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Next meeting:
September 10, 2010
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
5000 Discovery Drive
The Dalles, OR 97058
9:30 AM
Meeting Minutes
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| Rulemaking Petitions |
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Steens Mountain Cooperative Management Area
Brief Summary of ONDA Petition and EFSC Request for Comments
On April 2, 2010, the Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) received a petition for rulemaking from the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA). The Audubon Society of Portland and the Defenders of Wildlife joined ONDA in submitting the petition.
ONDA’s petition requested that EFSC amend the current definition of “Protected Areas” in OAR 345-022-0040(1) to include the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management Area (CMPA) designated by Congress with the Steens Act of 2000, 16 U.S.C. 460nnn.
The Energy Facility Siting Council has to decide whether to undertake rulemaking for this petition.
Background
At EFSC’s public meeting on April 30th in The Dalles Oregon, the Oregon Natural Desert Association presented the petition to the Council. The petitioner is requesting that the Council conduct rulemaking to amend the existing rule (OAR-345-022-0040(1)). The existing rule provides a list of Protected Areas. In general, OAR 345-022-0040(1) provides that the Council shall not issue a site certificate for a proposed facility located in the areas listed.
Council directed staff to open a public comment period on the petition and to provide a summary of comments at the next Council meeting, tentatively scheduled for June 11, 2010.
Related to the Council’s review of this petition, several county representatives including Harney County, Union County and the Association of Oregon Counties requested the Council hold the meeting in Burns, Oregon. Council members indicated that a tour of the area prior to the meeting would be informative and requested that council staff work to set up a tour.
EFSC Review of the Petition
ONDA submitted the petition under ORS 183.390. Under that statute, EFSC must either deny the petition or initiate rulemaking within 90 days of receiving it. For this petition, EFSC must make its decision by June 30, 2010 on whether or not to go forward with rulemaking.
In considering the petition, EFSC must consider six criteria set forth at ORS 183.390(3). These are:
- The continued need for the rule;
- The nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule from the public;
- The complexity of the rule;
- The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates or conflicts with other state rules or federal regulations and, to the extent feasible, with local government regulations;
- The degree to which technology, economic conditions or other factors have changed in the subject area affected by the rule; and
- The statutory citation and legal basis for the rule.
EFSC Request for Public Comments
EFSC invites public comment on ONDA’s petition for rulemaking and proposed rule on the six criteria listed above. In addition, EFSC seeks comment on whether options exist for achieving the rule’s substantive goals in a way that reduces the negative economic impact on business. ORS 183.390(2).
EFSC must receive your comment by 5:00 pm on May 28, to prepare a summary for the June 11th Council meeting. Comments can be submitted by U.S. mail to the Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion St. NE, Salem, OR, 97301, and Attn: Energy Siting. E-mail should be addressed to EFSC at energy.siting@state.or.us Staff will provide a comment summary to the Council, along with comments received prior to the June 11th meeting. The Council will receive oral comments at the June 11, 2010 meeting.
To see a copy of ONDA’s Petition
Petition to Amend Protected Areas
EFSC Decision on this Petition
The Council denied the petition at the meeting on June 11, 2010.
EFSC Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
ODOE Memo to Council
Single Energy Facility
On February 1, 2010, the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) submitted a petition for rulemaking to the Energy Facility Siting Council that proposed an amendment to the definition section of the Council’s administrative rules (OAR 345-001-0010). The petition also proposed a related amendment to OAR 345-021-0000. ONDA proposed that the Council adopt the new provisions to add a definition of "single energy facility" and add a provision requiring applicants for county or municipal approval of small energy generating plants to seek a Council determination that the facility is not a "single energy facility" as defined in the Council’s rules.
The Council received public comments at the March 12, 2010, Council meeting. At that meeting the council directed staff to solicit and collect written comments by April 2, 2010, for presentation to the Council. The Council also determined to allow additional public comments at the April 30, 2010, meeting. The notice of the petition was sent to interested persons on March 22, 2010.
Review of a petition for rulemaking is governed by ORS 183.390. Because the petition requested amendment of existing rules, the considerations listed in ORS 183.380(3) apply to the review of the petition:
In reviewing a petition subject to subsection (2) of this section, the agency shall consider:
(a) The continued need for the rule; (b) The nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule from the public; (c) The complexity of the rule; (d) The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates or conflicts with other state rules or federal regulations and, to the extent feasible, with local government regulations; (e) The degree to which technology, economic conditions or other factors have changed in the subject area affected by the rule; and (f) The statutory citation or legal basis for the rule.
