by rules enacted by the Office and establishes a review process with uniform standards and conditions for all renewable energy projects. The uniform standards and conditions are available at 19 NYCRR 900-6 and www.ores.ny.gov/regulations. The Yellow Barn Solar Project is proposed to be an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York (the “Project”). The Project will span approximately 800 acres (“Facility Site”). The Project is anticipated to positively impact both the environment and the local economy by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and producing significant tax revenue and other economic benefits for the area. The Facility will include, among other components, solar panels, access roads, substation, inverters, transformers, electrical collection lines, and temporary construction staging and storage areas. For more information about the Project please visit the Project website at https://yellowbarn-solar.com or contact CS Energy at: Mitch Quine VP, Project Management 2045 Lincoln Highway Edison, New Jersey 08817 TEL: 732-266-4255 EMAIL: mitch.quine@CSEnergy.com Upon filing the Application, CS Energy will provide funding in the amount of $1,000/MW to be deposited into a local agency account to be made available to local agencies and potential community intervenors for the purpose of contributing to a complete record leading to an informed permit decision as to the appropriateness of the site and the facility, and for local agencies, shall include the use of funds to determine whether a proposed facility is designed to be sited, constructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations. 19 NYCRR 900-5.1 Any local agency or potential community intervenor shall submit a request for initial funding within thirty (30) days of the date of application filing and such requests can be made to: general@ores.ny.gov OR by mail to: Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) c/o: OGS Mailroom, Empire State Plaza P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, NY 12242, Attn: Yellow Barn Solar Local Agency Account Funding Request. Copies of a request for funding must also be submitted to the assigned Administrative Law Judge and other parties to the proceeding. Instructions for applying for intervenor finding will be provided in the Yellow Barn proceeding at: www.ores.ny.gov/permitapplications; click on Project Permit Application Number for Yellow Barn Solar. AFFIDAVIT ATTACHMENT 2 1 of 2 YELLOW BARN SOLAR, LLC 60-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION SERVICE LIST PURSUANT TO 19 NYCRR 900-1.6(c)(1) and (4) ORES MATTER NO. ____________________: Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, for a Permit Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law for Construction of a Major Solar Electric Generating Facility to be Located in the Towns of Lansing and Groton, Tompkins County, New York NAME & ADDRESS NUMBER OF COPIES SENT VIA USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL and EMAIL Office of Renewable Energy Siting Houtan Moaveni, Executive Director ATTN: Benjamin Wang, Application Review c/o OGS Mailroom Empire State Plaza 240 State Street P-1 South, J Dock Albany, NY 12242 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: general@ores.ny.gov New York State Senate District 52 ATTN: Lea Webb, Senator Albany Office LOB 848 Albany, NY 12247 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: leawebb@nysenate.gov New York State Assembly District 125 ATTN: Anna R. Kelles, Assemblymember Albany Office LOB 833 Albany, NY 12248 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: kellesa@nyassembly.gov Tompkins County ATTN: Lisa Holmes, County Administrator c/o Ann Haider-Collins, Secretary to County Administration Old Jail Building, 3rd Floor 125 East Court Street Ithaca, NY 14850 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: ahaider@tompkins-co.org Town of Lansing ATTN: Ed LaVigne, Town Supervisor Lansing Town Hall P. O. Box 186 Lansing, NY 14882 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: elavigne@lansingtown.com [REPOSITORY COPY] Lansing Town Hall ATTN: Debbie Munson, Town Clerk P. O. Box 186 Lansing, NY 14882 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: townclerk@lansingtown.com 2 of 2 NAME & ADDRESS NUMBER OF COPIES SENT VIA USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL and EMAIL Town of Groton ATTN: Donald Scheffler, Town Supervisor Groton Town Hall P. O. Box 36 Groton, NY 13073 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: supervisor@grotontown.com [REPOSITORY COPY] Groton Town Hall ATTN: Robin Cargian, Town Clerk Groton Town Hall P. O. Box 36 Groton, NY 13073 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: townclerk@grotontown.com [REPOSITORY COPY] Lansing Community Library ATTN: Susie Gutenberger, Library Director 27 Auburn Road Lansing, NY 14882 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: manager@lansinglibrary.org [REPOSITORY COPY] Groton Public Library ATTN: Sara Knobel, Director 112 East Cortland Street Groton, NY 13073 1 paper copy of Notice sent by mail; 1 electronic (PDF) copy of Notice sent by email to: director@grotonpubliclibrary.org AFFIDAVIT ATTACHMENT 3 From:Megan Gillespie To:general@ores.ny.gov; leawebb@nysenate.gov; kellesa@nyassembly.gov; ahaider@tompkins-co.org; elavigne@lansingtown.com; townclerk@lansingtown.com; supervisor@grotontown.com; townclerk@grotontown.com; manager@lansinglibrary.org; director@grotonpubliclibrary.org Cc:Benjamin Wang (ORES) Subject:Public Notice: Yellow Barn Solar, LLC 60-Day Notice of Intent to File an Application with the NYS Office of Renewable Energy Siting Date:Friday, July 21, 2023 3:22:00 PM Attachments:230719 Svc List_60-Day Notice_Yellow Barn.pdf 230719 60-Day Notice_Yellow Barn_Service to Service List.pdf ATTN: Persons/Entities included on the Yellow Barn Solar Project Service List [See attached Service List] cc: Benjamin Wang, Application Review, ORES RE: Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, for a Permit Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law for Construction of a Major Solar Electric Generating Facility to be Located in the Towns of Lansing and Groton, Tompkins County, New York Good afternoon: Young/Sommer LLC represents the Applicant, Yellow Barn Solar, LLC (“Applicant”) in the above matter. On behalf of the Applicant, attached, please find the Applicant’s 60-Day Notice of Intent to File an Application with the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (“ORES”) for a Siting Permit from ORES authorizing the construction and operation of the Yellow Barn Solar Project. This notice is being provided to you in accordance with 19 NYCRR 900-1.6(c)(1) and (4). In addition, a printed paper copy of the attached notice was mailed via USPS First Class Mail to all persons/entities included on the attached Service List. Regards, Megan Gillespie, Legal Assistant Young / Sommer llc ATTORNEYS AT lAW office: 518.438.9907 Ext. 229 fax: 518.438.9914 mgillespie@youngsommer.com Executive Woods, Five Palisades Drive, Albany, NY 12205 www.youngsommer.com This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us immediately. ST A TE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, for a Permit Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law for Construction of a Major Solar Electric Generating Facility to be Located in the Towns of Lansing and Groton, Tompkins County, New York STATEOFNEWYORK ) COUNTY OF ALBANY ) ss.: AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Matter No. 23-00048 cr~l-f,_..,_,=lt~h~G~·fer~_·_J3~_la_, -~--~' being duly sworn, deposes and says that on the 21st day of July 2023, on behalf of Applicant Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, via USPS First Class Mail, they mailed one (I) printed paper copy of the notice attached hereto as Affidavit Attachment 1 (CS Energy -Yellow Barn Solar Project, Tompkins County, New York, 60-Day Notice of Intent to File an Application) to all addresses on the address list attached hereto as Affidavit Attachment 2 (Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of Residences within I-mile Radius of Project and Out-of-State Owners of Residences within I-mile Radius of Project), which was provided to the undersigned for the purpose of this mailing, and which includes all persons residing within one (I) mile of the proposed Yellow Barn Solar Project. 2... °\ day of . u S +-Sworn to me before m~ PRINT NAME AccuPrint Printing and Marketing Services Albany, NY Matthew Cunningham Notary Public, State of New York NO. 01 cuoooeeos Qualified in Renssealaer County Commission expires May 25,202.7 AFFIDAVIT ATTACHMENT 1 CS Energy – Yellow Barn Solar Project Tompkins County, New York 60-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION CS Energy is proposing to construct the Yellow Barn Solar Project, a major solar electric generating facility, under Section 94-c of the Executive Law (Section 94-c). This notice announces that on or about September 22, 2023, CS Energy intends to file an Application with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES or the Office), pursuant to Section 94-c seeking a Siting Permit from the Office authorizing the construction and operation of the Project. The 94-c process has been implemented by rules enacted by the Office and establishes a review process with uniform standards and conditions for all renewable energy projects. The uniform standards and conditions are available at 19 NYCRR 900-6 and www.ores.ny.gov/regulations. The Yellow Barn Solar Project is proposed to be an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York (the “Project”). The Project will span approximately 800 acres (“Facility Site”). The Project is anticipated to positively impact both the environment and the local economy by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and producing significant tax revenue and other economic benefits for the area. The Facility will include, among other components, solar panels, access roads, substation, inverters, transformers, electrical collection lines, and temporary construction staging and storage areas. For more information about the Project please visit the Project website at https://yellowbarn-solar.com or contact CS Energy at: Mitch Quine VP, Project Management 2045 Lincoln Highway Edison, New Jersey 08817 TEL: 732-266-4255 EMAIL: mitch.quine@CSEnergy.com Upon filing the Application, CS Energy will provide funding in the amount of $1,000/MW to be deposited into a local agency account to be made available to local agencies and potential community intervenors for the purpose of contributing to a complete record leading to an informed permit decision as to the appropriateness of the site and the facility, and for local agencies, shall include the use of funds to determine whether a proposed facility is designed to be sited, constructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations. 