Issued: September 24, 2015 NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT In the Matter of the Combined Application of North Star Solar PV LLC for a Site Permit and Route Permit for the North Star Solar Electric Power Generating Plant and Associated 115 kV High Voltage Transmission Line in Chisago County PUC Docket Number: IP6943/GS-15-33 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Minnesota Department of Commerce, Energy Environmental Review and Analysis (EERA) announces the release of the Environmental Assessment for the proposed North Star Solar Project. The environmental review process under the Power Plant Siting Act includes public information/scoping meetings and the preparation of an environmental review document, the Environmental Assessment. The Environmental Assessment is a written document that describes the human and environmental impacts of the solar project and transmission line, and methods to mitigate such impacts.