Approved Facilities Under Construction:
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Archway Solar Energy Facility – pASC
Completeness Review on hold
The applicant indicated that the facility layout was being redesigned resulting from additional survey work at the proposed site. The Department's review is on hold until applicant provides revised information.
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Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line – Preliminary Request for Amendment #2
The Department anticipates issuing a Draft Proposed Order in early April.
Amendment
#1 Appeal The Umatilla County Circuit Court will review an appeal by Ms. Irene Gilbert of the Council’s Final Order denying her request for contested case and approving Amendment 1.
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Carty Generating Station – Preliminary Request for Amendment
The Department will continue its review of the preliminary Request for Amendment, coordinate with the certificate holder and reviewing agencies while drafting the Draft Proposed Order.
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Cascade Renewable Transmission System – Notice of Intent The applicant has indicated that it intends to submit the preliminary Application for Site Certificate in April 2024.
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Eugene to Medford Transmission Line – Preliminary Request for Amendment on Hold
Review of the amendment request and issuance of a Draft Proposed Order is on hold pending an update on the federal review process from the certificate holder.
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| Klamath Falls Energy Center – Notice of Intent
The Department received a Notice of Intent on March 29, 2024 for a solar energy facility with a nominal generating capacity of 400 MW and up to 400 MW of battery storage project located approximately 9 miles southwest of the City of Klamath Falls and 1.5 miles northwest of community Keno. The project would be located on 7,350 acres (11.5 sq. miles) on private land that is zoned Forest. The applicant is Klamath Falls Energy Center, LLC, a subsidiary of Savion LLC, which is a division of Royal Dutch Shell Company. The Department will establish a project page, provide a public notice with a comment period, and hold a public informational meeting in the vicinity of the project.
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Leaning Juniper IIA Wind Power Facility – Draft Proposed Order
The Public Hearing on the Draft Proposed Order (DPO) was held both virtually and in person at the March 21 -22, 2024 EFSC meeting in Hermiston. The public comment period on RFA3 and the DPO closed at 5:00 PM on March 29, 2024. The certificate holder had until April 1, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.to respond to comments. Council will review the DPO and comments received on the DPO at its April 19, 2024 Council meeting in Salem. The Department will likely issue the Proposed Order in April.
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Lone Pine to Whetsone 230 kV Transmission Line – Notice of Intent
The applicant has modified the proposed route based on comments received and assessments conducted and requested an EFSC jurisdictional determination based on revised route if under 10.0 miles and is no longer EFSC jurisdictional. However, the applicant notified the Department of its decision to leave the NOI active until it expires in April 2025. |
Muddy Creek Energy Park - Notice of Intent
The applicant must submit its preliminary Application for Site Certificate by May 2025, unless NOI extension is requested by the applicant.
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Nolin Hills Wind Project – Appeal
Prior to the deadline, Umatilla County appealed the Council's Final Order approving the request for site certificate to the Oregon Supreme Court. Per ORS 469.403(6), the Oregon Supreme Court shall render a decision within six months of the filing of the petition for review.
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Summit Ridge Renewable Energy Facility – Notice of Intent
A Public Notice of the Notice of Intent (NOI) was issued on March 14, 2024 opening a public comment period. A public informational meeting will be held at the Dufur K-12 School gymnasium in Dufur on April 3, 2024 starting at 5:00 PM. The public informational meeting can be attended in-person or via webinar. The public comment period closes on May 3, 2024.
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| Summit Ridge Wind Farm – Preliminary Request for Amendment on Hold
Construction of the facility has ceased. An application to decommission the facility and terminate the site certificate was submitted to the Department on February 14, 2024 and is under review. In March the Department will send out notice of the request to decommission the facility with an opportunity to comment on the decommissioning plan. Comments received on the decommissioning plan and the request to terminate the site certificate will be evaluated by Council at a future meeting.
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Sunstone Solar Project (formerly Echo Solar Project) – Preliminary Application for Site Certificate
The Department will complete its review of the preliminary application following receipt of responses to all outstanding requests for additional information and will prepare the Draft Proposed Order in coordination with state agencies, local governments, and interested tribes.
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Uatilla-Morrow County Connect Project – Notice of Intent
The Department issued the Project Order on February 9, 2024. pASC must be submitted by March 2025, unless NOI extension is requested by the applicant.
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Wagon Trail Solar Project – Application for Site Certificate
The Department is drafting the Draft Proposed Order, and based on reviewing agency coordination, expects to issue it in April 2024.
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Wheatridge East – Draft Proposed Order
The Public Hearing on the Draft Proposed Order (DPO) was held both virtually and in person at the March 21 -22, 2024 EFSC meeting in Hermiston. A recording of the hearing is available here. The public comment period on RFA1 and the DPO closes on April 4, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Council will likely review the DPO, and comments received on the DPO at its April 19, 2024 Council meeting in Salem. The Department may issue the Proposed Order in April.
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Yellow Rosebush Energy Center – Notice of Intent The Department anticipates the applicant will submit a preliminary Application for Site Certificate in June 2024.
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Rulemaking – Site Certificate Amendment
The Department presented recommendations for the scope of the rulemaking and also requested that Council direct the Department to assemble a Rulemaking Advisory Council. The Department will appoint a RAC for this rulemaking and will schedule a RAC meeting, currently targeted for April.
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Rulemaking – Contested Case Rulemaking
Council held a public hearing to take comments on the proposed rules at its March 21 – 22, 2024 meeting in Hermiston. The public comment period closes on April 19, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
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Rulemaking – Research Reactor Rulemaking
Once draft rules are finalized, the Department will present them to Council for consideration to be filed in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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