19 NYCRR 900-5.1 Any local agency or potential community intervenor shall submit a request for initial funding within thirty (30) days of the date of application filing and such requests can be made to: general@ores.ny.gov OR by mail to: Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) c/o: OGS Mailroom, Empire State Plaza P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, NY 12242, Attn: Yellow Barn Solar Local Agency Account Funding Request. Copies of a request for funding must also be submitted to the assigned Administrative Law Judge and other parties to the proceeding. Instructions for applying for intervenor finding will be provided in the Yellow Barn proceeding at: www.ores.ny.gov/permitapplications; click on Project Permit Application Number for Yellow Barn Solar. AFFIDAVIT ATTACHMENT 2 Owner "or current resident""or current postal customer"Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) 9626 Norm St Hudson FL 34669 110 Collins Rd Columbia MD 21044 17990 Shipwreck Ct Dameron MD 20628 100 Brown Hill Rd Lansing NY 14882 100 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 1000 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1006 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 101 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 1010 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1015 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1020 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1025 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1036 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1046 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1048 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 105 Bacon Rd Groton NY 13073 105 Beechwood Dr Groton NY 13073 105 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 1051 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1055 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1057 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 107 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 1073 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1075 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca NY 14850 108 Benson Rd Freeville NY 13068 108 Benson Rd Freeville NY 13068 1086 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 109 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 109 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 1093 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1095 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 11 Daisy Ln Groton NY 13073 11 Durfee Rd Groton NY 13073 110 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 1103 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 111 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 111 Peruville Rd Freeville NY 13068 111 Smith Road Groton NY 13073 1118 East Venice Rd Locke NY 13092 112 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 112 Sharpsteen Rd Groton NY 13073 113 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 1134 Old Stage Road Groton NY 13073 114 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 114 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 114 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 1141 Spring Street Ext Groton NY 13073 1145 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 115 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 115 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 115 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 1150 George Edward Via Lansing NY 14882 1151 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1155 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1157 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1159 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1161 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1169 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 117 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 117 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1-mile radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mile radius of Project Page 1 of 9 Owner "or current resident""or current postal customer"Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1-mile radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mile radius of Project 1179 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 118 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 118 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 1180 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 119 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 1195 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1195 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1198 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 120 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 121 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 1217 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 123 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 1236 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 124 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 125 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 125 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 126 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 126 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 1269 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1279 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 128 Benson Rd Freeville NY 13068 1295 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1297 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 130 Sincerbeaux Rd Groton NY 13073 1300 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1307 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1319 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 132 Durfee Rd Groton NY 13073 132 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 132 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 1327 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 133 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 134 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 135 Armstrong Rd Ithaca NY 14850 135 Bacon Rd Groton NY 13073 1364 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 137 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 137 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 1399 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 14 Farm Pond Circle Freeville NY 13068 14 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 140 Durfee Road Groton NY 13073 1400 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1401 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1403 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 1404 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 1405 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 142 Benson Rd Freeville NY 13068 144 Durfee Rd Groton NY 13073 147 Durfee Rd Groton NY 13073 148 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 148 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 149 Armstrong Rd Lansing NY 14882 149 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 15 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 15 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 150 Scofield Rd Endwell NY 13762 150 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 152 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 154 Armstrong Rd Lansing NY 14882 158 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 Page 2 of 9 Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1--mlle radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mlle radius of Project Owner "or current resident" "or current postal customer" Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) 159 Sharpsteen Rd Groton NY 13073 160 Sharpsteen Rd Groton NY 13073 162 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 162 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 168 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 172 Benson Rd Freeville NY 13068 182 Podunk Rd Trumansburg NY 14886 182 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 191 East Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 197 Sharpsteen Rd Groton NY 13073 198 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 199 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 2 Van Ostrand Rd Lansing NY 13073 201 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 2029 Danby Rd Ithaca NY 14852 204 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 209 W Groton Rd Groton NY 13073 21 Bossard Rd Groton NY 13073 21 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 211 Northview Rd W Ithaca NY 14850 215 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 218 Peruville Rd Freeville NY 13068 219 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 22 Goodband Rd Freeville NY 13068 22 Oakwood Dr Lansing NY 14882 22 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 221 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 222 E Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 224 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 225 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 2279 Hanshaw Rd Freeville NY 13068 23 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 239 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 24 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 240 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 243 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 244 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 248 M unson Rd Groton NY 13073 249 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 2 54 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 264 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 27 Farm Pond Circle Freeville NY 13068 27 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 278 Hile School Rd Freeville NY 13068 279 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 280 Luce Road Groton NY 13073 29 Townline Rd Groton NY 13073 291 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 291 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 295 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 297 M unson Rd Groton NY 13073 3 Durfee Rd Groton NY 13073 30 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 30 Walden Lane Groton NY 13073 300 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 301 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 301 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 302 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 304 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 304 M unson Rd Groton NY 13073 304 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 Page 3 of 9 Owner "or current resident""or current postal customer"Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1-mile radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mile radius of Project 306 Pleasant Vallley Rd Groton NY 13073 307 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 308 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 308 Peruville Rd Freeville NY 13068 308 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 31 Townline