State of Oregon: Facilities - Council Meetings

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.

Date / Location Click meeting date to view agenda	Materials Refer to agenda for full details, including additional items, item descriptions, opportunities for public comments, how to participate, and more.
March 21, 2025 - Agenda (See agenda for meeting location, times, and information on how to join virtually) Meeting Recording	Item B: Madras Solar Energy Facility Amendment 1 (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Order Item C: Application Process Phase 2 Rulemaking (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Proposed Rule Attachment 2: Rule Crosswalk Attachment 3: Public Comments Item E: Exemptions Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item) Staff Report Item F: Modernization Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item) Staff Report Item G: Wildfire Mitigation Plan Templates (Information Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Construction Template Attachment 2: Operations Template Item H: Cascade Renewable Transmission Project (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Extension Request Letter Attachment 2: Draft Order PowerPoint Presentation
January 17, 2025 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item B: Application Process Rulemaking Phase 2 (Public Hearing) Staff Report Attachment 1: December EFSC Meeting Staff Report with Draft Rules and Draft Rules Crosswalk Item C: Mist Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility RFA13 (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Order Attachment 2: Contested Case Requests Received Attachment 3: 1999 EFSC Staff Report on Proposed Rule Changes Item E: 2025 Rulemaking Schedule (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Schedule Item F: Fish and Wildlife Habitat Standard Review (Information Item) Staff Report Item G: Siting Division Compliance Program Update (Information Item) Staff Report Item H: Madras Solar Energy Facility, Council Review of Draft Proposed Order (Information Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Proposed Order Attachment 2: Comments Received Attachment 3: Certificate Holder’s Response to DPO Comments PowerPoint Presentation
December 13, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording	Item B: Land Conservation and Development Commission's Eastern Oregon Solar Siting Possibilities Rulemaking (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Notice of Proposed Item C: Land Use Standard and Goal Exception Overview (Information Item) Staff Report Item E: Initiation of Rulemaking Alignment Phase 2 (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Rules Attachment 2: Draft Rules Crosswalk Attachment 3: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Item F: Annual Financial Assurance Evaluation (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Financial Institutions List Attachment 2: Bond Template Attachment 3: Letter of Credit Template Item G: Biennial Fee Update (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: 2025-26 Proposed Fee Schedule Attachment 2: Draft Order PowerPoint Presentation
November 14, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording 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) Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Order Attachment 2: Hearing Officer's Order Concluding the Contested Case Item D: Madras Solar Energy Facility Amendment 1: Draft Proposed Order Public Hearing (Public Hearing) Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Proposed Order Attachment 2: Public Comments PowerPoint Presentation
October 25, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item B: Transportation of Radioactive Material Fees Rulemaking (Action Item) Staff Report Item C: Carbon Monetary Offset Permanent Rulemaking (Action item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Public Comments Received Item D: Research Reactor Permanent Rulemaking (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Red line version Item F: Yellow Rosebush Energy Center Hearing Officer Appointment (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Hearing Officer Appointment Order Item G: Mist Natural Gas Underground Storage Facility, Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order for Amendment 13 (Information Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Proposed Order Attachment 2: Written Public Comments Received Attachment 3: Public Hearing Oral Comments Summaries Attachment 4: Certificate Holder Responses to Comments PowerPoint Presentation
September 19-20, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording	Item B: Review of Mitigation Plan Amendments (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Habitat Mitigation Plan for the Golden Hills Wind Farm Attachment 2: Leaning Juniper II Wind Project Habitat Mitigation Plan Attachment 3: Montague Amended Habitat Mitigation Plan Item C: Mist Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility: Draft Proposed Order on Request for Amendment 13 (Public Hearing) Staff Report: DPO Attachment 1: Comments received on the DPO to date 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) Staff Report: DPO Attachment 2: Summary of DPO Comments, Applicant Response and Department Evaluation Attachment 3: Hearing Officer's Order Concluding the Contested Case Item E: Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility East, Construction Compliance Update (Information Item) Staff Report Item G: Sunstone Solar Project, Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order on Application for Site Certificate (Information) Staff Report: DPO Attachment 2: Public Comments and Applicant Response Item H: Contested Case Rulemaking Final Decision (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Redline of proposed contested case rules Attachment 2: Public Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Attachment 3: Summary of Public Comments Item I: Tribal Government Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item) Staff Report Item J: Review of EFSC's Wildfire Prevention and Risk Mitigation Standard (OAR 345-022-0115) (Information Item) Staff Report PowerPoint Presentation