In addition to the six factors listed above, the notice of the petition invited interested persons to comment "on whether options exist for achieving the rule’s substantive goals in a way that reduces the negative economic impact on businesses," as required by ORS 813.390(2).
The Council’s staff reviewed the comments and prepared a summary of the comments, which was presented to the Council at its April 30 meeting.
In addition to the written comments, several members of the public addressed the Council at the April 30 meeting, including the Deputy Director of the Department of Energy, members of several county planning commissions and county planners, a representative of ONDA and members of the general public. In addition, the Council received legal advice that the rule, as proposed, would likely be held by a court to be outside the Council’s authority, although if the Council decided to address the issue and undertake rulemaking, that the final legal analysis would depend on the rule that the Council actually decided to adopt. Verbal comments did not provide substantially new information.
The Council deliberated on the issues presented by this petition for rulemaking, including the six factors of ORS 183.390(3), and determined to adopt the staff recommendations in their entirety. The Council recognized that there is a substantial policy issue raised by the increase in the number of small wind energy facilities proposed in Oregon, but determined that the rule amendments proposed by ONDA in its petition would not adequately address all of the issues. The Council denied the petition for rulemaking submitted by ONDA on February 10, 2010.
Council decision and Department of Energy staff recommendation.
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| Carty Generating Station - Notice of Intent |
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The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) received a Notice of Intent (NOI) from Portland General Electric Company (PGE) on August 26, 2009 to apply for an Energy Facility Site Certificate for a natural gas-fired generating facility to be located in Morrow County adjacent to the Boardman coal-fired plant. The proposed facility is called the Carty Generating Station.
The NOI is not an application; it merely states the applicant’s intention to submit an application in the near future. The NOI is much less detailed than an Application for Site Certificate and the information is preliminary. The NOI does not result in approval or denial of any permits. It enables state agencies, tribes, affected local governments, and the public to identify their applicable requirements and concerns, so the applicant can address them in the Application that will follow. The Department uses the comments from the public and other state and local agencies to prepare a document called the “project order,” which lists the rules and regulations that will apply to the proposed facility. The applicant uses the project order as a guide to prepare its Application for Site Certificate. The Department issued the Project Order for the Carty Generating Station on November 3, 2009.
PGE submitted a preliminary application for site certificate (pASC) on January 5, 2010. The preliminary application is currently being reviewed for completeness by local, state, federal, and tribal agencies. On April 1, 2010 the Department issued its first Request for Additional Information (RAI 1) regarding the application. PGE responded to the first RAI on May 17, 2010. The Department and other agencies are reviewing the response to determine if the preliminary application meets the requirements of the siting rules and can be deemed complete. When the application is deemed complete a public comment period will be opened. This entry will be updated at that time. Click here to sign up for automatic e-mail notifications about the proposed Carty Generating Station.
Description of the Proposed Facility (Exhibit B of the NOI)
The proposed Carty Generating Station is a combined-cycle generating plant fueled by natural gas that would produce up to 900 megawatts (MW) of electrical power. The applicant proposes to construct the Carty Generating Station in two stages. Each stage would involve construction of a combination of high efficiency combustion turbine generators, heat recovery steam generators, and steam turbine generators, collectively called a “block.”
In addition to the two generating blocks, the proposed facility will include auxiliary boilers, a new switchyard with generator transformers, up to four evaporation ponds, and administrative and water treatment buildings. The Carty Generating Station will also include a transmission line approximately 18 miles long. PGE is considering two options for interconnection with the electrical power grid. The preferred option is to utilize the existing 500-kilovolt (kV) Boardman to Slatt transmission line. The second option is to construct a new transmission line which would be located primarily within the right-of-way for the existing line.
The facility will consume about 150 million cubic feet of natural gas per day upon completion. Natural gas will be supplied to the facility through a lateral pipeline that will be connected to an existing pipeline operated by the Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation (GTN). The lateral pipeline is not included within the scope of the NOI because it will be permitted, owned, and operated by GTN and is outside the jurisdiction of the Council. Natural gas pipelines are permitted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Location of the Proposed Facility (Exhibit C of the NOI)
Carty Generating Station will be located about 13 miles southwest of Boardman, Oregon, adjacent to Boardman coal-fired generating plant (also operated by PGE) in Morrow County. The site is accessed from the Tower Road interchange on Interstate 84 (exit 159). The site boundary will encompass approximately 5,000 acres, including a transmission line that extends about 18 miles west into Gilliam County to the Slatt Substation (operated by the Bonneville Power Administration). The actual generating facility will be located within a fenced area about 55 acres in size. Click here for the project vicinity map.