Rd Groton NY 13073 310 Munson Rd Groton NY 13073 311 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 311 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 315 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 316 Munson Rd Groton NY 13073 317 Scofield Rd Freeville NY 13068 320 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 321 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 322 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 329 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 33 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 33 Walden Ln Groton NY 13073 330 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 331 Smith Road Groton NY 13073 332 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 34 Townline Rd Groton NY 13073 341 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 344 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 347 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 35 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 351 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 352 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 353 Munson Rd Groton NY 13073 355 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 355 Munson Rd Groton NY 13073 356 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 357 Munson Rd Groton NY 13073 358 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 358 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 359 Munson Rd Groton NY 13073 360 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 363 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 363 Munson Rd Rd Groton NY 13073 367 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 368 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 369 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 37 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 376 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 3781 Lane Rd, PO Box 248 Locke NY 13092 38 Ladoga Park Rd Lansing NY 14882 380 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 382 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 382 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 383 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 384 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 384 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 384 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 385 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 39 Farm Pond Circle Freeville NY 13068 39 Townline Rd Groton NY 13073 390 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 394 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 396 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 40 Bacon Rd Groton NY 13073 40 Farm Pond Circle Freeville NY 13068 Page 4 of 9 Owner "or current resident""or current postal customer"Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1-mile radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mile radius of Project 40 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 400 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 400 Old Orchard Rd Lansing NY 14882 401 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 404 Luce Road Groton NY 13073 41 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 41 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 41 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 410 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 410 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 414 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 414 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 414 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 415 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 415 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 418 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 42 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 42 Walden Lane Groton NY 13073 424 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 425 Peruville Rd Freeville NY 13068 426 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 43 Bossard Rd Groton NY 13073 43 Farm Pond Circle Freeville NY 13068 431 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 433 Peruville Rd Freeville NY 13068 434 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 436 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 44 Farm Pond Circle Freeville NY 13068 441 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 443 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 444 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 449 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 45 Stevens Rd, PO Box 97 McLean NY 13102 45 Walden Ln Groton NY 13073 451 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 454 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 455 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 457 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 46 Bossard Rd Groton NY 13073 460 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 461 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 461 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 462 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 465 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 47 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 47 Farm Pond Cir Freeville NY 13068 470 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 470 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 475 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 476 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 481 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 481 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 485 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 488 Bone Plain Rd Freeville NY 13068 489 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 49 Bacon Rd Groton NY 13073 49 Bacon Rd Groton NY 13073 49 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 490 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 491 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 491 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 Page 5 of 9 Owner "or current resident""or current postal customer"Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1-mile radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mile radius of Project 491 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 4945 Devlen Rd Groton NY 13073 50 Durfee Rd Groton NY 13073 50 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 505 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 506 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 509 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 509 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 510 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 518 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 519 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 520 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 522 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 522 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 522 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 523 Auburn Rd Groton NY 13073 524 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 525 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 525 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 528 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 528 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 529 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 533 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 537 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 538 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 539 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 539 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 540 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 540 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 541 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 546 Bone Plain Rd Freeville NY 13068 548 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 55 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 55 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 553 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 554 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 554 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 557 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 559 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 56 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 560 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 560 VanOstrand Rd Groton NY 13073 563 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 564 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 565 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 57 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 57 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 57 Walden Ln Groton NY 13073 570 Bone Plain Rd Freeville NY 13068 572 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 572 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 573 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 575 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 577 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 578 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 58 Townline Rd Groton NY 13073 583 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 584 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 587 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 59 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 590 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 Page 6 of 9 Owner "or current resident""or current postal customer"Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1-mile radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mile radius of Project 596 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 598 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 60 Walden Ln Groton NY 13073 600 Bone Plain Rd Freeville NY 13068 600 Buck Road Lansing NY 14882 609 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 610 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 614 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 621 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 622 Scofield Rd Groton NY 13073 624 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 63 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 630 Bone Plain Rd Freeville NY 13068 634 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 634 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 639 West Groton Rd Groton NY 13073 64 Walden Ln Groton NY 13073 640 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 642 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 643 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 648 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 65 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 650 Bone Plain Rd Freevile NY 13068 651 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 660 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 