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Montague Solar Facility

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Montague Solar Facility is an approved solar photovoltaic energy generation facility with a peak generating capacity of 162 MW that would use or occupy up to 1,189 acres of Exclusive Farm Use zoned land in Gilliam County. 

​Approved. The facility has not yet been built. Construction must begin by August 30, 2022 and be completed within 3 years of commencement. 

Please note that on September 25, 2020, the Energy Facility Siting Council approved Request for Amendment 5 of the Montague Wind Power Facility site certificate, which authorized allocation of previously approved facility components into an amended and two original site certificates for Montague Wind Power Facility, Montague Solar Facility and Oregon Trail Solar Facility, respectively.

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Applicant/Certificate holder: Montague Solar, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables, LLC, the U.S. division of parent company Iberdrola, S.A.
ODOE contact: Duane Kilsdonk
Applicant/Certificate holder contact: Matthew Hutchinson

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Project Timeline

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Milestone
  
Additional Documents
Display Date
  
09/25/2020
Preliminary Application Received
01/22/2010
Complete Application

​Exhibits A-H
Exhibit I
Exhibit J
Exhibits K-O
Exhibits P-DD
ASC Supplement​

04/27/2010
09/10/2010
09/14/2010
09/28/2010

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12/28/2012
06/21/2013
06/21/2013

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03/11/2015
12/04/2015
12/04/2015
05/04/2017
05/09/2017
05/22/2017
07/12/2017
07/24/2017
02/08/2018
10/30/2018
11/29/2018
Request for Amendment 4
04/05/2019
04/25/2019
05/07/2019
08/30/2019
09/06/2019
09/25/2020
10/08/2020

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Exhibit Files Reference

  • Exhibit A: Applicant Information 
  • Exhibit B: Project Description
  • Exhibit C: Property Location and Maps
  • Exhibit D: Organizational Information
  • Exhibit E​: Permits Required
  • Exhibit F: Property Ownership 
  • Exhibit G: Materials Analysis
  • Exhibit H: Geology and Soil Stability 
  • Exhibit I: Soils
  • Exhibit J: Wetlands
  • Exhibit K: Land Use
  • Exhibit L: Protected Areas
  • Exhibit M: Financial Analysis
  • Exhibit N​: Non-generating Facility Information
  • Exhibit O: Water Requirements
  • Exhibit P: Fish Wildlife Habitat 
  • Exhibit Q: Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals
  • Exhibit R: Scenic Aesthetic Values 
  • Exhibit S: Cultural Resources
  • Exhibit T: Recreational Facilities 
  • Exhibit U: Public Services
  • Exhibit V​: Waste Minimization 
  • Exhibit W: Site Restoration
  • Exhibit X: Noise 
  • Exhibit Y: Carbon Dioxide Emissions 
  • Exhibit Z: Cooling Towers  
  • Exhibit AA: EMFs – Electric and Magnetic Fields
  • Exhibit BB: Other Information
  • Exhibit CC: Additional Statutes Rules Ordinances
  • Exhibit DD​: Other Specific Standards