NOI Public Information Meeting and Public Comment Period
The public comment period for the Carty Generating Station was held from September 4 through October 8, 2009. A public information meeting was held in Boardman, Oregon on September 29, 2009. The Department appreciates the people who took time to come to the meeting and/or provide written comments. At the close of the comment period the Department had received comments from two state agencies, one federal agency, and Morrow County. There will be additional chances to provide comments to the Department and the Council during the application review process, even if you did not submit any comments about the NOI.
Project Order for the Carty Generating Station
The public and agency comments were reviewed and incorporated into the Project Order that was issued by the Department on November 3, 2009. The Project Order identifies statutes, rules and local ordinances that apply to the proposed facility and describes any special information needed for the application. The Project Order defines the analysis areas over which the applicant must assess the facility’s potential impacts. The Applicant reviews the Project Order during preparation of its Application for Site Certificate to ensure that the required information is included in the application. Portland General Electric submitted its preliminary application for a site certificate on January 5, 2010. The preliminary application is still under Department review and has not yet been deemed complete.
To see a copy of the NOI or Project Order
Follow the links to see or print a copy of the Project Order (PDF) or Notice of Intent (PDF). Printed copies of the NOI and Project Order are available for public review at the ODOE offices in Salem and Hermiston, Oregon (please call ahead for an appointment) and at the Boardman Library (please call or check websites below for library operating hours):
Boardman Library
200 South Main Street
Boardman, OR 97818
Phone: 541-481-2665
Web: www.oregontrail.plinkit.org
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Oregon Department of Energy
395 E. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
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ODOE Project Officer for the Carty Generating Station:
Sue Oliver
Energy Facility Siting Officer
Oregon Department of Energy
395 E. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
Toll free (Oregon only): 1-800-221-8035
Fax: 541-567-6861
sue.oliver@odoe.state.or.us
The next opportunity to provide comment on the proposed Carty Generating Station will be when the preliminary application for site certificate is deemed complete and released for public comment, which is expected to occur in August, 2010. Please click here to be added to the project e-mail notification list for website updates. The earlier you raise any concerns, the better the opportunity the agency and the applicant have of addressing them.
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| Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line - Notice of Intent |
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On July 15, 2010, the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) received from the Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power), a Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply for an energy facility site certificate for a new transmission line identified as the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project. [link to www.boardmantohemingway.com] The proposed transmission line consists of an approximately 300-mile-long, single-circuit 500-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line that will connect the proposed Grassland Substation to be located in northeast Oregon (near Boardman, Oregon in Morrow County) to the Hemingway Substation located in southwest Idaho (near Melba, Idaho in Owyhee County).
Joint State and Federal Review
The proposed transmission line will cross federal, tribal, state, and private lands and requires a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC). In addition to the EFSC site certificate, the project requires an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The NEPA process is required for any proposed action on federally-managed lands. Approximately 66 percent of the proposed 300-mile transmission line corridor is on private land, 32 percent is federally-managed public lands and 2 percent on state or municipal land.
The NEPA process is being administered by the BLM, which has been designated as the lead federal agency for the B2H project. ODOE and BLM will coordinate the state and federal review processes as much as possible.
A Note about an EFSC Notice of Intent
The EFSC NOI is not an application; it merely states the applicant’s intention to submit an application in the near future. The NOI is much less detailed than an Application for Site Certificate and the information is preliminary. The NOI does not result in approval or denial of any permits. It enables state agencies, tribes, affected local governments, and the public to identify their applicable requirements and concerns, so the applicant can address them in the Application that will follow. Idaho Power’s NOI indicates it intends to submit its Application for Site Certificate some time during the first few months of 2011.
ODOE uses the comments from the public and other state and local agencies to prepare a document called the “project order,” which lists the rules and regulations that will apply to the proposed facility. The applicant uses the project order as a guide to prepare its Application for Site Certificate. ODOE will not issue a new project order for the B2H project until after the close of the public comment period on the Notice of Intent.