661 Peru South Lansing Rd Groton NY 13073 663 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 667 Buck Rd Lansing NY 14882 67 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 674 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 677 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 684 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 685 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 69 West Groton Rd Groton NY 13073 69 West Groton Rd Groton NY 13073 7 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 700 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 705 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 707 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 708 N Cayuga St Ithaca NY 14850 711 Broad St Endicott NY 13760 711 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 711 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 728 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 73 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 736 Bone Plain Road Freeville NY 13068 736 Bone Plain Road Freeville NY 13068 739 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 743 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 748 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 756 S Main St Ithaca NY 14850 762 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 764 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 771 Sovocool Rd Groton NY 13073 772 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 78 Durfee Rd Groton NY 13073 781 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 784 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 790 Sheldon Rd Freeville NY 13068 792 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 792 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 Page 7 of 9 Owner "or current resident""or current postal customer"Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1-mile radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mile radius of Project 793 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 795 Sovocool Rd Groton NY 13073 8 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 808 Buck Rd Groton NY 13073 810 Buck Rd Rd 1 Groton NY 13073 823 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 823 Van Ostrand Rd Groton NY 13073 829 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 83 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 831 Buck Rd Groton NY 13073 839 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 841 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 854 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 863 W Groton Rd Groton NY 13073 863 West Rd Groton NY 13073 8693 Route 34 Weedsport NY 13166 87 Brown Rd Groton NY 13073 879 Route 34B Groton NY 13073 879 West Dryden Rd Freeville NY 13068 885 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 895 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 90 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 908 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 91 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 915 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 916 Peruville Rd Groton NY 13073 916 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 916 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 92 Benson Rd Freeville NY 13068 92 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 920 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 922 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 923 Spring Street Ext Groton NY 13073 925 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 926 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 930 Sovocool Rd Groton NY 13073 95 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 95 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 96 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 960 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 961 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 962 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 965 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13703 967 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 97 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 98 Collins Rd Freeville NY 13068 988 Pleasant Valley Rd Groton NY 13073 99 Goodman Rd Groton NY 13073 99 Smith Rd Groton NY 13073 990 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 991 Sovocool Hill Rd Groton NY 13073 995 Spring St Ext Groton NY 13073 Bacon Rd Groton NY 13073 PO Box 171 Ithaca NY 14850 PO Box 189 Lansing NY 14882 PO Box 327 Lansing NY 14882 PO Box 35 Lansing NY 14882 PO Box 3793 Ithaca NY 14852 PO Box 4773 Freeville NY 13068 PO Box 4775 Ithaca NY 14852 PO Box 4925 Ithaca NY 14852 Page 8 of 9 Owner "or current resident""or current postal customer"Street Address (Mailing Address) City (Mailing Address) State (Mailing Address) Zip (Mailing Address) Yellow Barn Solar: Addresses of residences within 1-mile radius of Project and out-of-state owners of residences within 1-mile radius of Project R D 1 Luce Rd Groton NY 13073 Rd 1 200 Cobb St Groton NY 13073 3143 Cranston Dr Dublin OH 43107 7318 El Cresta Houston TX 77083 Page 9 of 9 ATTACHMENT B State of New York Tompkin s County SS : AFF IDAVI T OF PUBLI CATION Th e Ith aca Journ a l GCl1086707 lt,(,.b ,½= being duly sworn, deposes and says he/she is the Principal Clerk of the Ithaca Journal a public newspaper printed and published in Ithaca aforesaid and th at a notice of which the annexed is a tru e copy as published in said newspaper 7/21/2023 STAT E OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF BROOM E Legal Clerk Subscribed and sworn to beforeme this 21st day of July, 2023 tale of Wisconsin, County of Brown etf/J /~r-; -J< KATHLEEN ALLE N . Notary Pub li c State of Wi scons i n 6O -DAV NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION CS Energy is proposing to construct the Yellow Barn Solar Project, a major so lar electric generating facility, under Section 94-c of the Execu tive Law (Section 94-c). This not ice an- nounces that on or about September 22, 2023, CS Energy intends to file an Application with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES or the Office), pursuant to Section 94-c seeking a Siting Permit from the Office authorizing the construction and operation of the Project. The 94-c process has been implemented by rules enacted by the Office and establishes a review process with uniform standards and conditions for all renewable energy projects. The uniform standards and conditions are available at 19 NYCRR 900-6 and www.ores.ny.gov/regulations. The Yellow Barn Solar Project is proposed to be an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York (the "Project"). The Project will span approximately 800 acres ("Facility Site"). The Project is anticipated to positively impact both the environment and the local economy by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and producing significant tax revenue and other economic benefits for the area. The Facility will include, among other com- ponents, solar panels, access roads, substation, inverters, transformers, electrical collection lines, and temporary construction staging and storage areas. For more information about the Project please visit the Project website at https://yellowbarn - solar.com or contact CS Energy at: Mitch Quine VP, Project Management 2045 Lincoln Highway Edison, New Jersey 08817 TEL:732-266-4255 EMAIL: mitch.quine@CSEnergy.com Upon filing the Application, CS Energy will provide funding in the amount of $1,000/MW to be deposited into a local agency account to be made available to local agencies and potential community intervenors for the purpose of contributing to a complete record leading to an informed permit decision as to the appropriateness of the site and the facility, and for local agencies, shall include the use of funds to determine whether a proposed facility is designed to be sited, constructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regula- tions. 19 NYCRR 900-5.1 Any local agency or potential community intervenor shal l subm it a request for initial funding within thirty (30) days of the date of application filing and such requests can be made to: general@ores.ny.gov OR by mail to: Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) c/o: OGS Mailroom, Empire State Plaza P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, NY 12242, Attn: Yellow Barn Solar Local Agency Account Funding Request. Copies of a request for funding must also be submitted to the assigned Administrative Law Judge and other parties to the proceeding. Instructions for applying for intervenor finding will be provided in the Yellow Barn proceeding at: www.ores.ny.gov/permitapplications; click on Project Permit Application Number for Ye llow Barn Solar NY•GCl1086707-01 The Ithaca Journal - 07/21/2023 Page : A06 July 21, 2023 8:41 am (GMT -4:00) Powered by TECNAVIA 6A | FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2023 |THE ITHACA JOURNAL NY-GCI1086707-01 60-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION CS Energy is proposing to construct the Yellow Barn Solar Project, a major solar electric generating facility, under Section 94-c of the Executive Law (Section 94-c). This notice an- nounces that on or about September 22, 2023, CS Energy intends to file an Application with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES or the Office), pursuant to Section 94-c seeking a Siting Permit from the Office authorizing the construction and operation of the Project. The 94-c process has been implemented by rules enacted by the Office and establishes a review process with uniform standards and conditions for all renewable energy projects. The uniform standards and conditions are available at 19 NYCRR 900-6 and www.ores.ny.gov/regulations. The Yellow Barn Solar Project is proposed to be an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York (the “Project”). The Project will span approximately 800 acres (“Facility Site”). The Project is anticipated to positively impact both the environment and the local economy by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and producing significant tax revenue and other economic benefits for the area. The Facility will include, among other com- ponents, solar panels, access roads, substation, inverters, transformers, electrical collection lines, and temporary construction staging and storage areas. For more information about the Project please visit the Project website at https://yellowbarn- solar.com or contact CS Energy at: Mitch Quine VP, Project Management 2045 Lincoln Highway Edison, New Jersey 08817 TEL: 732-266-4255 EMAIL: mitch.quine@CSEnergy.com Upon filing the Application, CS Energy will provide funding in the amount of $1,000/MW to be deposited into a local agency account to be made available to local agencies and potential community intervenors for the purpose of contributing to a complete record leading to an informed permit decision as to the appropriateness of the site and the facility, and for local agencies, shall include the use of funds to determine whether a proposed facility is designed to be sited, constructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regula- tions. 