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Decommissioning Plan Anoka County Solar Facility, City of Ramsey, Minnesota Introduction SoCore Energy, LLC, proposes to build, own, and operate an approximately 3.5 megawatt (MW ac) solar electric photovoltaic (PV) generating facility. The Anoka County Solar Facility, a solar generating facility (SGF) will be built in Anoka County, Minnesota on approximately 18 acres that the County owns. This property is currently zoned as R2 - Medium Density Residential, but is being utilized as agricultural. The SGF could produce solar power for up to 35 years. However, for the purposes of this decommissioning plan, SoCore, as the Applicant, assumes 25 years of operation. The Applicant has developed this decommissioning plan to return the land to agricultural use once the SGF has terminated service after approximately 25 years. The plan will assist in reclaiming the land, as much as feasible, to conditions existing before construction. This will include removal of all: PV modules, support equipment, and support beams foundations or other fixed structures. It will also include the removal of all non-native debris to a recycling facility or to a local landfill. All roads and drainage features constructed on the site for the SGF will be removed and drainages will be restored to approximate pre -construction conditions. This decommissioning plan will be kept on file with the facility owner. The plan will be updated as necessary to keep it current with the SGF site conditions, reclamation technology, and to update the cost estimates for implementation, as required. Site Ownership and Location The SGF property is currently privately owned. SoCore will lease the acreage for the SGF development, construction, and operation, until the completion of this decommissioning plan pursuant to a written lease agreement. If the SGF ownership is transferred to another entity, the decommissioning plan requirements shall be included within any such transaction. Page I1