To see a copy of the NOI
ODOE, Idaho Power and the federal reviewing agencies have established a joint project website at www.boardmantohemingway.com, where you will find updated information concerning public meetings and links to many sources of information about the proposed transmission line, including the NOI and how to participate in the state and federal review processes. Printed copies of the NOI are available for public review at ODOE, BLM, and U.S. Forest Service offices, in addition to County planning offices and public libraries along the length of the route. Please see the complete list of viewing locations on page 4 of the Joint Notification Letter
A Public Comment Period on the proposed B2H Transmission Line is now open
The state and federal agencies would like your input on Idaho Power’s proposed Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line. ODOE is soliciting public and agency comments on the EFSC NOI, and the federal agencies are collecting comments as part of the scoping period for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. The state and federal agencies are conducting a joint scoping period at this stage of the project, and will share all public comments with each other and Idaho Power. Comments submitted through the B2H Project Website or directly to an agency will all be shared, so there is no need to submit comments to each agency.
What if you already commented on the proposed project?
Idaho Power originally submitted a Notice of Intent in 2008 to apply for a site certificate, and the state and federal agencies conducted a similar joint review process in late 2009. The result of that round of public comments was that ODOE produced a Project Order in early 2009 and the federal agencies produced a Scoping Report. However, Idaho Power never submitted an application for site certificate to EFSC for review. Because an EFSC NOI expires two years from when it was submitted, Idaho Power decided to withdraw the previous EFSC Notice of Intent and submit a new NOI, instead of trying to revise the previous NOI.
There have been many changes to the proposed transmission line route since the 2008 submittal, but the federal NEPA process allows for a simple re-opening of the scoping comment period to collect additional comments. However, the state siting rules require a completely new comment period, so comments made on the previous NOI will not carry forward into the current state review process for the NOI filed in July, 2010. However, if you previously submitted comments on the B2H project, and you believe your comment is still applicable to the revised Notice of Intent, please let us know through the website (or the other ways listed below) that you would like ODOE to consider your previous comment and we will make sure that we do so.
How to Comment on the proposed Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line
Scoping comments are most useful to the agencies if they are specific as to the issue, identify the affected location (if applicable), and/or address specific state standards or federal issue areas. More information on how to most effectively participate in the process can be found on the shared B2H Project Website. Comments on the EFSC-NOI must be submitted by September 27, 2010 (please note the new closing date—the first project mailing had an earlier end date). The federal scoping comment period will close 60 days after the BLM-NOI (the BLM NOI is different than the EFSC NOI) is published in the Federal Register.
Send your comments via one of the following options:
Public Meetings: See the meeting schedule below.
Website: www.boardmantohemingway.com/comment
E-mail: comment@boardmantohemingway.com
U.S. Mail: Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project
PO Box 655
Vale, OR 97918
Fax: 888-251-3129 (toll free)
Upcoming Public Information/Scoping Meetings
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08/02/10
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Blue Mountain Conference Center
404 Twelfth St.
La Grande, OR
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08/03/10
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3:30 - 8 p.m.
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Best Western Sunridge Inn and Conference Center
1 Sunridge Ln,
Baker City, OR
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08/04/10
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3:30 - 8 p.m.
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Pendleton Convention Center
1601 Westgate
Pendleton, OR
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08/05/10
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3:30 - 8 p.m.
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Mt. Vernon Community Hall
640 Ingle St.
Mt. Vernon, OR
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08/09/10
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3:30 - 8 p.m.
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American Legion Hall
126 N. Bruneau Hwy.
Marsing, ID
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08/10/10
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3:30 - 8 p.m.
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Four Rivers Cultural Center
676 S.W. 5th Ave.
Ontario, OR
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08/11/10
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3:30 - 8 p.m.
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Port of Morrow Convention Center
2 Marine Dr.
Boardman, OR
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08/12/10
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3:30 - 8 p.m.
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Harney County Community Services Center
17 S. Alder Ave
Burns, OR
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ODOE Project Officer
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Federal Project Manager
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Sue Oliver
Oregon Department of Energy
395 E. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
Toll free (Oregon only): 1-800-221-8035
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John Styduhar
Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 503-808-6454
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| Cascade Crossing Transmission Line Project |
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On May 17, 2010, the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) received from Portland General Electric (PGE), a Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply for an energy facility site certificate for a new transmission line identified as the Cascade Crossing Transmission Line. The proposed transmission line consists of approximately 210 miles of single and double circuit 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Boardman to Salem. PGE is also proposing to build three new substations and potentially upgrade portions of the transmission system in the Willamette Valley.