19 NYCRR 900-5.1 Any local agency or potential community intervenor shall submit a request for initial funding within thirty (30) days of the date of application filing and such requests can be made to: general@ores.ny.gov OR by mail to: Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) c/o: OGS Mailroom, Empire State Plaza P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, NY 12242, Attn: :FMMPX#BSO4PMBSLocal Agency Account Funding Request. Copies of a request for funding must also be submitted to the assigned Administrative Law Judge and other parties to the proceeding. Instructions for applying for intervenor finding will be provided in the Yellow Barn proceeding at: www.ores.ny.gov/permitapplications; click on Project Permit Application Number for Yellow Barn Solar KALIAPANI, India – In the dusty mountains of eastern India, workers at the country’s largest chromium deposit have mined for the essential ore, rain or shine, for around 60 years. The industry is fruitful in some ways – hundreds of trucks stacked with min- eral-rich soil journey back and forth reg- ularly between the mine and processing plants – but it is damaging in others. Farmers say their fields are stripped of fertile earth and livestock desperately comb through now-barren lands for feed. “We used to grow chilies and other vegetables earlier but now when it rains all the soil from the mines washes onto our fields,” bringing with it harmful ef- fluent, said Gurucharan Mohant, a 60- year-old farmer from the nearby village of Kaliapani. “Nothing grows here any- more.” Chromium, used mostly as a coating to stop rust in steel and car parts, has been deemed necessary for India’s tran- sition to cleaner energy. A layer of chro- mium makes solar panels more efficient, and the mineral is also used in wind tur- bines and batteries. Lawmakers – in- cluding at Wednesday’s Group of Twen- ty ministerial talks on clean energy – want the country to expand its critical mineral mining operations and make its own clean energy infrastructure from start to finish. Now other critical minerals, like lithi- um, cobalt and nickel, which are also used in solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, are being discovered in India. It’s a chance to build out more green in- frastructure in a country with escalating energy needs and bolster mineral supply chains worldwide, but concerns remain about the environmental consequences mining will have on neighboring vil- lages, like Kaliapani. Kaliapani is impoverished, has little access to clean water and residents claim their chronic overexposure to chromium has caused health problems. Swarup Kumar Samal, an environ- mental officer at Odisha Mining Corpo- ration, which runs the mine near Kalia- pani, said the company is following In- dia’s environmental regulations. “We are treating all surface run-off and water from the quarry bottom before discharging them to local water bodies,” said Samal. He added that the company also has “sprinkler heads installed across the mines and specialized trucks constantly spray water at high pressure so that the area remains dust free.” Dust from chromium mining operations can be toxic if inhaled. But “any mining has impact,” said Sandeep Pai of the think tank Swaniti Initiative. “India needs to be thinking of how everyone involved, including local communities, will benefit before they begin mining for critical minerals like lithium.” In June, India joined a U.S.-led criti- cal mineral alliance during Prime Minis- ter Narendra Modi’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. Then earlier this month, India’s mining ministry released its first-ever report on the minerals the country needs to grow its economy. It declared 30 minerals, including lithium, chromium, cobalt and nickel, as essen- tial. Mining minister Pralhad Joshi called the list “India’s roadmap for ‘Aatmanirb- har Bharat,’” a commonly-used Sanskrit term meaning “self-reliance.” Both moves were hailed by energy ex- perts as steps in the right direction. “International coordination is actual- ly a major component of critical miner- al security and to have access to the global supply chain, joining the U.S.- led alliance, is great news for India,” said Ganesh Sivamani of the New Del- hi-based think tank, Centre for Social and Economic Progress. Sivamani also credited the minerals list as the begin- ning of a strategy for India to better achieve its clean energy goals. Eric Buisson, a critical minerals analyst at the International Energy Agency, also noted the “strong need” for minerals to crank up the move to cleaner energy. “You need to make sure that you have access directly or indirectly to these raw materials,” he said. Developing vast amounts of clean energy is seen as essential to limit warming to the global goal of 2.7 de- grees Fahrenheitas it can replace heat- trapping fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas with alternatives that emit little or no carbon dioxide. India plans to install 500 gigawatts of clean energy by the end of the dec- ade – enough to power 300 million In- dian homes. The country has currently installed 176 gigawatts of renewable energy and aims to reach net zero emis- sions by 2070. The critical minerals market has doubled in the past five years, mostly down to the booming clean energy sec- tor, according to a report by the Inter- national Energy Agency. The IEA also said that demand for minerals like lith- ium will balloon 40 times and demand for graphite, cobalt and nickel will like- ly grow up to 25 times by 2040 in an earlier report. But “diversity of supply also remains a concern” the IEA’s report said, with a handful of countries, particularly China, dominating the supply chain for many critical minerals. Sivamani said work on finding miner- als in India needs to ramp up, especially given geopolitical developments such as China banning exports of minerals such as gallium and germanium, both used for making electronics, in June. “We don’t want to be caught un- aware,” Sivamani said. “Our best bet is to be self-sufficient as much as possible so that we don’t need to depend on anyone else to achieve our economic and climate goals.” Experts and activists want to see this done in a just way, with protections for workers and local communities. Earlier this month, the Business and Human Rights Resource Center raised fears about alleged human rights and environmental abuses across the critical mineral supply chain. Many have called for companies involved in the transition to clean energy to hold themselves to higher standards. Pai, of the Swaniti Initiative, said ex- panding India’s mining network is a chance to start a better relationship with local communities atop of critical miner- al deposits and protect them from po- tential environmental harm. “If India fails to do this, it is inevitable that there will be opposition from affect- ed communities once mining begins,” he said. Associated Press climate and envi- ronmental coverage receives support from several private foundations. The AP is solely responsible for all content. India sets sights on home-mined minerals Seen as essential to clean energy push, industry has ecological downside Anupam Nath and Sibi Arasu ASSOCIATED PRESS A chromium mine is visible near Kaliapani village in Odisha, India, on July 5. Chromium, used mostly as a coating to stop rust in steel and car parts, has been deemed necessary for India’s transition to cleaner energy. ANUPAM NATH/AP out those veterans’ histories are “the real pain point.” “I have helped countless families find answers, closure, and peace,” says Chicago-based genealogist Jennifer Holik, who has been doing military re- search for more than a decade. “The fire has been a major obstacle to over- come.” Even before the grand jury closed the criminal case, an interagency com- mittee had concluded that the fire’s cause “Cannot be Determined.” But there are some who will never accept that it was an accident. One theory Levins has heard is that the fire was started to destroy records connected to Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Although the Air Force records destroyed began with “Hubbard, James,” L. Ron Hubbard served in the Marine Reserves and Na- vy, and those files now reside in the “vault” area. (Technically no longer a vault, NPRC has an area in the stacks “with greater security controls which contain Specially Protected Holdings,” Levins says.) Some veterans have even suggested to Levins that the government set the fire “’so they wouldn’t have to pay my benefits.” One person who still thinks it might have been arson: Elmore. “The fire was way too big, way too fast,” he says. Elmore was one of five people who reported the alleged smoker’s admis- sion to the FBI, but he never believed him. “He wanted attention,” Elmore says of the man. “Anything that he said to any of us, we all took with a huge grain of salt.” (The Associated Press has learned the man’s name but could not locate him or determine if he is still alive.) A link to Watergate? Elmore, 75, can’t help wondering if the fire might have been connected to Richard Nixon and the Watergate scan- dal. G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt, leaders of the so-called plumbers who broke into Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Wash- ington hotel, were both veterans. Levins says there is no definitive list of what was inside the vault in 1973, but that the files of Liddy (Army) and Hunt (Army/Navy) are very much extant. Hunt’s Army record was “impacted by the fire” and partially reconstructed,” Levins says. Following the fire, Buttery and El- more helped launch a nonprofit veter- ans service center in St. Louis that helped thousands of former service members find jobs and obtain benefits. Elmore later started a small business, since closed, helping veterans obtain their records. The former janitors are still friends. But Buttery doesn’t share his buddy’s suspicions. “I mean, a spark would have ignited, it would have been like a pile of leaves, pile of dry leaves,” says Buttery, 71, who operates a construction business. “I think if anything, it was an accident.” In 2011, the same year Levins became director, the NPRC moved into a shiny, modern facility on the other side of St. Louis County. The old building, one sto- ry shorter than before, remains vacant. A half century after the fire, Levins still has a team of around 20 people working full-time on about 6,900 fire-re- lated cases. If there was a silver lining to the fire, Levins says, it’s that it led to advances in records management, storage and resto- ration. The government pioneered vacuum- drying methods to salvage water-logged records, developing safety standards that were later adopted by the National Fire Protection Association. The VA is methodically digitizing the center’s paper