THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,2016 3
Hearing planned today on offshore wind
From Staff Reports
State officials will par
ticipate in a federal pub
lic meeting today in Nags
Head to accept comments
from the public and answer
questions about a proposed
wind energy lease sale
along the coast.
The meeting will be
held from from 5 to 8 p.m.
at Jennette’s Pier, 7223 S.
Virginia Dare Trail in Nags
Head. The U.S. Depart
ment of Interior’s Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management
is hosting the meeting.
The federal agency is
proposing to issue wind en ¬
ergy leases within an area
offshore of Kitty Hawk.
The leases would allow site
assessment activities that
would determine whether
the areas are suitable for,
and would support, com
mercial-scale wind energy
production. Site assess
ment activities would be
conducted between 2017
and 2022.
While a state public
meeting is not required,
the state’s coastal agency
is also evaluating whether
the proposed federal ac
tion is consistent with the
enforceable policies of the
state’s Coastal Manage ¬
ment Program. To assist
in this evaluation, state
officials are inviting the
public to offer comments
on the consistency of the
proposed project with the
state’s enforceable poli
cies at this federal meeting.
Residents can submit writ
ten comments by Sept. 27
to Daniel Govoni, Policy
Analyst, 400 Commerce Av
enue, Morehead City, N.C.
28557, or by email to Dan
iel. Govoni@ncdenr.gov, or
in person at the meeting on
Sept. 21. Comments will be
considered in developing
the state’s consistency re
sponse.
HARMONY
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Essick and Keith Johnson
represent opponents, a
group of 29 people who own
a combined 3,900 acres near
the project.
The county commission
will be required to affirm the
project will no (A) material
ly endanger the public heath
and safety, (B) the projects
meets the required condi
tions and specifications, (C)
that is will not substantially
injure the value of adjoining
or abutting property or that
the use is a public neces
sity and (D) the location and
character of the use is in har
mony with the area and is in
general conformity with the
county land use plan.
The last one — the issue
of harmony — promoted a
lot of debate in the first two
nights of testimony.
Lawyers for Apex made
attempts last month to ask
some of those testifying
their opinion on if the proj
ect was in harmony with
the area and each time Es
sick objected and each time
Cole, as chairman, sustained
the objection.
”I think I have consis
tently ruled, or I have tried
to consistently rule that I do
not feel that these experts
can give testimony as to
harmony,” Cole said. “And
no matter how many times
it comes up, no matter how
many reports it’s in, that is
still going to be my position.
“I don’t think there is any
body more suited to make
a decision about harmony
than this board. The pur
pose of experts is to give
us infonnation about issues
that we, as lay people, other
wise would not have knowl
edge of.”
Unlike a traditional coun
ty commission meeting, the
Apex hearings resemble a
court case. Lawyers for both
Apex and opponents of the
project present witnesses
who must vetted as experts
in their fields. The witnesses
in turn get cross-examined
by the attorneys represent
ing the opposing side.
A record of the testimony
is in turn recorded by a certi
fied court reporter. The tran
scripts from the first two
nights of testimony totaled
nearly 400 pages.
Experts talked about how
tall the turbines might be -
about 591 feet to the tip of
the blade. They also talked
about noise.
Tracy Butler, Apex expert
talked about doing a survey
of adjoining homes. There
are 38 within a mile of a tur
bine and seven within a half
mile.
Johnson questioned
asked Butler if he knew how
many people lived in those
homes.
“No I do not,” Butler said.
To which Johnson replied
“Well 19 residents in half
mile and three quarters of
a mile, same questions. Do
you know how many people
five in those residences?”
Butler said he didn’t.
Then Johnson asked how
many children were living in
the homes, and Butler said
he didn’t know.
County conunission ap
proval of the project does
not guarantee it will move
forward. About half of the
project lies in Chowan Coun
ty. Chowan is scheduled to
hold hearings next week.
Even if both bodies sign off,
it will require the OK of fed
eral and state agencies.
CONCERT
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will be “The Difference”
from Newport News. The
group specializes in the
Motown Sound familiar
to many generations. The
group was formed in 2005
and their careers span over
35 years in the music indus
try. They have performed
at the Apollo Theater twice
and have appeared at some
of the area’s premier events
such as The Virginia Beach
Funk Fest, Hampton Jazz
Festival’s After Party, The
Virginia Beach Soul Fest,
The African American
Festival and the Virginia
Beach Concert Series.
“The Difference” has also
been the opening act for
national recording artists
such as Glenn Jones, The
Manhattans, Keith Sweat,
The Ohio Players, Jagged
Edge, Melissa Morgan and
Cherrelle.
Admission is $15 for
general seating and $18
for reserve seating. Tickets
are available at the door or
in advance by calling 426-
5246.
IF YOU GO...
