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