records. Between that and redundant backup procedures, Levins is confident something like this can never happen again. In 1995, a special task force of the Na- tional Archives and Records Administra- tion – now an independent agency – concluded that military personnel files were “permanently valuable.” Under a 2004 agreement with the Department of Defense, all OMPF’s will eventually be turned over to NARA and “will never be destroyed,” Levins says. “I tell the veterans, ‘In a sense, you’ve been immortalized, because your mili- tary record will be kept for the life of the republic,’” he says. “It will be kept for the same length of time as the United States Constitution.” Fire Continued from Page 5A State of New York, County of, Cortland AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Cortland Standard The undersigned is the authorized designee of The Cortland Standard, a daily newspaper published in Cortland, New York. I certify that the public notice for the Yellow Barn Solar Project was printed and published in this newspaper on the following date: July 21, 2023. This newspaper has been designated by the County Clerk of Cortland County, as a newspaper of record in this county, and as such, is eligible to publish such notices. Subscribed and sworn to before me, JENN!FStA. SHERMAN NllllilYf'utM.StawolNewVc-' No. 01SH6158203 () t n Qulllll8d In eo,uand CounlJ {,;V'- .... , d ....... ()eQlfflbll" 18. ~ Notary Public Stamp — Cortland Standard, Friday, July 21, 20236 SHOW TIMES JULY28&29 7:30PM JULY 30 2:00PM AUG.4&5 7:30PM AUG. 6 2:00PM TICKETS CENTER4ART.ORG OR CALL 607-749-4900 BOX OFFICE TUES-FRI 10AM-4PM CENTER FOR ARTS OF HOMER 72 SOUTH MAIN STREET |HOMER | NY CS Energy –Yellow Barn Solar Project Tompkins County,New York 60-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION CS Energy is proposing to construct the Yellow Barn Solar Project,a major solar electric generating facility,under Section 94-c of the Executive Law (Section 94-c).This notice announces that on or about September 22,2023,CS Energy intends to file an Application with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES or the Office),pursuant to Section 94-c seeking a Siting Permit from the Office authorizing the construction and operation of the Project.The 94-c process has been implemented by rules enacted by the Office and establishes a review process with uniform standards and conditions for all renewable energy projects. The uniform standards and conditions are available at 19 NYCRR 900-6 and www.ores. ny.gov/regulations. The Yellow Barn Solar Project is proposed to be an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing,Tompkins County,New York (the “Project”).The Project will span approximately 800 acres (“Facility Site”).The Project is anticipated to positively impact both the environment and the local economy by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and producing significant tax revenue and other economic benefits for the area.The Facility will include, among other components,solar panels,access roads,substation,inverters,transformers, electrical collection lines,and temporary construction staging and storage areas. For more information about the Project please visit the Project website at https://yellowbarn- solar.com or contact CS Energy at: Mitch Quine VP,Project Management 2045 Lincoln Highway Edison,New Jersey 08817 TEL:732-266-4255 EMAIL:mitch.quine@CSEnergy.com Upon filing the Application,CS Energy will provide funding in the amount of $1,000/MW to be deposited into a local agency account to be made available to local agencies and potential community intervenors for the purpose of contributing to a complete record leading to an informed permit decision as to the appropriateness of the site and the facility,and for local agencies,shall include the use of funds to determine whether a proposed facility is designed to be sited,constructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations. 19 NYCRR 900-5.1 Any local agency or potential community intervenor shall submit a request for initial funding within thirty (30)days of the date of application filing and such requests can be made to: general@ores.ny.gov OR by mail to: Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) c/o:OGS Mailroom,Empire State Plaza P-1 South,J Dock, Albany,NY 12242, Attn:Yellow Barn Solar Local Agency Account Funding Request. Copies of a request for funding must also be submitted to the assigned Administrative Law Judge and other parties to the proceeding.Instructions for applying for intervenor finding will be provided in the Yellow Barn proceeding at:www.ores.ny.gov/permitapplications;click on Project Permit Application Number for Yellow Barn Solar. First Baptist Church operates, little has changed in the past two centuries, Adams said. “We are glorifying God, dis- ciplining believers and reach- ing the lost the same way we’ve been doing it all along,” she said. “We try to reach the lost through community activities, children’s outreaches, and through our missionaries. That’s reaching them not only in Cincinnatus but throughout the world.” “My mother always wrote a diary from the early 1900s and I’ve taken a lot of information from,” Dullivan said. “There will be lots of reminders from our past to continue our love for the Lord and concern for the community.“ Dullivan said that the part of the celebration that she is most excited for is learning who has most deeply impacted the lives of the church’s current and for- mer members. “We have one lady who is 99, she didn’t join until the ‘70s,” she said. “She and her husband joined the church then and she’s been very active, my sister is five years older than I am and she has lot of memories from the church, too.” make it illegal to organize, con- duct, promote or participate in competitions involving wildlife being taken for prizes or enter- tainment. People would still be able to hunt the animals, just not as part of those contests. The measure would not ap- ply to contests involving white- tailed deer, bear and turkey. Animal advocates say existing hunting regulations, which in- clude bag limits, tend to protect those creatures. Assembly sponsor Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat, said her bill targets contests that are “gruesome and wasteful.” Though many of the animals can be eaten and coyotes are valued for their pelts, opponents say an- imals killed during the contests too often are thrown in the trash. One annual event that has drawn criticism — and hundreds of participants — is a three-day coyote hunt held in largely rural Sullivan County, northwest of New York City. Organizers of- fer a top prize of $2,000 for the hunter who brings in the heaviest coyote. The competition raises as much as $12,000 to help fund youth programs and the local fire department, said John Van Etten, president of the Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County. He sees opposition to the com- petition as misguided. “I think the people that want to ban these contests don’t really understand them,” Van Etten said. “They don’t understand hunt- ing and why people would kill coyotes,” he said. “Whether there’s a contest or not, they’re still going to do so.” The contests also have been defended as a way to keep wild- life populations in check — es- pecially for coyotes, which are viewed as livestock-killing nui- sances in some areas. Ban supporters say the best available evidence does not sup- port casting the competitions as coyote control. Instead, the ban advocates claim contests can ac- tually spur coyote reproduction by destabilizing packs. Hochul, a Democrat, is re- viewing the legislation, accord- ing to her office. The measure is among bills she’s considering whether to sign this year. The legislation passed the Democrat-controlled Legislature in June, over Republican argu- ments that it represented an at- tack by urban interests on a rural practice. “This anti-hunting bill is yet another example of out-of-touch, big city legislators imposing their will on our constituents,” Repub- lican Assembly Member Steve Hawley said in a press release. — Cortland Standard, Friday, July 21, 2023 Nation6 HUNTING continued from page 1 CHURCH continued from page 1 Homes are ‘air fryers’ in Phoenix heat, people ration AC due to cost AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File Tony Berastegui Jr., 15, right, and his sister Giselle Berastegui, 12, drink water Monday, in Phoenix. By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit the entire month of July in Phoenix. Air conditioning, which made modern Phoenix even possible, is a lifeline. When a cloudless sky combines with outdoor temperatures over 100 F, your house turns into an “air fryer” or “broiler,” as the roof absorbs powerful heat and ra- diates it downward, said Jonathan Bean, co-director of the Institute for Energy So- lutions at the University of Arizona. Bean knows this not only from his research, he also experienced it firsthand this weekend when his air conditioner broke. “This level of heat that we are having in Phoenix right now is enormously dan- gerous, particularly for people who either don’t have air conditioning or cannot af- ford to operate their air conditioner,” said Evan Mallen, a senior analyst for Georgia Institute of Technology’s Urban Climate Lab. Yet some are cutting back on AC, trying to bear the heat, afraid of the high electric- ity bills that will soon arrive. Camille Rabany, 29, has developed her own system to keep herself and her 10-month-old Saint Bernard Rigley cool during the Arizona heat wave. Through trial and error, Rabany found that 83 F is a temperature she is willing to tolerate to keep her utility bill down. By tracking the on-peak and off-peak schedule of her utility, Arizona Public Ser- vice, with the help of her NEST smart ther- mostat, Rabany keeps her home that hot from 4 to 7 p.m., the most expensive hours. She keeps fans running and has a cooling bed for Rigley, and they both try to get by until the utility’s official peak hours pass. “Those are the hours that I have it at the hottest I’m willing to have it because I have a dog,” she said. Last month, Rabany said her utility bill was around $150. Emily Schmidt’s home cooling strategy in Tempe, Ariz. also centers around her dog. Air conditioning is “constantly a topic of conversation,” with her partner, too, she said. “Sometimes I wish I could have it cool- er, but we have to balance saving money and making sure the house isn’t too hot for our pets.” With the unrelenting heat of the recent weeks, “I’m honestly afraid what the elec- tric bill will be, which makes it really hard to budget with rent and other utilities.” Katie Martin, administrator of home im- provements and community services at the Foundation for Senior Living, said she sees the pet issue, too. Older people on limited incomes are making dangerous tradeoffs and often won’t come to cooling centers when they don’t allow pets. “In recent years we are finding that most of the seniors we serve are keeping their