August 22-23, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording	Item A: Sunstone DPO Public Hearing Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Proposed Order Attachment 2: Comments received Item C: Carbon Offset Rulemaking Public Hearing Staff Report Item D :The Climate Trust Annual Audit Update & 5-year Report Staff Report Attachment 1: Annual Audit Attachment 2: 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 Staff Report Attachment 2: B2H RFA2 Contested Case Requests PowerPoint Presentation
July 19, 2024 - Online Meeting Recording	Item B: Wagon Trail Solar Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order Staff Report Attachment 1 - June 14, 2024 Agenda Item B Staff Report Attachment 2 - Draft Proposed Order Attachment 3 - DPO Comments and Applicant Response Item D: Carbon Offset Rulemaking Staff Report Attachment 1 - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Item E: Research Reactor Rulemaking Staff Report Attachment 1 - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Attachment 2 - Draft Rules Item F: DEQ Solar Noise Rulemaking Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Redline of Proposed Rules Item G: Public Notice Discussion Staff Report Attachment 1 - Boardman to Hemingway Draft Proposed Order Request for Amendment 2 Public Notice Item H- Process Improvement Annual Workplan Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Work Plan PowerPoint Presentation
June 14, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording	Item B: Wagon Trail Solar Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order Staff Report Supplemental Staff Report Attachment 1 - Comments received to date on Draft Proposed Order Attachment 2 - Additional comments and responses received Item E:Boardman to Hemingway Request for Amendment 2 Council Review of the Draft Proposed Order Staff Report Attachment 2 - Comments Received on Draft Proposed Order on Request for Site Certificate Amendment 2 Attachment 3 - Certificate Holder Responses to Draft Proposed Order Comments Item F: Sunstone Solar Project Hearing Officer Appointment Staff Report Attachment 1 - Proposed Order PowerPoint Presentation
May 30-31,2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item A: Boardman to Hemingway Amendment 2 Public Hearing Staff Report Supplemental Staff Report Attachment 2 - DPO comments received to Date Item B: Wagon Trail Solar Draft Proposed Order Public Hearing Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Proposed Order Item D: Wheatridge Renewable Energy East Request for Amendment 1, Review of Contested Case requests and possible Final Decision Staff Report Attachment 1 - Proposed Order Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Item F: Leaning Juniper IIA Request for Amendment 3, Review of Review of Contested Case requests and possible Final Decision Staff Report Attachment 1 - Proposed Order Item G: Contested Case Rulemaking Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Rules Attachment 2 - Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Attachment 3 - Draft Rules Comparison Attachment 4 - Comments Received on Contested Case Rulemaking Attachment 5 - Model Rule Comparison PowerPoint Presentation
April 19, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item B: Carbon Offset Rate Informal Rulemaking Staff Report Item C: Application Process Phase 2 Informal Initiation of Rulemaking Staff Report Item E: Wheatridge Renewable Energy East Request for Amendment 1, Review of the Draft Proposed Order Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Proposed Order Attachment 2: Comments Received Attachment 3: Comment Matrix Item F: Leaning Juniper IIA Request for Amendment 3, Review of the Draft Proposed Order Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Proposed Order Attachment 2: Comments Received Item G: Summit Ridge Wind Site Certificate Termination Staff Report Attachment 1: Final Order Attachment 2: Comments Received Item H: Hydrogen Electrolyzer Jurisdictional Determination Staff Report PowerPoint Presentation
March 21-22, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item A: Leaning Juniper IIA Request for Amendment 3 Draft Proposed Order Staff Report Attachment 1:Draft Proposed Order Item B: Wheat Ridge Renewable Energy East Request for Amendment 1 Draft Proposed Order Staff Report Attachment 1:Draft Proposed Order Item D: Contested Case Rulemaking Public Hearing Staff Report Attachment 1:February packet information Item E: Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Plan Staff Report Item G: Boardman Solar Termination of Site Certificate Staff Report Attachment 1:Boardman Solar Energy Project Draft Site Certificate Termination Order PowerPoint Presentation
February 23, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item B: Contested Case Rulemaking Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Contested Case Rules Attachment 2: Overview of the Office of Administrative Hearing's Contested Case Model Rules Attachment 3: Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Attachment 4: RAC Written Feedback on Proposed Rules Item C: 2024 Site Certificate Amendment Rulemaking Staff Report Item F: Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Plan Staff Report Attachment 1 coming soon Item G: Financial Assurance Review – Forms and Institutions Staff Report Attachment 1: 2024 Letter of Credit Templates Item H: Operations and Policy Analyst Process Improvement Work Plan Staff Report Attachment 1: Operations and Policy Analyst Work Plan Item I: Request to Amend Mitigation Plans Staff Report Attachment 1: Request to Amend Mitigation Plans PowerPoint Presentation
