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Energy Facility Siting Council meetings are open to the public. People who want to participate may address the council during the agenda item Public Comment and other designated agenda items. See meeting materials below for more information.

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April 17, 2026 - Agenda 

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Meeting Recording

Item B: Modernization Rulemaking Final Consideration (Action Item)

Item C: Exemption Rulemaking Final Consideration (Action Item)

Item E: Tribal Communications Rulemaking Final Consideration (Action item)

Item G: Wheatridge Energy Facility East Request for Amendment 2 – Request to Waive In-Person Public Hearing (Action Item)

Item H: Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Request for Amendment 4 – Petition for Rehearing
March 19-20, 2026 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes
Item A: Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility III Amendment 1 – Public Hearing on Proposed Order (Public Hearing)

Item B: Well Springs Solar Facility Notice of Intent Public Information Meeting

Item D: Tribal Communications Rulemaking (Public Hearing)

Item E: Leaning Juniper IIB Wind Power Facility Amendment 4 (Site Certificate Transfer Hearing and Action Item)

Item G: Biglow Canyon Wind Project Amendment 4 - Review/Possible Decision of Draft Final Order (Action Item)

Item H: Klamath Cogeneration Facility Amendment 6 – Request to waive in person Public Hearing (Action Item)

Item I: Hearing Officer Appointment

PowerPoint Presentation
February 13, 2026 - Agenda


Meeting Recording
Item C: Exemption Rulemaking Public Comment Hearing (Public Hearing)

Item D: Tribal Communication Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Consideration (Action Item)

Item F: Hearing Officer Appointment for Saddle Butte Energy Facility, Speedway Energy Facility, and Well Springs Solar (Action Item)

Item H: Compliance Program Update

Item I: Five-year review of Radioactive Materials Enforcement

PowerPoint Presentation
January 15, 2026 - Agenda



Meeting Recording

Item B: Summit Ridge Renewable Energy Facility Notice of Intent Extension Request (Action Item)

Item D: Stateline Wind Facility Wildlife Monitoring Mitigation Amendment (Action Item)

Item E: Oregon Trail Solar Facility Request to Revegetation and Noxious Weed Plans (Action Item)

Item F: Biglow Canyon Request for Amendment 4 Public Hearing (Public Hearing)

PowerPoint Presentation
December 19, 2025 - Agenda



Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes
Item B: Annual Rulemaking Schedule (Action Item)

Item C: Modernization Rulemaking Consideration of Rules (Action Item)

Item E: Annual Financial Assurance Evaluation (Action Item)

Item F: Habitat Mitigation Banking (Information Item)

Item G: Exemption Rulemaking – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Action Item)

Item H: Habitat Mitigation Banking
PowerPoint Presentation
November 21, 2025 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Modernization Rulemaking Public Comment Hearing (Public Hearing)

Item F: Montague Solar Facility Revegetation and Noxious Weed Plan Amendments (Action Item)

Item H: Wind and Wildlife Technical Advisory Committee Proposal (Information Item)

Item I: Yellow Rosebush Energy Facility Council's Review of the Draft Proposed Order (Information Item)

Item J: Sunstone Solar Facility Appointment of Representatives to Agricultural Mitigation Fund Advisory Committee (Action Item)

PowerPoint Presentation
October 23-24, 2025 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Yellow Rosebush Energy Center - Application for Site Certificate - Public Hearing on Draft Proposed Order (Public Hearing)

Item C: Remote and Electronic Public Meetings and Hearings (OAR 345-015-0003) Five-Year Review (Action Item)

Item D: The Climate Trust Annual Audit Update & 5-year Report (Information Item)

Item F: B2H Quarterly Construction Update

Item G: Sunset Solar Project Review of Proposed Order and Possible Final Decision on Request for Amendment 1 (Action Item)

PowerPoint Presentation
September 19, 2025 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: ORESA Mapping Tool Tutorial Presentation (Information Item)

Item C: Council Review of Its Delegation Authority Under ORS 469.402 (Information Item)

Item D: Oregon Department of Energy Update (Information Item)

Item G: Modernization Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Consideration (Action Item)

Item H: Amendment Rulemaking Final Consideration (Action Item)

Item I: Council Appointment to the Oregon Climate Trust Offset Committee (Action Item)

PowerPoint Presentation
July 18, 2025 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Amendment Rulemaking Public Hearing (Public Hearing)

Item C: Leaning Juniper IIB Wind Power Facility Amendment 3 Proposed Order Review/Possible Final Decision (Action Item)

Item E:Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility East Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan Amendment (Action Item)

Item F: Compliance Program 6 month Review (Information Item)

Item G: Annual Process Improvement Plan (Information Item)

Item H: Organizational Expertise Retirement & Financial Assurance Phase III Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item)

Item I: Overview of Cultural, Historic, and Archeological Standard (Information Item)

Item J: Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Update and Fire Prevention and Suppression Plan Update (Information and Action Item)

PowerPoint Presentation
June 13, 2025 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Obsidian Solar Amendment 2 Proposed Order Review and Possible Final Decision (Action Item)

Item C: Trojan ISFSI Security Plan Revision 10 Review (Action Item)

Item F: Compliance Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item)

Item G: Need Standard for Nongenerating Facilities Review (Information Item)

Item H- Amendment Rulemaking – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Action Item)

