Approved Facilities Under Construction:
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Archway Solar Energy Facility – pASC
Completeness Review on Hold
On hold per the applicant’s request while the facility is being redesigned.
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Boardman Coal Plant – Review of Termination Request
The Department is reviewing the termination request and will likely present its recommendations on the termination request to Council at its January meeting, for concurrence, modification or rejection to terminate the site certificate.
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Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line
ADR - Withdrawn
On November 21, 2024, the certificate holder withdrew the ADR. An announcement of the ADR withdrawal will be provided on the Department’s project webpage.
Amendment 2 - Appeal
Two petitions for judicial review were submitted to the Oregon Supreme County by Kevin March and Irene Gilbert. The Department is awaiting Supreme Court schedule for its review of the petitions.
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Buckley Solar Facility – Notice of Intent
The Department is reviewing comments received from the public and reviewing agencies and will prepare a Project Order no later than January 3, 2025 establishing the statutes, administrative rules, Council standards, local ordinances, application requirements, and study requirements for the Application for Site Certificate.
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Carty Generating Station – Preliminary Request for Amendment 4
The Department has paused work on the Draft Proposed Order until responses to the RAI are received. Department anticipates the RAI response will be submitted in Q4 2024.
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Cascade Renewable Transmission System – Notice of Intent The applicant has indicated that it intends to submit the preliminary Application for Site Certificate (pASC) in 2024 and has submitted some draft exhibits for review. The pASC must be submitted by March 2025.
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Daybreak Solar Project – Determination Issued
On November 20, 2024, the Department issued a determination confirming that the proposed changes would not warrant review through the site certificate amendment process. The Department's determination was posted to the Department's project webpage and sent a courtesy, electronic announcement notifying recipients of the Department's determination and its availability, on November 22, 2024. Council will receive an update on the Department's determination at the December 13, 2024 meeting and will have the opportunity to request to review, at a future Council meeting, the evaluation for concurrence, modification, or rejection.
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| Klamath Falls Energy Center – Notice of Intent (no ODOE webpage)
Review and Notice of the NOI is on hold pending the submission of a new NOI. |
Lone Pine to Whetsone 230 kV Transmission Line – Notice of Intent
The applicant has modified the proposed route based on comments received and assessments conducted and requested an EFSC jurisdictional determination based on revised route if under 10.0 miles and is no longer EFSC jurisdictional. However, the applicant notified the Department of its decision to leave the NOI active until it expires in April 2025.
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Madras Solar Energy Facility – Draft Proposed Order (DPO)
The DPO public hearing was held on November 14, 2024. At the request of the Confederated Tribes of the Warms Springs of Oregon and consented to by certificate holder, Council extended the public comment period to December 5, 2024. The certificate holder was given until January 4, 2025 to respond to comments.
Council will likely review the DPO, issues raised in comments received and provide comments to the Department for consideration in the Proposed Order at the January 2025 EFSC meeting.
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Mist Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility – Proposed Order
The Department issued the Proposed Order and a Public Notice of Proposed Order and Opportunity to Request a Contested Case on November 21, 2024. The Opportunity to Request a Contested Case closes on December 21, 2024. Council will review the Proposed Order and requests for a Contested Case at a future meeting in early 2025.
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Muddy Creek Energy Park – Notice of Intent
The applicant must submit its preliminary Application for Site Certificate by May 2025.
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Obsidian Solar Center – Preliminary Request for Amendment
The Department received pRFA2 on November 20, 2024 and issued a public notice on November 27, 2024. The Department will review the Amendment request for completeness.
ADR - Submittal
The Department received pRFA2 which included the ADR on November 20, 2024. The Department will review the ADR and make a determination.
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Summit Ridge Renewable Energy Facility – Notice of Intent
The preliminary Application for Site Certificate must be submitted by January 2026.
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Sunstone Solar Project (formerly Echo Solar Project) – Final Order
At its November 14, 2024 meeting, the Energy Facility Siting Council approved the Final Order on the Application for Site Certificate for the Sunstone Solar Project and granted issuance of a site certificate for the construction, operation, and retirement of the facility. The Final Order and Site Certificate were issued on November 20, 2024.
The certificate holder has until November 18, 2027, to comply with applicable pre-construction site certificate conditions and begin construction of the facility and has up to three years to complete construction once construction has begun.
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Umatilla-Morrow County Connect Project – Notice of Intent
Preliminary Application for Site Certificate must be submitted by March 2025.
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Wagon Trail Solar Project – Determination Issued
On November 22, 2024, the Department issued a determination confirming that the proposed changes would not warrant review through the site certificate amendment process.
The Department’s determination will be posted to the Department’s project webpage and a courtesy electronic announcement will be issued notifying recipients of the Department’s determination and its availability. Council will receive an update on the Department’s determination at the December 13, 2024 meeting and will have the opportunity to request to review, at a future Council meeting, the evaluation for concurrence, modification, or rejection. |
Yellow Rosebush Energy Center – Preliminary Application for Site Certificate (pASC)
Reviewing agency coordination is on-going and the Department is preparing the Draft Proposed Order.
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Rulemaking – Tribal Government
Staff are in the process of reaching out to the tribes to discuss this rulemaking. Staff will develop draft rule language to be reviewed by the tribes and other key stakeholders.
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Rulemaking – Site Certificate Amendment
Staff is incorporating feedback received into draft language of the rules to be reviewed by the RAC at its next meeting, which is tentatively scheduled for January or February (exact date TBD).
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Rulemaking - Application Process Phase 2
The Department in the process of developing draft language for this rulemaking. Staff will present a proposal on how to proceed with this rulemaking at the December 13, 2024 Council meeting.
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