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Speedway Energy Facility

The Speedway Energy Facility is a proposed combined solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power generation facility, with related or supporting facilities including a battery energy storage system with the capability of storing up to 1,400 MW/5,600 MW hours. The proposed facility would have a nominal generating capacity of up to 1,800 MW (1,400 MW from solar and 400 MW from wind) and an average electrical generating capacity of 1,533 MW (1,400 MW from solar and 133 MW from wind) and is expected to supply approximately 1,400 MW to the regional grid. The proposed site includes approximately 23,936 acres (37.4 sq. miles) of privately owned land zoned F-1 Exclusive Farm Use in Sherman County.

Under Review/Proposed. On October 24, 2025, the Oregon Department of Energy (Department) received a Notice of Intent (NOI) to file an Application for a Site Certificate (ASC) for the Speedway Energy Facility (proposed facility). 

On February 26, 2026 the Department issued the Project Order establishing the statutes, administrative rules, Council standards, local ordinances, and other requirements for the site certificate application. On May 4, 2026, the Department issued an Amended Project Order to correct errata in the proposed facility description.

The applicant submitted a preliminary Application for Site Certificate (pASC) on July 24, 2026. The Department is reviewing the pASC for completeness and initiating reviewing agency coordination. . The NOI, Amended Project Order  Once the Department has determined the pASC to be complete, the applicant will submit the ASC and the Department will post the ASC to the webpage and issue a Public Notice of ASC and Public Information Meeting (date and location TBD).

Copies of the Notice of Intent, Amended Project Order, and the pASC are available in the Project Timeline below. 


​Sherman County, near Grass Valley approximately 3.3 miles southeast of Moro. PD​F Map 1 and PDF Map 2​  | Online Map​​

Applicant/Certificate holder: BGTF Speedway Project LLC, a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable U.S.
ODOE contact: Kathleen Sloan
Applicant/Certificate holder contact: Vincent Esposito

Project Timeline

  
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<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2025-10-24-SEF-NOI-Speedway-Energy-NOI.pdf'>Notice of Intent</a></div>
10/24/2025/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2025-10-24-SEF-NOI-Speedway-Energy-NOI.pdfNotice of IntentNotice of Intent
<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2026-05-06-SEFNOI-Amended-Project-Order-2026-05-04.pdf'>Amended Project Order</a></div>
05/04/2026/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2026-05-06-SEFNOI-Amended-Project-Order-2026-05-04.pdfAmended Project OrderAmended Project Order
<div style='text-align:left !important'>Preliminary Application for Site Certificate</div>07/24/2026Preliminary Application for Site CertificatePreliminary Application for Site Certificate