Item I: Solar Photovoltaic Rules - 5 Year Review (Action Item)

PowerPoint Presentation
May 16, 2025 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes

Item B: Muddy Creek Solar Energy Facility NOI Extension Request (Action Item)

Item C: Battery Storage Technology Overview (Information Item)

Item F: Department of Land Conservation and Development Update on Farm Impacts Test (Information Item)

Item G: Soils and Structural Standard Review (Information Item)

PowerPoint Presentation
March 21, 2025 - Agen da

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Madras Solar Energy Facility Amendment 1 (Action Item)

Item C: Application Process Phase 2 Rulemaking (Action Item)

Item E: Exemptions Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item)

Item F: Modernization Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item)

Item G: Wildfire Mitigation Plan Templates (Information Item)

Item H: Cascade Renewable Transmission Project (Action Item)

PowerPoint Presentation

January 17, 2025 - Agenda

Meeti ng Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Application Process Rulemaking Phase 2 (Public Hearing)

Item C: Mist Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility RFA13 (Action Item)

Item E: 2025 Rulemaking Schedule (Action Item)

Item F: Fish and Wildlife Habitat Standard Review (Information Item)

Item G: Siting Division Compliance Program Update (Information Item)

Item H: Madras Solar Energy Facility, Council Review of Draft Proposed Order (Information Item)

PowerPoint Presentation

December 13, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording

Item B: Land Conservation and Development Commission's Eastern Oregon Solar Siting Possibilities Rulemaking (Action Item)

Item C: Land Use Standard and Goal Exception Overview (Information Item)

Item E: Initiation of Rulemaking Alignment Phase 2 (Action Item)

Item F: Annual Financial Assurance Evaluation (Action Item)

Item G: Biennial Fee Update (Action Item)

PowerPoint Presentation

November 14, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Re cording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Sunstone Solar Project Application for Site Certificate: Proposed Order Review, Possible Material Change Hearing and Public Notice of Possible Hearing to Adopt Final Order (Action Item)

Item D: Madras Solar Energy Facility Amendment 1: Draft Proposed Order Public Hearing (Public Hearing)

PowerPoint P resentation

October 25, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Transportation of Radioactive Material Fees Rulemaking (Action Item)

Item C: Carbon Monetary Offset Permanent Rulemaking (Action item)

Item D: Research Reactor Permanent Rulemaking (Action Item)

Item F: Yellow Rosebush Energy Center Hearing Officer Appointment (Action Item)

Item G: Mist Natural Gas Underground Storage Facility, Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order for Amendment 13 (Information Item)

PowerPoint Presentation

September 19-20, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording

Item B: Review of Mitigation Plan Amendments (Action Item)

Item C: Mist Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility: Draft Proposed Order on Request for Amendment 13 (Public Hearing)

Item D: Wagon Trail Solar Project, Application for Site Certificate: Proposed Order Review, Possible Material Change Hearing and Public Notice of Possible Hearing to Adopt Final Order(Action Item)

Item E: Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility East, Construction Compliance Update (Information Item)

Item G: Sunstone Solar Project, Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order on Application for Site Certificate (Information)

Item H: Contested Case Rulemaking Final Decision (Action Item)

Item I: Tribal Government Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item)

Item J: Review of EFSC's Wildfire Prevention and Risk Mitigation Standard (OAR 345-022-0115) (Information Item)

PowerPoint Presentation

August 22-23, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording

Item A: Sunstone DPO Public Hearing

Item C: Carbon Offset Rulemaking Public Hearing

Item D :The Climate Trust Annual Audit Update & 5-year Report

Item G: Boardman to Hemingway Request for Amendment 2 – Council Decision on Requests for Contested Case, Possible Material Change Hearing and Public Notice of Hearing to Adopt Final Order

PowerPoint Presentation
July 19, 2024 - Online

Meeting Recording
Item B: Wagon Trail Solar Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order

Item D: Carbon Offset Rulemaking

Item E: Research Reactor Rulemaking

Item F: DEQ Solar Noise Rulemaking

Item G: Public Notice Discussion

Item H- Process Improvement Annual Workplan

PowerPoint Presentation
June 14, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording

Item B: Wagon Trail Solar Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order

Item E:Boardman to Hemingway Request for Amendment 2 Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order

Item F: Sunstone Solar Project Hearing Officer Appointment

PowerPoint Presentation
May 30-31,2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes
Item A: Boardman to Hemingway Amendment 2 Public Hearing

Item B: Wagon Trail Solar Draft Proposed Order Public Hearing

Item D: Wheatridge Renewable Energy East Request for Amendment 1, Review of Contested Case requests and possible Final Decision

Item F: Leaning Juniper IIA Request for Amendment 3, Review of Review of Contested Case requests and possible Final Decision

Item G: Contested Case Rulemaking

PowerPoint Presentation
April 19, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes
Item B: Carbon Offset Rate Informal Rulemaking

Item C: Application Process Phase 2 Informal Initiation of Rulemaking

Item E: Wheatridge Renewable Energy East Request for Amendment 1, Review of the Draft Proposed Order

Item F: Leaning Juniper IIA Request for Amendment 3, Review of the Draft Proposed Order

Item G: Summit Ridge Wind Site Certificate Termination

Item H: Hydrogen Electrolyzer Jurisdictional Determination
PowerPoint Presentation

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