Approved Facilities Under Construction:
|
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm – preliminary Request for Amendment 4 (pRFA)
The Department issued its determination that pRFA4 is not complete and issued requests for additional information on June 10, 2025. The Department will review responses to information requests as they are provided and will continue to prepare the Draft Proposed Order (DPO) in consultation with reviewing agencies. A public comment period and hearing will be held following issuance of the DPO.
|
Boardman Coal Plant – Review of Termination Request The Department is conducting its review of the termination request, in conjunction/consultation with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Public Utilities Commission staff. The Department will present its recommendations to Council for concurrence, modification, or rejection to terminate the site certificate, expected during the third quarter of 2025.
|
Buckley Solar Facility – Notice of Intent
The applicant has indicated that they intend to submit a preliminary application for site certificate (pASC) in late 2025. pASC must be submitted by August 2026.
|
Carty Generating Station – Preliminary Request for Amendment 4 (Suspended)
Suspended. Preliminary Request for Amendment (pRFA4) was submitted on February 16, 2024. The Department determined pRFA4 was incomplete on April 16, 2024 and sent requests for additional information.The Department will resume work on the Draft Proposed Order when RAI1 responses are received, which are anticipated in June 2025.
|
Cascade Renewable Transmission System – Notice of Intent The applicant has indicated that it intends to submit the preliminary Application for Site Certificate (pASC) in mid-2025.
|
Deschutes Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility – Notice of Intent
The applicant is preparing the preliminary Application for Site Certificate (pASC) and anticipates submitting in Q3 2025. The pASC must be submitted by February 2027.
|
Heppner Wind Project (Project page coming soon) – Notice of Intent
On June 10, 2025 the applicant requested the Department resume the Notice of Intent phase. The Department is scheduling an informational meeting and will issue a public notice with details on how to attend and how to submit comments on the project in the coming weeks.
|
Leaning Juniper IIB Wind Power Facility – Amendment 3
The written comment period on the Draft Proposed Order (DPO) closes at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on June 27, 2025. After the comment period closes, the Department will issue the Proposed Order and Council will review the Proposed Order, comments on the DPO, and certificate holder responses at the July 18, 2025 Council Meeting and possibly issue its final decision.
|
Muddy Creek Energy Park – Notice of Intent The applicant must submit the preliminary Application for Site Certificate on or before May 19, 2026.
|
Obsidian Solar Center – Final Order
Council approved the Final Order on Request for Amendment 2 approving the requested time extension at its meeting on June 13, 2025.
|
Summit Ridge Renewable Energy Facility – Notice of Intent
Preliminary Application for Site Certificate must be submitted by January 2026.
|
Sunrise Solar and Storage Projects – Notice of Intent
The Department anticipates issuing the Project Order by July 15, 2025
|
Sunset Solar Project – Preliminary Request for Amendment 1
The Department received the certificate holder’s responses to Request for Additional Information 1 (RAI) and is reviewing responses while preparing the Draft Proposed Order. The Department is reviewing for completeness, preparing RAI2, and preparing the Draft Proposed Order. The Department anticipates issuance of Draft Proposed Order in July or August 2025.
ADR - Under Review
The Department will review the ADR and make a determination.
|
Umatilla-Morrow County Connect Project –Preliminary Application for Site Certificate (pASC)
The Department is reviewing the pASC for completeness, will notify and coordinate with reviewing agencies for their review and comments, and will begin working on the Draft Proposed Order.
|
Yellow Rosebush Energy Center – Preliminary Application for Site Certificate (pASC) Department has received and is reviewing responses to information requests and anticipates additional responses in Q3 2025. The Department anticipates issuing a Draft Proposed Order in Q3 or 4 2025.
|
Rulemaking – Tribal Government
The Department is in the process of reaching out to the Federally recognized tribes of Oregon to discuss updated draft language. Once this process of collaboration with the tribes is complete, staff will present draft language to Council at a future Council meeting (TBD) for consideration as part of a notice of proposed rulemaking and the start of the formal rulemaking process.
|
Rulemaking – Site Certificate Amendment
The Department presented proposed draft rules for consideration by Council at its June 13, 2025 meeting. A notice of proposed rulemaking has now been filed with the Secretary of State. A public comment period for this rulemaking is open until 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on August 1 2025. A public hearing will be held at the July 18, 2025 Council meeting at 8:45 a.m.
|
Rulemaking - Radioactive Transport Fees
The Department will evaluate the feedback from the first RAC meeting and research a variety of issues in preparation for a second RAC meeting, date to be determined.
|
Rulemaking - Modernization
Staff are currently working on developing a complete list of issues to be addressed by this rulemaking project.
|
Rulemaking - Exemptions Rulemaking
Staff are currently working on developing preliminary draft language, to be shared with a focused group of stakeholders. Anyone interested in providing suggestions for this rulemaking should reach out to Tom Jackman at tom.jackman@energy.oregon.gov.
|
Rulemaking (rulemaking page coming soon) - Compliance Rulemaking
Council initiated informal proceedings on this rulemaking at its June 13, 2025 meeting. The Department is currently forming a Rulemaking Advisory Committee for this rulemaking. Anyone interested in joining this RAC or who has suggestions for this rulemaking should reach out to Tom Jackman at tom.jackman@energy.oregon.gov.
|