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Energy Facilities Under Review
Summit Ridge Wind Project
Antelope Ridge Wind Farm
Boardman to Hemingway
Helix Wind Power Facility
Newberry Geothermal Project
Summit Ridge Wind Project
Proposed Facility:
Wind energy facility with a nominal (name plate) generating capacity of approximately 200 megawatts.
 
Location:
Wasco County, Oregon.
 
Status:
The Notice of Intent has been submitted

Applicant:
LotusWorks – Summit Ridge I, LLC
 
Contact:
Steven Ostrowski, President
LotusWorks – Summit Ridge I, LLC
9611 NE 117th Ave, Suite 2840
Vancouver, WA 98662
(360) 737-9692

Department of Energy Staff: Sue Oliver
 
History:
  • May 28, 2009: Applicant submitted a Notice of Intent.
 
Documents:

Antelope Ridge Wind Farm
Proposed Facility:
Wind energy facility with a nominal (name plate) generating capacity of approximately 300 megawatts.
 
Location:
 Union County, Oregon.
 
Status:
The Notice of Intent has been submitted and the Project Order has been issued.

Applicant:
Horizon Wind Energy, LLC
 
Contact:
Valerie Schafer Franklin
Project Development Manager
Antelope Ridge Wind Power Project
Horizon Wind Energy
53 SW Yamhill Street
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 222-9400
 
Department of Energy Staff: Sue Oliver
 
History:
  • April 27, 2009: Applicant submitted a Notice of Intent.
  • June 24, 2009: The Department of Energy issued the Project Order.
 
Documents:

Boardman to Hemingway
Proposed Line:
Approximately 298 miles of single circuit 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting the power plant near Boardman, Oregon and the planned Hemingway substation near Murphy, Idaho
 
Location: Boardman, Oregon to Southern Idaho
 
Status:
The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) received a Notice of Intent (NOI) from Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power) on August 28, 2008 to apply for an Energy Facility Site Certificate for a new transmission line, called the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project. The proposed transmission line consists of approximately 298 miles of single circuit 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting the power plant near Boardman, Oregon and the planned Hemingway substation near Murphy, Idaho. The proposed transmission line will cross federal, state and private lands.
 
Applicant:
 Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power)
 
Website: http://www.boardmantohemingway.com/idaho_power.aspx
 
Contact:
Eric Hackett, Project Manager
PO Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
Phone: 208-388-5712
E-mail Eric

 
Department of Energy Staff: Adam Bless
 
History:
 
 
Documents:

Helix Wind Power Facility
Proposed Facility:
Wind energy facility with up to 60 wind turbines and a combined peak generating capacity of not more than 102 megawatts.
 
Location: Umatilla County.

 
Status:
The Department has issued a Proposed Order recommending that the Council issue a site certificate, subject to conditions.
 
Applicant:
Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
 
Contact:
Sara McMahon Parsons
Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.
1125 NW Couch Steet, Suite 700
Portland, OR 97209
 
(503) 796-7732
 
Department of Energy Staff: John White
 
History:
  • August 12, 2008: Applicant submitted a Preliminary Application.
  • March 10, 2009: Date of filing (application complete).
  • May 5, 2009: Department of Energy issued a Draft Proposed Order.
  • June 17, 2009: Department of Energy issued a Proposed Order.
 
Documents:
  • Preliminary Application and Application Supplement: The Preliminary Application and Application Supplement are not available on this website. These documents are available for public review at the Oregon Department of Energy in Salem, at the Pendleton Public Library, at the Umatilla Public Library, at the Helix Library and at the Milton-Freewater Library.
  • Draft Proposed Order, May 2009 [973 kb pdf]
    Attachment A (Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan) [148 kb pdf] 
    Attachment B (Revegetation Plan) [53 kb pdf]
    Attachment C (Habitat Mitigation Plan) [58 kb pdf]
  • Proposed Order, June 2009 [984 kb pdf]
    Attachment A (Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan) [148 kb pdf] 
    Attachment B (Revegetation Plan) [53 kb pdf]
    Attachment C (Habitat Mitigation Plan) [58 kb pdf]

Newberry Geothermal Project
Proposed Facility:
Geothermal energy facility with a peak generating capacity of up to 143 megawatts.
 
Location: Deschutes County.
 
Status:
The applicant has submitted a Notice of Intent. Exploratory work is expected to continue through 2009. The applicant will decide whether to proceed with a site certificate application in 2010.
 

Applicant:
Newberry Geothermal Holdings LLC
 

Contact:
Douglas S. Perry
Newberry Geothermal Holdings LLC
300 Atlantic Street, Suite 301
Stamford CT 06901
 
(203) 276-1600
 
Department of Energy Staff: John White 
History:
  • July 3, 2008: Applicant submitted a notice of intent.
 
Documents:
  • Notice of Intent, July 2008
    Part A (applicant information) [906 kb pdf]
    Part B (project description and location) [176 kb pdf]
    Part C (project location map) [372 kb pdf]
    Part D (additional information) [384 kb pdf]

 
Page updated: June 30, 2009

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