Proposed. On
September 28, 2018, the Oregon Department of Energy received the complete
Application for Site Certificate (ASC) for the proposed facility. On May 22,
2019 the Department issued the Draft Proposed Order (DPO),
recommending EFSC approval of the proposed facility. On July 2, 2020, the
Department issued the Proposed Order and Notice of Contested Case. The Proposed
Order included changes from the May 22, 2019 DPO based on comments on the DPO
received from members of the public, the applicant, reviewing agencies, and the
Energy Facility Siting Council (Council). All changes incorporated from the DPO
to Proposed Order are presented in “red-line" format, to track the
changes. The Proposed Order continues to recommend Council approve the ASC and
grant a Site Certificate, subject to the conditions presented in the Proposed
Order (and provided in list format in Attachment 1 of the Proposed Order).
The deadline to submit petitions to participate in the contested case was August
27, 2020. The Hearing Officer managing the contested case proceeding issued the
Second Case Management Order which identified parties, limited parties and
issues in the contested case as well as the schedule for the contested case,
this Case management Order is provided on the Timeline below. On May 31, 2022,
the Hearing Officer issued its Proposed Contested Case Order. Parties and
limited parties filed exceptions to the Proposed Contested Case Order on June
30, 2022 and Responses to exceptions were filed on July 15, 2022. Council reviewed
the Proposed Contested Case Order, exceptions and response at its August 29-31
EFSC Meeting in La Grande, Oregon. The Transcript for each of the Hearings is
available at the bottom of the Timeline below. Based on Council’s review and
direction in regard to the above, the Department issued a draft Final Order on September 16, 2022. On September 13, 2022, the Department issued a Notice of a Hearing to Adopt Final
Order under ORS 469.370(7) and a Material Change Hearing, which is scheduled at its September 27, 2022
EFSC meeting held in Salem, Oregon and remotely. The EFSC Meeting agenda with
more details is provided on the
EFSC Meetings webpage.
The Decision and Administrative Project Record is available via One Drive
(linked below on the Timeline), however, if you would like any
documentation generated from the contested case proceeding, please contact the
Department.