NOTICE of
SPECIAL EFSEC MEETING and INFORMATIONAL HEARING

 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Hal Holmes Community Center - Kittitas Room
209 North Ruby Street
Ellensburg, Washington 98929 

Conference Bridge Line: 360-956-2226

To RECEIVE COMMENTS
and CONSIDER WIND RIDGE POWER PARTNER’S REQUEST to
TRANSFER CONTROL of the WILD HORSE WIND POWER PROJECT to PSE

Request to Transfer Wild Horse Wind Power Project Site Certification Agreement to PSE

In a letter dated August 4, 2005, Wind Ridge Power Partners LLC (Wind Ridge) and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) requested that the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC or Council) transfer control of the Wild Horse Wind Power Project (WHWPP) Site Certification Agreement (SCA) to PSE.  If approved by EFSEC, the transfer of control to PSE would trigger technical amendments to the SCA to formally recognize the change in ownership and commitments made by the new owner to comply with all conditions of the existing SCA.

August 30, 2005: EFSEC Special Meeting and Informational Hearing

As indicated above, on August 30, 2005, starting at 1:00 p.m., EFSEC will conduct a special meeting at the Hal Holmes Community Center in Ellensburg, Washington to:

1. Provide an opportunity for the public to obtain information on the request for transfer;
2. Hear public comments on the request to transfer from citizens, stakeholders, and interested persons or organizations; and
3. Consider the information regarding the transfer before the Council and act on Wind Ridge’s request to transfer control of the WHWPP to PSE and amend the SCA pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 463-66 WAC.

We invite all interested persons to attend and participate in this meeting.

Opportunity for Written and Oral Comments

Written comments are also welcome and should be sent to the attention of Allen Fiksdal, EFSEC Manager, EFSEC, PO BOX 43172, Olympia, WA 98504-3172, by e- mail to efsec@cted.wa.gov, or by fax to (360) 956-2158. To be considered, written comments must be received in the EFSEC office by 5:00 pm. August 29, 2005. Written Comments may also be submitted in person during the Public Comment portion of the August 30, 2005 EFSEC Meeting in Ellensburg, Washington.  As stated above oral comments are invited and will be accepted at the EFSEC Special Meeting and Informational Hearing on August 30, 2005.

Additional Information

The SCA amendment request and EFSEC’s SEPA Determination of Non-Significance regarding this matter pursuant to WAC 197-11-340 are available from the Council at the address listed above, or by calling Irina Makarow, Siting Manager, at (360) 956-2047. These documents are also available on the EFSEC web site at:

http://www.efsec.wa.gov/wildhorse.shtml

WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL

Dated in Olympia, Washington this 10th day of August, 2005.

By: Allen J. Fiksdal, EFSEC Manager