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Speedway Solar Facility

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The Speedway Solar Facility is a proposed 900-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation facility, with related and supporting facilities including a 500 MW battery energy storage system with up to 8 hours of discharge capacity. The proposed site includes approximately 8,782 acres (13.72 sq. miles) of privately owned land zoned for Exclusive Farm Use in Sherman County.

Withdrawn. On July 30, 2024, the Oregon Department of Energy received a Notice of Intent (NOI) to File an Application for a Site Certificate (ASC) for the Speedway Solar Facility. The applicant withdrew the NOI on August 27, 2024.​

​Sherman County, approximately 0.75 miles east of Grass Valley and 5 miles southeast of Moro. PDF Map | Online Map​​

Applicant/Certificate holder: Brookfield Speedway Solar Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable U.S.
ODOE contact: Christopher Clark
Applicant/Certificate holder contact: Benjamin D. Adams

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Project Timeline

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Milestone
  
Additional Documents
Display Date
  
07/30/2024

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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