January 26, 2024 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item B: Standby Generator Exemptions Permanent Amended Rules Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Permanent Order Attachment 2: Draft Rules Item C: Recommended Rulemaking Schedule Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft 2024-2026 EFSC Rulemaking Schedule Attachment 2: Detailed 2024 EFSC Rulemaking Schedule Item E: The Climate Trust Annual Financial Audit for 2023 Staff Report Attachment 1: 2022 Financial Audit Item F: Annual Compliance Overview Staff Report Item G: Council Review/Decision on Amended Mitigation Plans Staff Report Attachments: Recommended Amended Mitigation Plans and Agency Coordination PowerPoint Presentation
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: Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Permanent Order Attachment 2: Proposed Rules in Track Changes Attachment 3: Comment Received During Public Comment Period Item C - Standby Generator Rulemaking Initiation Request: Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Attachment 2: Draft Redline of Proposed Rule Item E - Obsidian Solar Center Proposed Order on Request for Amendment 1: Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Order Item F - Annual Financial Assurance Review Forms and Verified Institutions: Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Financial Institutions for 2024 Attachment 2: Bond Template Attachment 3: LOC Template Item G - Organizational Expertise Overview Staff Report Attachments: Evidentiary Examples PowerPoint Presentation
October 19, 2023 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item B - Radioactive Material Enforcement Rulemaking (Public Hearing) Staff Report Attachment 1 Attachment 1A 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 Staff Report - Proposed Order Supplemental Staff Report - Requests for Contested Case Proposed Order on Amendment 1 Proposed Order on Attachment 1 Attachments Attachment 1: Request for Contested Case I. Gilbert and Stop B2H Attachment 2: Request for Contested Case I. Gilbert Attachment 3: Request for Contested Case J. Williams Item D - Obsidian Solar Center, Council Review of Draft Proposed Order on Amendment 1 Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Proposed Order on Amendment 1 Attachment 2 – DPO Public Hearing Comments Item E – Ms. Irene Gilbert's Presentation on Process Concerns Overview Item F – Idaho Power Corporations Request for Review/Approval of Financial Institution Staff Report Attachment 1 - Risk Assessment Review Item G- Radioactive Material Enforcement Rulemaking Staff Report Attachment 1- Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Attachment 2 - Older RAC Comments Attachment 3 - Recent RAC Comments Attachment 4 - RAC List Attachment 5 - Proposed Rules PowerPoint Presentation
August 24, 2023 - Agenda Meeting Recording	Item B - Phase 1 Rulemaking Alignment - Review of comments and possible final decision Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Rules in Track Changes Attachment 2: Draft Permanent Order Attachment 3: Summary of Rule Changes Attachment 4: Comments Attachment 4: Comments Overview Item D - Obsidian Solar Center Amendment 1 - Draft Proposed Order Public Hearing Staff Report Attachment 1-Draft Proposed Order for RFA1 Siting Docket - Online Comments PowerPoint Presentation
July 17, 18, & 19, 2023 - Agenda Meeting Recordings: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3	Item A and H - Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line, Public Hearing on Draft Proposed Order on Request for Site Certificate Amendment 1 Staff Report Item D - Appointment of Consultant for Exhibit S Review (Historic, Cultural and Archeological Resources) Staff Report Item E – Initiation of Contested Case Rulemaking Staff Report 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 Staff Report Attachment 2 - Proposed Order Attachment 3 - Exceptions and Responses NHW Umatilla County PowerPoint Presentation Meeting Presentation
June 23, 2023 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item B - Application Process Review - Phase 1 Rulemaking Staff Report Attachment 1 - Rules with Proposed Changes Attachment 2 - Rules Change Overview Attachment 3 - RAC Comments Attachment 4 - Draft Notice of Proposed Rules Item E - Summit Ridge Wind Farm Financial Institution List Request Staff Report Attachment 1 - Banco-Santander Evaluation and Credit Ratings Attachment 2 - KeyBank Evaluation and Credit Ratings Item F - Muddy Creek Energy Project Appointment of Special Advisory Groups Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Order Meeting Presentation
June 1, 2023 - Agenda Meeting Recording Meeting Minutes	Item B - DLCD Farm and Forest Report Presentation 2020-2021 Oregon Farm and Forest Land Use Report Item E - Columbia River Transmission System Application Special Advisory Group Appointments Staff Report Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Orders Item F - Madras Solar Facility Request to add Financial Institution to EFSC Pre-Approved List Staff Report Attachment 1: Arch-Evaluation Attachment 2: Corporate Overview Attachment 3: Credit Ratings 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) Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Order Attachment 2: Order Concluding Contested Case Item D – Oregon Trail Solar – Review of Final Order (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Proposed Order Attachment 2: Proposed Order Attachments Item F – Initiation of Rulemaking Alignment, Phase 1 (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Rules Attachment 2: Summary of Draft Rules Item G – Mist Underground NG Storage – Request to Amend HMP (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1 – Draft Amended Habitat Mitigation Plan NWN Letter to Council Item H – Coyote Springs Cogen – Request to Amend Ecological Monitoring Plan (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Draft Amended Ecological Monitoring Program Item I – Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility II – Laurent's Milkvetch Mitigation Update (Information Item) Staff Report Item J – Lone Pine to Whetstone Transmission Line – SAG Appointments (Action Item) Staff Report Attachment 1: Jackson County BOC SAG Order Attachment 2: City of Medford Council SAG Order PowerPoint Presentation