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Decommissioning Plan <br />Anoka County Solar Facility, City of Ramsey, Minnesota <br />Proposed Use of the Land <br />The SGF will be located on approximately 18 acres. The remaining approximately acreage will be <br />maintained as agricultural land and associated farm residences, which are expected to be maintained by <br />the owner. <br />Present Use of the Land <br />The SGF is located on agricultural land in an agricultural area. No buildings, wells, or sewage facilities are <br />located on the approximately SGF site. Based on a review of Google Earth aerial imagery, seasonal crops <br />have been planted on the SGF site for at least the past 25years. <br />Documentation of Existing Drainages <br />Prior to the start of construction, existing drainage information and approximate pre- construction <br />condition information will be preserved in the site plans that will be kept with the site environmental <br />documentation for the life of the SGF. <br />Determination of Land Use After Closure <br />After the SGF has been operating for 25 years, a future land use for the property will be established. The <br />property may be used for the following: continued use as a solar energy facility, redeveloped for <br />agricultural purposes, or redeveloped for residential purposes. For the purpose of this decommissioning <br />plan, the future land use is specified as agricultural farmland. <br />Major Components of the SGF <br />The SGF is designed for optimum performance and ease of maintenance. The SGF will include <br />construction of a series of PV module arrays mounted on racking systems supported by a pile -driven <br />foundation design. Rows of modules and racks will be organized, each with their own power inverters. <br />To achieve these objectives, the SGF will use PV technology on a fixed- tilt racking mounted system at a <br />25-degree tilt laid out in a PV block design to allow for maintenance and access. <br />The energy from the PV arrays will be collected, converted from direct current (DC) to alternating <br />current (AC) at the inverters, and combined. The electrons will be routed through an <br />Page 12 <br />