Joint State and Federal Review
The proposed transmission line will cross federal, tribal, state, and private lands and requires a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC). In addition to the EFSC site certificate, the project requires an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The NEPA process is required for any proposed action on federally-managed lands. The new line would cross 64 percent privately-owned lands, 20 percent lands managed by federal agencies, 14 percent lands on the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and 2 percent state or municipal lands.
The NEPA process is being administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), which has been designated as the lead federal agency for the Cascade Crossing project. ODOE and the USFS will coordinate the state and federal review processes as much as possible.
A Note about an EFSC Notice of Intent
The EFSC NOI is not an application; it merely states the applicant’s intention to submit an application in the near future. The NOI is much less detailed than an Application for Site Certificate and the information is preliminary. The NOI does not result in approval or denial of any permits. It enables state agencies, tribes, affected local governments, and the public to identify their applicable requirements and concerns, so the applicant can address them in the Application that will follow. PGE’s NOI indicates it intends to submit its Application for Site Certificate some time near the end of 2010.
ODOE uses the comments from the public and other state and local agencies to prepare a document called the “project order,” which lists the rules and regulations that will apply to the proposed facility. The applicant uses the project order as a guide to prepare its Application for Site Certificate. ODOE will not issue a project order for the Cascade Crossing project until after the close of the public comment period on the Notice of Intent.
To see a copy of the NOI
ODOE, PGE and the federal reviewing agencies have established a joint project website at www.cascadecrossingproject.com, where you will find updated information concerning public meetings and links to many sources of information about the proposed transmission line, including the NOI and how to participate in the state and federal review processes. Printed copies of the NOI are available for public review at ODOE and U.S. Forest Service offices, in addition to County planning offices and public libraries along the length of the route. Please see the complete list of viewing locations on the joint project website.
The Public Comment Period on the EFSC Notice of Intent for the proposed Cascade Crossing Transmission Line is open until August 2, 2010
The state and federal agencies would like your input on PGE’s proposed Cascade Crossing Transmission Line. ODOE and the USFS held joint scoping information meetings in late June and early July at five locations along the proposed route. ODOE is soliciting public and agency comments on the EFSC NOI, and the federal agencies are collecting comments as part of the scoping period for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. The state and federal agencies are conducting a joint scoping period at this stage of the project, and will share all public comments with each other and PGE. Comments submitted through the Cascade Crossing Project Website or directly to an agency will all be shared, so there is no need to submit comments to each agency.
How to Comment on the proposed Cascade Crossing Transmission Line
Scoping comments are most useful to the agencies if they are specific as to the issue, identify the affected location (if applicable), and/or address specific state standards or federal issue areas. More information on how to most effectively participate in the process can be found on the shared project website .
Comments on the EFSC-NOI must be submitted by August 2, 2010.
Send your comments via one of the following options:
Website: http://www.cascadecrossingproject.com/contact.aspx
E-mail: comments@cascadecrossingproject.com
U.S. Mail: Cascade Crossing Transmission Project
1515 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1022
Portland, OR 97201-5449
Fax: 888-291-6460 (toll-free)
ODOE Project Officer
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Federal Project Manager
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Sue Oliver
Oregon Department of Energy
395 E. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
Toll free (Oregon only): 1-800-221-8035
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Kristy Boscheinen
U.S. Forest Service
Mt. Hood National Forest
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| Newberry Geothermal Project - Terminated |
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At a meeting on July 30, 2010, the Council terminated the site certificate review process for the proposed Newberry Geothermal Project. On June 3, 2008, Newberry Geothermal Holdings LLC submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply for a site certificate for a geothermal power plant in Deschutes County near the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. In accordance with OAR 345-020-0060, an NOI expires two years after it is submitted, unless the applicant submits a timely petition for an extension. The applicant did not request an extension. The applicant did not submit a preliminary site certificate application before the expiration of the NOI. The Council, therefore, terminated the review process. The applicant may submit a new NOI in the future if the applicant proposes construction of an energy facility at the site.
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| Saddle Butte Wind Park - Notice of Intent |
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The Department has issued a Project Order for the proposed Saddle Butte Wind Park. The Project Order contains instructions to the applicant regarding the information to include in the site certificate application. The Project Order describes applicable statutes, administrative rules, related permits and approvals and local government ordinances as well as applicable requirements from OAR Chapter 345, Division 21. The Project Order summarizes public and reviewing agency comments on the applicant's Notice of Intent.
