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8 <br /> 1 Will construct approx. 50 farms this year <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Job Creation <br /> 4 80 professional staff: engineers, project managers, attorneys, accountants, technicians <br /> 5 500 — 1,200 construction staff <br /> 6 Average 1,000 NC jobs throughout the year <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Fuquay Solar Farm (photo) <br /> 9 <br /> 10 5MW Solar Farm <br /> 11 30-50 acres total, 25 ac panel footprint <br /> 12 25,000 3'x5' Solar Panels, fixed on aluminum racks, up to 10' high excluding utility poles <br /> 13 Use existing land contours; very minimal grading, 100 SF around each inverter pad <br /> 14 1% impervious surface <br /> 15 <br /> 16 White Cross Solar Farm (photo) <br /> 17 Panels — Polycrystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cell Panels; flat-blue color <br /> 18 Sun passes through glass, hits high-grade silicon and releases electrons in DC current <br /> 19 DC current is captured in a tributary system, converted to AC current and transferred <br /> 20 Duke Energy local lines <br /> 21 No fuel used, no waste, no emissions <br /> 22 <br /> 23 NC Utility Commission issues Certificate of Public Necessity and Convenience for Solar <br /> 24 Plant (NC Public Policy to promote renewable energy) <br /> 25 Power sold to Duke Power under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) <br /> 26 PPA is regulated by NC Utility Commission <br /> 27 Project is financed through combination of tax credit investors and PPA revenue <br /> 28 <br /> 29 DENR Erosion Control Permit, DOT Driveway Permit and Local Municipal Electrical <br /> 30 Permit <br /> 31 Project does not impact municipal services, schools, utilities, etc. <br /> 32 Typical project is surrounded by installed or existing buffers which are subject to <br /> 33 conditions added by the municipality <br /> 34 Easily removed; Salvage Value > Removal Cost <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Stout Solar Farm Area (photo) <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Visually Similar Impacts <br /> 39 Single-Family Development <br /> 40 Manufacturing Facility <br /> 41 Warehouse <br /> 42 Public Works/ Public Utilities <br /> 43 Schools <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Appraisal Analysis <br /> 46 Low Impact Development <br /> 47 No noise <br /> 48 No Emissions <br /> 49 No Odor <br /> 50 No Hazardous Materials <br /> 51 No Traffic <br />