thermostat at 80 F to save money,” she said. Many also lack a support network of family or friends they can turn to in case of air conditioner breakdowns. LA store near Skid Row sells $1B Powerball ticket LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tiny neighborhood store in downtown Los Angeles sold the winning ticket for the Pow- erball jackpot worth an esti- mated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the history of the game. The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were: white balls 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball 24. The winner can choose ei- ther the total jackpot paid out in yearly increments or a $558.1 million lump sum before taxes. Winners don’t have to come for- ward publicly but their names and the disposition of the mon- ey are public records, according to the California Lottery. The winning ticket was sold at Las Palmitas Mini Market, which will receive a $1 mil- lion bonus from the lottery. The owner of the store is Maria Le- ticia Menjivar, lottery spokes- person Carolyn Becker said. Lottery officials presented a giant symbolic check to the owner and her family, including her husband Navor Herrera, the manager, and hung signs saying “billionaire made here.” Asked about the store’s mil- lion-dollar windfall, Herrera set his sights on the future. “I have to make more bigger store, more items, good service for the people. That’s my thing now,” he said. “The store is small” but the luck there is “big,” Herrera joked. STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF RENEW ABLE ENERGY SITING Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC , for a Pern1it Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law for Constmction of a Major Solar Electric Generating Facility to be Located in the Towns of Lansing and Groton, Tompkins County , New York STATEOFNEWYORK ) COUNTY 0~) ss .: ·10 n, /J J t. :.L--)VJ AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Matter No. 23-00048 TINA MALLINSON , being duly sworn, deposes and says that they are the Vice President/Business Manager of Vizella Media , which is the publisher of Tompkins Weekly , a free weekly newspaper published in Lansing , Tompkins County, New York , which is distributed 111 print 111 Tompkins County and published on the publication 's website , www.tompkinsweekly.com, and that on the 26th day of July 2023 , they published the notice CS Energy -Yellow Barn Solar Project, Tompkins County, New York, 60-Day Notice of Intent to File an Application, a copy of which is attached hereto as Affidav it Attachment A, in the Tompkins Weekly, as evidenced by the tear sheet of the published notice attached hereto as Affidavit Attachment B. Vice President/Business Manager, Vizella Media Lansing, New York Sworn to me before me this d Y day of /i U & u 2) f-, 2023 J1J~~ A_ rn~~ Notary Public DEBORAH K. MUNSON Notary Public, State of New York No.01MU632457'4 Qualified in Tompkins County Commission Expires May 11, 2027 \ / AFFIDAVIT ATTACHMENT A CS Energy – Yellow Barn Solar Project Tompkins County, New York 60-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION CS Energy is proposing to construct the Yellow Barn Solar Project, a major solar electric generating facility, under Section 94-c of the Executive Law (Section 94-c). This notice announces that on or about September 22, 2023, CS Energy intends to file an Application with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES or the Office), pursuant to Section 94-c seeking a Siting Permit from the Office authorizing the construction and operation of the Project. The 94-c process has been implemented by rules enacted by the Office and establishes a review process with uniform standards and conditions for all renewable energy projects. The uniform standards and conditions are available at 19 NYCRR 900-6 and www.ores.ny.gov/regulations. The Yellow Barn Solar Project is proposed to be an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York (the “Project”). The Project will span approximately 800 acres (“Facility Site”). The Project is anticipated to positively impact both the environment and the local economy by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and producing significant tax revenue and other economic benefits for the area. The Facility will include, among other components, solar panels, access roads, substation, inverters, transformers, electrical collection lines, and temporary construction staging and storage areas. For more information about the Project please visit the Project website at https://yellowbarn-solar.com or contact CS Energy at: Mitch Quine VP, Project Management 2045 Lincoln Highway Edison, New Jersey 08817 TEL: 732-266-4255 EMAIL: mitch.quine@CSEnergy.com Upon filing the Application, CS Energy will provide funding in the amount of $1,000/MW to be deposited into a local agency account to be made available to local agencies and potential community intervenors for the purpose of contributing to a complete record leading to an informed permit decision as to the appropriateness of the site and the facility, and for local agencies, shall include the use of funds to determine whether a proposed facility is designed to be sited, constructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations. 19 NYCRR 900-5.1 Any local agency or potential community intervenor shall submit a request for initial funding within thirty (30) days of the date of application filing and such requests can be made to: general@ores.ny.gov OR by mail to: Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) c/o: OGS Mailroom, Empire State Plaza P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, NY 12242, Attn: Yellow Barn Solar Local Agency Account Funding Request. Copies of a request for funding must also be submitted to the assigned Administrative Law Judge and other parties to the proceeding. Instructions for applying for intervenor finding will be provided in the Yellow Barn proceeding at: www.ores.ny.gov/permitapplications; click on Project Permit Application Number for Yellow Barn Solar. AFFIDAVIT ATTACHMENT B 12 TOMPKINS WEEKLY July 26 - Aug 1, 2023 Ithaca native Eva Bleakley grew up surrounded by nature and has made her appreciation of it her artistic focus. “My mother worked as a horticulturist at Cornell’s Botanic Gar- dens for over 30 years, and when I was young we lived for a while in an old farmhouse tucked away inside the Arboretum. I spent hours wandering the gardens.” Love of art and the natural world were always part of Eva’s life. As a child, Eva’s father would walk with her in natural areas and quiz her on native plants. She loved draw- ing, took classes at CSMA, and art classes in school were her favorite. After high school Eva headed to the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC to study interior and exhibit design for museum and retail spaces. “I loved the energy of the City. When I wasn’t studying or working, I spent time visiting all the museums and tak- ing in the whole art scene,” Eva said Eva became enchanted by the art- istry of window dressings and fashion and one of her many jobs was designing and creating fanciful window displays in famous NYC shops on 5th Avenue. “I became enthralled by the interplay of art and design and its appeal to consumers.” After completing a Fine Arts de- gree from Hunter College, Eva returned to Ithaca. In 2013 she worked for a few months with Sara Culotta, founder of Business is Blooming, Floral Design Studio. When Sara informed Eva she was going to sell her business, Eva pon- dered the surprise opportunity. “I had never considered own- ing a business and I had no busi- ness background. But, going with the Flow of Life, I decided to car- ry on this much-loved business, which allowed me to merge my love of plants and artistic background.” Eva’s evolving business plan, as a full-service florist, contin- ued and expanded weddings, events, flower subscriptions, gifts, and sympathy arrangements. “When I buy flowers, I focus on local sources first and then regional sites in NY, PA, and Canada, expanding beyond for variety. I look for healthy sources--considering land manage- ment, sustainability, and employment practices…As much as possible I use local flowers and plants, embracing the seasonality, and arrange them so their natural form and beauty shine through,” Eva said. “After my mother retired from the Botanic Gardens, she renovated and expanded the Cutting Garden on the side of the studio, where we grow some of our own blooms in the heart of the Fall Creek neighbor- hood. In keeping with sustainable business practices, I share gently used flowers recycled from events with art classes or local school celebrations.” Many of us have probably seen and admired the unusual, enchanting ar- rangements displayed in banks, gyms and offices throughout this area. We know people who have happily re- ceived a monthly BIB arrangement as a gift from a doting loved one. As we lean in to take a closer look at the beau- tiful bouquets, we read the delightful accompanying cards, with botanical facts and bits of plant lore, and ex- pand our list of flowers we can name. After nearly ten years as owner of Business is Blooming, Eva, the young artistic worker-turned business own- er, attributes her ability to maintain and expand Business is Blooming with no prior business experience, to lots of organization, methodical planning, at- tention to details, excellent customer service, and of course her creative drive. She shares the credit for success with her talented, hardworking staff and two devoted parents, who pitch in with deliveries and help around the studio. A graphic design/com- puter whiz, Eva’s younger brother also gets called upon occasionally for consultations. Eva’s days are busy, but she is surrounded by people she loves, who are invested in a good outcome and can be counted upon. Reserving enough time, fo- cus and energy to create artis- tic, delicate living arrangements, while at the same time managing a popular business, is demanding. “To recharge after months of of- ten working 7 days a week, I plan an adventure during our quietest time of year. I go to a new coun- try—Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Mex- ico, Cuba…When I return to Ithaca, I am renewed and ready to greet the non-stop demands of a business.” After receiving the most exquisite flower arrangement, delivered by Eva’s mother on Valentine’s Day, final- ly meeting Eva Bleakley, young owner of Business is Blooming is delightful. For more information about Busi- ness Is Blooming call the studio at 607-227-1522, email talk@bizbloom. biz or stop by at 1005 N Cayuga Street. You can find Business is Blooming online at www.bizbloom.biz or on Instagram @bizbloomfloraldesign. Eva Bleakley: Business is Blooming By Marjorie Olds Business Eva Bleakley with one of her floral arrangements at the Ithaca Farmers Market. Photo provided CS Energy –Yellow Barn Solar Project To mpkins Count y,New Yo rk 60-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION CS Energy