Project Order, October 2009 [113 kb pdf]
Notice of Intent
On August 7, 2009, Saddle Butte Wind LLC submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply for a site certificate for the proposed Saddle Butte Wind Park.
Notice of Intent, August 2009
(the main content is available for download from the following links)
Exhibits A - D [97 kb pdf]
Exhibits I - O [193 kb pdf]
Exhibit G, page G-2, site map [450 kb pdf]
Exhibit G, page G-4, study areas [522 kb pdf]
Exhibit G, page G-7, land capability map [325 kb pdf]
The main content of the NOI is available from the links listed above. Full copies of the NOI are available for public inspection at the Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion St. NE, Salem, Oregon, at the Gilliam County Library, 310 S. Main in Condon, at the Arlington Public Library, 500 W. First Street in Arlington and at the Boardman Library, 200 S. Main in Boardman.
The Proposed Facility
The proposed Saddle Butte Wind Park would be a wind energy facility consisting of up to 171 wind turbines and related facility components (including a substation, a field workshop, meteorological towers, access roads, and aboveground and underground transmission lines). The facility would have a peak generating capacity of up to 565 megawatts. The proposed facility site is entirely on private lands located in Morrow County and Gilliam County approximately 20 miles south of the Columbia River between Eightmile Canyon and State Highway 74. The NOI contains a more detailed description of the proposed facility.
The applicant intends to connect the facility to the regional transmission system through a Bonneville Power Administration substation adjacent to the Slatt Switching Station. The applicant has proposed a single transmission corridor running approximately 19 miles to the BPA Slatt interconnection facility. In the NOI, the applicant explains that alternate corridors are not proposed because the described corridor is the shortest route and reduces impacts by sharing transmission structures previously approved for the Shepherds Flat Wind Farm. In the site certificate application, the applicant may propose adjustments to the corridor.
Comments and Questions
If you have comments or questions about the proposed facility or the Council's permitting process, contact John White by e-mail (click this link) or by mail to: Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion Street NE, Salem Oregon 97301-3737, Telephone: 503-378-3194 or (800) 221-8035, extension 295 (toll-free in Oregon); Fax: (503) 373-7806.
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| Klamath Falls Bioenergy Facility - Notice of Intent |
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The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) received a Notice of Intent (NOI) from Klamath Falls Bioenergy LLC on April 5, 2010 to apply for an Energy Facility Site Certificate for an energy generating facility (fueled by biomass) to be located in Klamath County. The proposed facility is called the Klamath Falls Bioenergy Facility.
The NOI is not an application; it merely states the applicant’s intention to submit an application in the near future. The NOI is much less detailed than an Application for Site Certificate and the information is preliminary. The NOI does not result in approval or denial of any permits. It enables state agencies, tribes, affected local governments, and the public to identify their applicable requirements and concerns, so the applicant can address them in the Application that will follow. Klamath Falls Bioenergy Facility (Facility; Project) expects to submit its preliminary application for a Site Certificate in July 1 2010.
A Project Order was issued on July 22, 2010.
Description of the Proposed Facility (Exhibit B of the NOI )
The proposed Klamath Falls Bioenergy Facility will burn biomass (wood waste) in a fluid bed boiler to produce steam to drive a turbine generator that will produce up to 35 megawatts (MW) of electrical power. The biomass will be collected from nearby timberlands and trucked to the project site (the applicant estimates that the facility will have an average of 52 truck arrivals per 10-hour day, six days per week).
The fuel will be unloaded and stored in an outdoor fuel pile until it is burned. The major facility components include the fuel handling system, boiler building, steam turbine generator, cooling tower, nitrogen oxide reduction system and baghouse (for pollution control), exhaust stack, transmission line, natural gas supply line, and an electrical switchyard and substation.
The facility will also include a combustion waste (ash) storage area (the proposed facility will require up to 16 trucks per week to remove waste ash), administration building, shop and warehouse facilities, and a water and fire system. Waste water will either be deposited in an onsite evaporation pond or sent through a pipeline to an existing wastewater treatment facility. A more detailed description of the facility is included in Exhibit B of the NOI.
