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Daybreak Solar Project is an approved solar photovoltaic energy generation facility, which could occupy or use up to 1,817 acres (2.8 sq. miles), with a nominal generating capacity of approximately 140 megawatts alternating current (MWac). Approved related or supporting facilities that would be shared with two adjacent facilities include a 100 MW battery storage system, collector substation, operations and maintenance building, and an approximately 11 mile, 230 kilovolt transmission line. The facility site boundary includes approximately 10,640 acres.

Approved/Under Construction. The facility is under construction and includes 140 MW of solar photovoltaic energy generation components and related or supporting facilities. The deadline to complete construction is April 24, 2026.​


On October 17, 2024, the certificate holder submitted an Amendment Determination Request (ADR) pursuant to OAR 345-027-0357 requesting a written determination from the Oregon Department of Energy on whether a proposed change necessitates review through the site certificate amendment process. The proposed change includes a tax equity, sale-leaseback transaction with certificate holder and a national financial institution (“Bank") under which the Bank would acquire legal title to certain facility equipment as personal property and simultaneously lease the same equipment back to the certificate holder under a long-term lease (the “leaseback"). Following review of the ADR, the Department will issue a written determination, to be provided on this project webpage below, and announced at a subsequent Council meeting.On November 20, 2024, the Department issued a written determination confirming that, based on review of the “three coulds” under OAR 345-027-0350, the changes proposed would not require review through the site certificate amendment process.

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Applicant/Certificate holder: Daybreak Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables LLC
ODOE contact: Ash Woods
Applicant/Certificate holder contact: Marcella Patrick

​​​​​On November 19, 2021, the Energy Facility Siting Council approved a Request for Amendment 1 of the Bakeoven Solar Project site certificate, which authorized allocation of previously approved facility components into an amended and two original site certificates for Bakeoven Solar Project​, Day Break Solar Project, and Sunset Solar Project​, respectively.  All three approved facilities now have separate site certificates and certificate holders, yet all share the related or supporting facilities originally approved in the Bakeoven Solar Project Final Order on ASC. The documentation for the ASC can be found on the Bakeoven Solar Project webpage.

Click here​ to view a diagram of the Site Certificate history.​​


Project Timeline


  
Additional Documents
  
11/19/2021
11/19/2021
12/23/2021
11/20/2024

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Exhibit Files Reference

  • Exhibit A: Applicant Information 
  • Exhibit B: Project Description
  • Exhibit C: Property Location and Maps
  • Exhibit D: Organizational Information
  • Exhibit E​: Permits Required
  • Exhibit F: Property Ownership 
  • Exhibit G: Materials Analysis
  • Exhibit H: Geology and Soil Stability 
  • Exhibit I: Soils
  • Exhibit J: Wetlands
  • Exhibit K: Land Use
  • Exhibit L: Protected Areas
  • Exhibit M: Financial Analysis
  • Exhibit N​: Non-generating Facility Information
  • Exhibit O: Water Requirements
  • Exhibit P: Fish Wildlife Habitat 
  • Exhibit Q: Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals
  • Exhibit R: Scenic Aesthetic Values 
  • Exhibit S: Cultural Resources
  • Exhibit T: Recreational Facilities 
  • Exhibit U: Public Services
  • Exhibit V​: Waste Minimization 
  • Exhibit W: Site Restoration
  • Exhibit X: Noise 
  • Exhibit Y: Carbon Dioxide Emissions 
  • Exhibit Z: Cooling Towers  
  • Exhibit AA: EMFs – Electric and Magnetic Fields
  • Exhibit BB: Other Information
  • Exhibit CC: Additional Statutes Rules Ordinances
  • Exhibit DD​: Other Specific Standards