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To: Kupfer, James; McLaughlin, Charles; Anthony, David; Nikolas Atsalis; A Canedy;
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Subject: Decommissioning Plan‐More
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Please forward to the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Thank you.
Please forward to the members of the Planning Board. Thank you.
Please forward to Board of Health director Thomas McKean. Thank you.
Good Morning Jim,
More discrepancies on page 7 of the Decommissioning Plan:
Only 8,860 modules or solar panels are listed on page 7. The current plan indicates the same 4.99MW as
the original plan. However, the original plan listed 15,000 solar panels/modules to achieve 4.99MW.
How could 4.99MW be possible with almost half the number of panels?
Nowhere in the Special Permit application maps, plans or narratives is listed the number of solar panels
they intend to install. Except in the decommissioning plan where only 8,860 modules are listed. That
would certainly save on the costs and therefore means a much smaller bond.
Page 7 should list all elements that would need to be cleaned from the site. Although there are 59 pages
of specs for transformers, none appear on the decommissioning plan or anywhere else on maps or plans.
Each of the 7 transformer designs indicate each one contains 9901890 gallons of cooling fluid, tho' soy
based, NF3 is combustable and requires chemical powder to extinguish fires. Chemical powder with
PFAS like chemical foam?
If fifty inverters require transformers then we need to assume fifty transformers would be installed.
That’s about 50,000 gallons of NF3 at a minimum!
The noise emissions concerns of transformers and inverters are addressed in the email below.
Fifty inverters are listed in the Decommissioning Plan while only two appear on the maps. To be
mounted on two 12’x20’ cement pads with “electrical equipment”. What is the electrical equipment?
Transformers? Will 50 12’x20’ cement pads be needed in reality and truth?
Cement is not listed in the decommissioning plan. Do they plan to leave all the cement bases needed
for each inverter and solar panel?
Half the number of solar panels than the original design, no transformers, 50 inverters. TJA would be
long gone within a few months of completion of construction. Attorney Ford would not name the
owner/operator when asked at March 8 ZBA meeting.
A clearly inadequate bond agreement with we don’t know whom?
Thank you for your attention.
Anne Salas
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Subject: System Components
Date: March 24, 2023 at 3:46:15 PM EDT
To: James Kupfer <james.kupfer@town.barnstable.ma.us>, Charles McLaughlin
<Charles.McLaughlin@town.barnstable.ma.us>
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Looking at system components, transformers...there are many sizes and types. Don’t see a specified a
model they intend to use. Printed material dated March 2014.
Why did they supply transformer info when none are indicated on the plan?
Four general types of transformers:
Page 13— #1. The 3 Phase Pad Mounted Compartmental Type Transformer has 1580 gallons of fluid,
the FR3 veg oil that requires chemical foam for fire outbreak. Fire resistant to 360 degrees. Or
mineral oil.
Metering/Fan/Control is explosion proof. Comforting. Shock and arc flash warning decal.
68 decibels for this. EPA hazardous levels for hearing is 70. Limit exposure to 1 hour.
Page.23 #2. The Substation Transformer Units and open types
69 and 71 decibels for this one.
12,000 kVA uses 1880 gallons fluid coolant FR3 or mineral oil
#3. 3 Phase Pad Mounted Transformer
70 decibels 9901500 gallons fluid presume FR3
Page 55. #4 PEAK Substation transformers
71 decibels 1740 gallons FR3
Still can’t identify the “electric equipment" on the 2 12’x20 cement pads.
Specs for panels do not identify what they are made of.
Happy Friday!
Best,
Anen Salas
Anne Salas