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Wagon Trail Solar Project

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The Wagon Trail Solar Project is a proposed solar photovoltaic energy generation facility with a generating capacity of approximately 500 megawatts. The facility would be located within an approximately 7,450 acre (11.64 sq. miles) site boundary. Other proposed components include a battery energy storage system (lithium-ion batteries); power collection system; up to two substations; operation and maintenance building; Generator Step Up (GSU) transformer; 1.5 mile overhead 500 kV transmission line; point of interconnection (POI); perimeter fencing, access roads and staging areas.

Proposed. The Department received the preliminary Application for Site Certificate (pASC) on August 31, 2022 and has commenced pASC review, and coordination with state and local government agencies​. A public notice will be issued once the Department determines that the pASC is complete. On November 2, 2022 the Department released its Second Amended Project Order based on the Council’s new Wildfire Prevention and Risk Mitigation standard and Division 21 application requirements.

Morrow County, south of the Boardman Bombing Range​. PDF​ Map​  | Online Map

Applicant/Certificate holder: Wheatridge East Wind, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
ODOE contact: Chase McVeigh-Walker
Applicant/Certificate holder contact: David Lawlor

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Project Timeline

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Milestone
  
Additional Documents
Display Date
  
Notice of Intent
11/03/2020
Project Order
03/23/2021
06/11/2021
First Amended Project Order
08/17/2021
Preliminary Application for Site Certificate
Exhibit A

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08/31/2022

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11/02/2022

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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