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Madras Solar Energy Facility

The Madras Solar Energy Facility is an approved but not yet-constructed solar photovoltaic energy generation facility with a nominal generating capacity of 63 megawatts (MW) and up to 63 MW of battery storage located within a site boundary of approximately 284 acres. Approved related and supporting facilities include an electrical collection system, 34.5-kV to 230-kV step-up transformers, a substation, operations and maintenance enclosure, point of interconnection switching station, and an integrated battery storage system.

Approved/Under Review. The deadline for the Certificate Holder (Madras PV1, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecoplexus Inc.) to commence construction was June 25, 2024. The certificate holder must complete construction of the facility within 18-months of the construction commencement date.

On June 25, 2024, the Department received preliminary Request for Amendment 1 (pRFA1) seeking Council approval to extend the construction commencement deadline from June 25, 2024 to June 25, 2027; extend the construction completion deadline by 18 months from the new construction start deadline; and to change the parent company from Ecoplexus Inc. to Fresh Air Power Development LLC. The certificate holder will remain Madras PV1, LLC.

On July 3, 2024 the Department issued a Public Notice on the pRFA1. The pRFA1 and the Public Notice of the Department's receipt of the pRFA1 are available below.

In RFA1, the certificate holder requested a Type B review and a determination for this amendment request. The Department is evaluating that request and will issue a determination which will be posted to the project amendment(s) timeline below.​

Jefferson County. PDF Map​ | Online Map​
Applicant/Certificate holder: Madras PV1, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecoplexus Inc.
ODOE contact: Chase McVeigh-Walker
Applicant/Certificate holder contact: Paul Szewczykowski
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Project Amendment(s)

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Description
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06/25/2024
07/03/2024

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Project Timeline

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Additional Documents
Display Date
  
Complete Application for Site Certificate

11/09/2020
06/25/2021
07/16/2021
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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