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Speedway Solar Facility

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Applicant/Certificate holder:
Site Description:
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.
Status:

Withdrawn.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.​

Location:

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

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
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