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17 <br /> 1 Chair McKee: May I ask a question — I hate to keep interrupting —on the decommissioning. Is <br /> 2 decommissioning after 25 —after the lease term —a given, or is there an option for refurbishing, <br /> 3 and a continuance? <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Brian Quinlan: So, the way it's set up in North Carolina is there is a 15-year contract with Duke <br /> 6 Energy. So essentially we're locked in for that 15-year period. And at the end of that 15-year <br /> 7 period, who knows what's going to happen in the industry. I mean, what I do know, we'll be able <br /> 8 to produce power at a lower rate than anybody because we don't have any variable costs, <br /> 9 because we get it from the sun. So, if we can find either Duke wants to buy the product— and <br /> 10 the market evolves, like in the northeast— and PJM you can sell wholesale —you can't do that <br /> 11 here yet, but at that point you might. And we have 5-year options after that to extend the plan. <br /> 12 And like we mentioned earlier, the panels will last for a really long time, easily fifty years. The <br /> 13 system really is designed to be a very long life asset. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Chair McKee: Ok. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Brian Quinlan resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 18 <br /> 19 ➢ Solar Project meets all County land use goals: <br /> 20 Land Use Goal 1: <br /> 21 Fiscally and environmentally responsible, sustainable growth, consistent with the <br /> 22 provision of adequate services and facilities and a high quality of life. <br /> 23 Land Use Goal 2: <br /> 24 Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental conditions and features, and <br /> 25 that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and community character. <br /> 26 Land Use Goal 3: <br /> 27 A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program and pattern that limits <br /> 28 sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes land use conflicts, <br /> 29 supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. <br /> 30 Land Use Goal 4: <br /> 31 Land development regulations, guidelines, techniques and/or incentives that promote <br /> 32 the integrated achievement of all Comprehensive Plan goals. <br /> 33 Land Use Goal 5: <br /> 34 Life, health, and property safe from hazards. <br /> 35 Land Use Goal 6: <br /> 36 A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, efficient, and responsive. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 ➢ Solar project meets all County standards for a Solar Array (UDO § 5.9.6(C)) <br />