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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 an​d other designated agenda items. Se​e meeting materials below for more information.​​



Date / Location
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Materials
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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)

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 ​

Meetin​g 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
M​eeting 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
March 21-22, 2024 - Agenda​

​Item A: Leaning Juniper IIA Request for Amendment 3 Draft Proposed Order
Item B: Wheat Ridge Renewable Energy East Request for Amendment 1 Draft Proposed Order
Item D: Contested Case Rulemaking Public Hearing
Item E: Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Plan 
Item G: Boardman Solar Termination of Site Certificate
PowerPoint Presentation​
February 23, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes

Item B: Contested Case Rulemaking

Item C: 2024 Site Ce​rtificate Amendment Rulemaking

Item F: Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Plan

Item G: Financial Assurance Review – Forms and Institutions

Item H: Operations and Policy Analyst Process Improvement Work Plan

Item I: Request to Amend Mitigation Plans

PowerPoint Presentation
Januar​y 26, 2024 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes​

​Item B: Standby Generator Exemptions Permanent Amended Rules

 Item C: Recommended Rulemaking Schedule

Item E: The Climate Trust Annual Financial Audit for 2023

Item F: Annual Compliance Overview

Item G: Council Review/Decision on Amended Mitigation Plans

​November 17, 2023 - Agenda

Meeting Recording (agenda item F - H)


Item B: Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking Project, Review of Public Comments and Consideration of Permanent Rules:

Item C - Standby Generator Rulemaking Initiation Request:

Item E - Obsidian Solar Center Proposed Order on Request for Amendment 1:

Item F - Annual Financial Assurance Review Forms and Verified Institutions:

Item G - Organizational Expertise Overview
PowerPoin​t Presentation​
October 19, 2023 - Agenda

Meeting Recording​

Meeting Minutes

​Item B - Radioactive Material Enforcement Rulemaking (Public Hearing)

PowerPoint Presentation​
September 22, 2023 - Agenda

Meeting Recording​

Meeting Minutes
​Item B - Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line, Council Review of Requests for Contested Case (if received), and Possible Review/Final Decision of Proposed Order on Amendment 1


Item D - Obsidian Solar Center, Council Review of Draft Proposed Order on Amendment 1


Item E – Ms. Irene Gilbert's Presentation on Process Concerns


Item F – Idaho Power Corporations Request for Review/Approval of Financial Institution 
 


Item G- Radioactive Material Enforcement Rulemaking

PowerPoint Presentation
August 24, 2023 - Agenda

Meeting Recording
​Item B - Phase 1 Rulemaking Alignment - Review of comments and possible final decision
Item D - Obsidian Solar Center Amendment 1 - Draft Proposed Order Public Hearing
PowerPoint Presentation​
​​July 17, 18, & ​19, 2023 - Agenda


Meeting Recordings:
​Item A and H - Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line, Public Hearing on Draft Proposed Order on Request for Site Certificate Amendment 1

Item D - Appointment of Consultant for Exhibit S Review (Historic, Cultural and Archeological Resources) 

​Item E – Initiation of Contested Case Rulemaking

Item G - Nolin Hills Wind Power Project - Proposed Order Review, Proposed Contested Case Order Review, Exceptions Hearing, Possible Material Change Hearing and Public Notice of Possible Hearing to Adopt Final Order

Meeting Presentation​
June 23, 2023 - Agenda

Meeting Recording​

Meeting Minutes

​Item B - Application Process Review - Phase 1 Rulemaking

Item E - Summit Ridge Wind Farm Financial Institution List Request

Item F - Muddy Creek Energy Project Appointment of Special Advisory Groups  

Meeting Presentation
​​June 1, 2023 ​- Agenda​

Meeting Recording​

Meeting Minutes

Item B - DLCD Farm and Forest Report Presentation

Item E - Columbia River Transmission System Application Special Advisory Group Appointments Staff Report

Item F - Madras Solar Facility Request to add Financial Institution to EFSC Pre-Approved List

PowerPoint Presentation​
March 24, 2023 ​
- Agenda


Meeting Recording​

Meeting Minutes


​Item B  – West End Solar – Review of Proposed Order, Potential Material Change Hearing (Action Item) Item D – Oregon Trail Solar – Review of Final Order (Action Item)
Item F – Initiation of Rulemaking Alignment, Phase 1 (Action Item)
Item G – Mist Underground NG Storage – Request to Amend HMP (Action Item)
Item H – Coyote Springs Cogen – Request to Amend Ecological Monitoring Plan (Action Item)
Item I – Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility II – Laurent's Milkvetch Mitigation Update (Information Item) Item J – Lone Pine to Whetstone Transmission Line – SAG Appointments (Action Item)
​​​​PowerPoint Presentation
​​January 19​-20, 2023 - Agenda

Meeting Recording​

Meeting Minutes​

Item B and H - Oregon Trail Solar Facility, Public Hearing on Draft Proposed Order on Request for Amendment 1 (Hearing)

Item C - Nolin Hills Contested Case Hearing Officer Replacement

Item D - Council Appointment to The Climate Trust's Oregon Offset Committee

Item F - Annual Financial Assurance Update

Item G - Alto Columbia, LLCs Request to Amend Port of Morrow Agreement to reflect Certificate Holder Name Change

Meeting Presentation
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Resources
2024 EFSC Meeting Dates*​​​​​​​​​ ​​​

Jan 16-17, 2025 
Feb 20-21, 2025​​

*Subject to change



 
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