is proposing to construct the YellowBarn Solar Project,amajor solar electric generating facility,under Section 94-c of the ExecutiveLaw (Section 94-c). This notice announces that on or about September 22, 2023, CS Energy intends to file an Application with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES or the Office), pursuant to Section 94-c seeking aSiting Permit from the Office authorizing the construction and operation of the Project. The 94-c process has been implemented by rules enacted by the Office and establishes areview process with uniform standards and conditions forall renewable energy projects. The uniform standards and con- ditions are available at 19 NYCRR 900-6 and www.ores.ny.gov/regulations. The Ye llowBarn Solar Project is proposed to be an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the To wns of Groton and Lansing,Tompkins County,New York (the “Project”). The Project will span ap- proximately 800 acres (“Facility Site”). The Project is anticipated to positively impact both the environment and the local economyby reducing carbon dioxide emissions and producing significant taxrevenue and other economic benefits forthe area. The Facility will include, among other components, solar panels, access roads, substation, inverters, transformers, electrical collection lines, and tem- poraryconstruction staging and storage areas. Formore information about the Project please visit the Project website at https://yellowbarn-solar.com or contact CS Energy at: Mitch Quine VP,Project Management 2045 Lincoln Highway Edison,NewJersey 08817 TEL: 732-266-4255 EMAIL: mitch.quine@CSEnergy.com Upon filing the Application, CS Energy will provide funding in the amount of $1,000/MW to be deposited into alocal agency account to be made available to local agencies and potential community intervenors forthe purpose of contributing to acomplete recordlead- ing to an informed permit decision as to the appropriateness of the site and the facility,and forlocal agencies, shall include the use of funds to determine whether aproposed facility is designed to be sited, constructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations. 19 NYCRR 900-5.1 Anylocal agency or potential community intervenor shall submit arequest forinitial funding within thirty (30) daysofthe dateof application filing and such requests can be made to: general@ores.ny.gov OR by mail to: Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) c/o: OGS Mailroom, Empire StatePlaza P-1 South,JDock, Albany,NY12242, Attn:Ye llowBarn Solar Local Agency Account Funding Request. Copies of arequest forfunding must also be submitted to the assigned AdministrativeLaw Judge and other parties to the proceeding. Instructions forapplying forintervenor finding will be provided in the YellowBarn proceeding at:www.ores.ny.gov/permitapplica- tions; click on Project Permit Application Number forYellowBarn Solar. 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Alhl: Y..n.. Bara Sebrut» -~~ Au-I F .. !Uf luft- Yellow Barn Solar anticipates an application submission date of September 22nd r.onor.::al Drn;ort lnfnrm.::arinn ~ Screenshot 2023-07-27 140740_close-up_updated noti .. , X General Security Details Previous Versions Type offtle Open, wtth location Size: Size on disk: Created Modified Accessed : Pttnbutes shot 2023-07-27 140740_close.,_,,_updated not;ce PNG Fie (.png) PhCX.os O,ange C:\Users'vngillespie\Young Sonvner\Energy Docun 2.25 MB (2.360.9661>\<es) 2.25 MB (2,363,392 b)<es) Th..sday , Jue 27. 2023. 2:08 :16 PM Th..sday , Jue 27, 2023. 2:08 :17 PM Today, Jue 27, 2023 , 1 moote ago 0 Read"Only O 1-idden Advanced DO Cancel Aooe I From:orespermits@Ores.ny.gov To:Megan Gillespie Subject:Subsequent Filing - Permit Application Number 23-00048 : Msg. Tracking No.: 17 Date:Thursday, September 14, 2023 3:54:51 PM This e-mail is provided by the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting. A subsequent filing for the below-referenced Permit Application number has been generated and is with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting for processing. Permit Application Number: 23-00048 Permit Application Title: Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, for a Permit Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law to Construct and Operate a Major Renewable Energy Generation Facility to be Located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York Description/Purpose of Filing: Affidavits and Proofs of Service and Publication of Applicant's 60-Day Notice of Intent to File an Application Organization: Yellow Barn Solar, LLC Response To Previous Filing: No Date Filed: 09/14/2023 Document(s) Filed: Document Title Document Type Security File Name File Size 230914_Ltr_filing_Affidavits___Proofs_of_Service___Publication_60- Day_NOI_Yellow_Barn Cover Letter/Letter/Correspondence Public 230914_Ltr_filing_Affidavits___Proofs_of_Service___Publication_60- Day_NOI_Yellow_Barn.pdf 7.07 MB ------------------ Office of Renewable Energy Siting ATTORNEYS AT LAW EXECUTIVE WOODS, FIVE PALISADES DRIVE, ALBANY, NY 12205 Phone: 518-438-9907 • Fax: 518-438-9914 www.youngsommer.com Writer’s Telephone: 243 jmuscato@youngsommer.com Page 1 | 1 October 26, 2023 Via Electronic Filing New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting W. A. Harriman State Office Campus Building 9, 4th Floor 1220 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12226 Re: Matter No. 23-00048: Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, for a Permit Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law for Construction of a Major Solar Electric Generating Facility to be Located in the Towns of Lansing and Groton, Tompkins County, New York Dear Office of Renewable Energy Siting Staff: We represent the Applicant, Yellow Barn Solar, LLC (“Applicant”), in the above- referenced proceeding. The Applicant is proposing to construct and operate the Yellow Barn Solar Project, an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York. Pursuant to 19 NYCRR § 900-1.3(d), enclosed for filing, please find the Applicant’s 3-Day Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Siting Permit. The Applicant anticipates filing the Application on or about October 31, 2023. Should you have any questions or require anything further, please feel free to contact us. Very truly yours, James A. Muscato II Steven D. Wilson Young/Sommer LLC Attorneys for Yellow Barn Solar, LLC Enclosure cc: Party List for the proceeding (via DMM and email) Yellow Barn Solar, LLC – Yellow Barn Solar Project Tompkins County, New York 3-DAY NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of CS Energy, is proposing to construct the Yellow Barn Solar Project, a major solar electric generating facility, under Section 94-c of the Executive Law (Section 94-c). This notice announces that on or about Tuesday, October 31, 2023, Yellow Barn Solar, LLC intends to file an Application with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES or the Office), pursuant to Section 94- c seeking a Siting Permit from the Office authorizing the construction and operation of the Yellow Barn Solar Project, an approximately 160 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electric generating facility proposed to be located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York (the “Project”). The 94-c process has been implemented by rules enacted by the Office and establishes a review process with uniform standards and conditions for all renewable energy projects. The uniform standards and conditions are available at 19 NYCRR 900-6 and www.ores.ny.gov/regulations. The Project will span approximately 754 acres (“Facility Site”). The Project is anticipated to positively impact both the environment and the local economy by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and producing significant tax revenue and other economic benefits for the area. The Facility will include, among other components, solar panels, access roads, substation, inverters, transformers, electrical collection lines, and temporary construction staging and storage areas. For more information about the Project please visit the Project website at https://yellowbarn-solar.com or contact Yellow Barn Solar, LLC at: Mitch Quine VP, Project Development (CS Energy) 2045 Lincoln Highway Edison, New Jersey 08817 TEL: 732-266-4255 EMAIL: mitch.quine@CSEnergy.com Upon filing the Application, Yellow Barn Solar, LLC will provide funding in the amount of $1,000/MW to be deposited into a local agency account to be made available to local agencies and potential community intervenors for the purpose of contributing to a complete record leading to an informed permit decision as to the appropriateness of the site and the facility, and for local agencies, shall include the use of funds to determine whether a proposed facility is designed to be sited, constructed and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations. 19 NYCRR 900-5.1 Any local agency or potential community intervenor shall submit a request for initial funding within thirty (30) days of the date of application filing and such requests can be made to: general@ores.ny.gov OR by mail to: Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) c/o: OGS Mailroom, Empire State Plaza P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, NY 12242, Attn: Yellow Barn Solar Local Agency Account Funding Request. Copies of a request for funding must also be submitted to the assigned Administrative Law Judge and other parties to the proceeding. Instructions for applying for intervenor finding will be provided in the Yellow Barn proceeding at: https://ores.ny.gov/permit-applications; click on Project Permit Application Number for Yellow Barn Solar. 1 Sage Ezell From:orespermits@Ores.ny.gov Sent:Friday, October 27, 2023 4:28 PM To:Megan Gillespie Subject:Subsequent Filing - Permit Application Number 23-00048 : Msg. Tracking No.: 17 This e-mail is provided by the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting. A subsequent filing for the below- referenced Permit Application number has been generated and is with the Office of Renewable Energy Siting for processing. Permit Application Number: 23-00048 Permit Application Title: Application of Yellow Barn Solar, LLC, for a Permit Pursuant to § 94-c of the New York State Executive Law to Construct and Operate a Major Renewable Energy Generation Facility to be Located in the Towns of Groton and Lansing, Tompkins County, New York Description/Purpose of Filing: Affidavits and Proofs of Service and Publication of the Applicant's 3-Day Notice of Intent to File an Application for a Siting Permit Organization: Yellow Barn Solar, LLC Response To Previous Filing: No Date Filed: 10/27/2023 Document(s) Filed: Document Title Document Type Security File Name 231027_Ltr_filing_Affs___Proofs_of_Svc___Publication_of_3- Day_NOI_Yellow_Barn Cover Letter/Letter/Correspondence Public 231027_Ltr_filing_Affs___Proofs_of_Svc___Publication_of_3 Day_NOI_Yellow_Barn.pdf ------------------ Office of Renewable Energy Siting