■ What: 11th annual Schol
arship Fund Raising Concert
■ Where: Perquimans County
High School auditorium
■ When: Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.
■ Cost: Admission is $15 for
general seating and $18 for
reserve seating.
The club is also celebrat
ing along with Rotary Inter
national its 100th anniversary
of the Rotary Foundation.
Founded in 1917, the founda
tion is known for its work in
providing clean water, fight
ing disease, promoting peace,
supporting education, saving
mothers and children, grow
ing local economies and erad
icating polio. With its “Polio
Plus” program it has helped
eradicate polio through out
the world. Through 2018 ev
ery dollar Rotary commits
to polio eradication will be
matched two-to-one by the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foun
dation up to $35 million per
year.
LAWYER
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fairly on the application.
Chairman Janice Cole
asked each one if they had
been any ex parte communi
cations with any parties in the
case.
Each commissioner, includ
ing Peeler answered “no.”
Then Cole read Section
1606 (B) of state law dealing
with quasi-judicial hearings.
“Impermissible violations
of due process include, but
are not limited to, a member
having a fixed opinion prior to
hearing the matter that is not
susceptible to change, undis
closed ex parte commission,
a close familial, business or
other associational relation
ship with an affected person
or a financial interest in the
outcome of the matter.”
Cole then asked if there
was any reason any member
of the board could not par ¬
ticipate in the quasi-judicial
matter.
All six, including Peeler,
said “no.”
In a letter to the county,
Campen said Peeler’s e-mails
show that he has had exten
sive conversations regarding
the wind turbine project and
his opposition of them was ap
parent long before the hearing
and even after the Conditional
Use Permit was filed.
Campen said Peeler also
provided tactical and strate-
gic advice to opposes of the
project.
“The applicant is entitled to
an impartial tribunal whether
it consists of one person or
20 and since there is no way
to quantitatively measure the
influence of Commissioner
Peeler on other commission
ers, due process requires that
Commissioner Peter be re
cused.”
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION RALEIGH
DOCKET NO. E-22, SUB 536
BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
In the Matter of Application by Virginia Electric and Power Company, d/b/a
Dominion North Carolina Power, for Approval of Demand Side Management and
Energy Efficiency Cost Recovery Rider Pursuant to G.S. 62-133.9 and Commis
sion Rule R8-69
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission
has scheduled a public hearing in the annual demand-side management (DSM)
and energy efficiency (EE) cost recovery proceeding for Virginia Electric and
Power Company, d/b/a Dominion North Carolina Power (DNCP). The public
hearing has been scheduled to begin Monday, November 7, 2016, immediately
following the 1:30 p.m. hearing in Docket No. E-22, Sub 534, in Commission
Hearing Room 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North
Carolina. This proceeding is being held pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 62-
133.9 and Commission Rule R8-69 for the purpose of determining whether an
increment or decrement rider is required to allow DNCP to recover all reasonable
and prudent costs incurred for adoption and implementation of new DSM and new
EE measures and appropriate incentives. Public witness testimony will be received
in accordance with Commission Rule Rl-21(g).
On August 16, 2016, DNCP filed its application for approval of DSM/EE cost
recovery pursuant to G.S. 62-133.9 and Commission Rule R8-69. By its applica
tion, DNCP requests a DSM/EE cost recovery rider effective for service rendered
on and after January 1, 2017. This request, exclusive of the regulatory fee, would
result in the following kilowatt-hour (kWh) charges: 0.062 cents per kWh for
residential customers; 0.060 cents per kWh for small general service and public
authority customers; 0.054 cents per kWh for large general service customers.
No DSM/EE rate rider would be applicable to rate schedules 6VP, NS, outdoor
lighting and traffic lighting customers. Specific information may be obtained
from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, Raleigh,
North Carolina, where a copy of DNCP’s application is available for review by the
public, and on the Commission’s website atwww.ncuc.net.
The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings
before the Commission. Written statements to the Public Staff should include
any information that the writers wish to be considered by the Public Staff in its
investigation of the matter. Such statements should be addressed to Christopher J.
Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27699-4300.
The Attorney General is also authorized by statute to represent consumers in
proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attorney General should
be addressed to The Honorable Roy Cooper, Attorney General, 9001 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-9001.
Written statements are not evidence unless persons appear at a public hearing
and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements.
Any person desiring to intervene in the proceeding as a formal party of record
should file a petition under North Carolina Utilities Commission Rules RI-5 and
RI-19 on or before Monday, October 24, 2016. Such petitions should be filed with
the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. The direct testimony and exhibits
of expert witnesses to be presented by interveners should also be filed with the
Commission on or before Monday, October 24, 2016.
ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION.
This the 31st day of August, 2016.
NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION
Janice H. Fulmore, Deputy Clerk