Location of the Proposed Facility (Exhibit C of the NOI)
The proposed Facility site is located near the City of Klamath Falls, Oregon. The site is just south of the Keno Rural Fire District facility located at 8000 Highway 66, Klamath Falls, Oregon (approximately two miles southwest of the existing Klamath Cogeneration Plant and Klamath Generation Peaker Plant). Click here for the project vicinity map.
Public Information Meeting
A public information meeting will be held in Klamath Falls, Oregon on June 15, 2010 at the Ross Ragland Theater and Cultural Center. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will include a presentation by a representative of Klamath Falls Bioenergy Facility to explain the project in more detail, and a presentation by the ODOE Project Officer to explain the process that the facility will need to follow to obtain an Energy Facility Site Certificate. Department staff and Klamath Falls Bioenergy representatives will be available before the meeting at 6:30 p.m. for informal discussions and to answer any questions. Please see the website listed below for directions to the meeting site:
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Public Comment Period: April 14, 2010 through June 30, 2010 (extended) at 5:00 p.m.
You can submit your comments by writing, faxing, or e-mailing the Department’s Project Officer listed below. You can also submit your comments to the Department’s Salem or Hermiston office (also listed below). Comments on this NOI may be submitted any time from April 14, 2010 through June 30, 2010 (extended), including at the public meeting to be held on June 15, 2010.
ODOE would like to hear your concerns or comments about the facility. Although this is not the only opportunity to provide comments about the Klamath Falls Bioenergy Facility, providing comments now helps us ensure that the Application for a Site Certificate addresses local concerns. There will be additional chances to provide comments to the Council during the application review process, even if you do not have any comments about the NOI.
To see a copy of the NOI
Electronic copy of the Notice of Intent.
Printed copies of the NOI are available for public review at the ODOE offices in Salem and Hermiston, Oregon and at the Klamath County Library (please call or check websites for operating hours):
Klamath County Library
126 South 3rd Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Phone: 541-882-8891
Web: http://www.klamathlibrary.plinkit.org/
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Oregon Department of Energy
245 Main Street, Suite C
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
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ODOE Project Officer for the Klamath Falls Bioenergy Facility:
Duane Kilsdonk
Energy Facility Siting Officer
Oregon Department of Energy
245 Main Street, Suite C
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 224
Toll free (Oregon only): 1-800-221-8035
Fax: 541-567-6861
duane.kilsdonk@state.or.us
If you do not comment at this time or attend any of the public meetings, there will be other comment opportunities throughout the review process. However, the earlier you raise any concerns, the better the opportunity the agency and the applicant have of addressing them.
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| Baseline Wind Energy Facility - Notice of Intent |
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On June 28, 2010, Baseline Wind LLC submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply for a site certificate for the proposed Baseline Wind Energy Facility.
Public Notice on the NOI [87 kb pdf]
Notice of Intent (main text) [388 kb pdf]
Attachment B (figures referenced in Exhibit B) [1.54 MB pdf]
Attachment G (maps) [4.4 MB pdf]
The main content of the NOI is available from the links listed above. Full copies of the NOI will be available for public inspection at the Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion St. NE in Salem; at the Gilliam County Library, 310 South Main in Condon; at the Arlington Public Library, 500 West First Street in Arlington; at the Boardman Library, 200 S. Main in Boardman; and at the Department’s Hermiston Field Office, 395 E. Highland Avenue in Hermiston (please call for an appointment, 541-567-3840).
The Proposed Facility
The proposed Baseline Wind Energy Facility (BWEF) would have a peak generating capacity of up to 500 megawatts. The NOI does not state a range of possible turbine sizes, but assuming that the applicant would propose turbine sizes in the range of 1.5-MW to 3.0-MW, the BWEF would consist of 166 to 333 wind turbines. Other facility components include up to four substations, an operations and maintenance facility, up to 10 meteorological towers, access roads, and aboveground and underground transmission lines. The proposed facility site is entirely on private lands located in Gilliam County approximately 7 miles south of Arlington and 12 miles north of Condon. The NOI contains a more detailed description of the proposed facility.
The applicant intends to connect the BWEF to the regional transmission system through a proposed new Bonneville Power Administration substation (the Diamond Butte Substation) located adjacent to the existing 500-kV Ash-Marion transmission line. Aboveground 230-kV transmission lines would connect the facility substations to the BPA substation.
Informational Meeting
Thursday, August 12, 2010
7:00 PM
Arlington Grade School Cafeteria
1200 Main Street
Arlington, Oregon
The Department will hold an informational meeting on the NOI on August 12, 2010, in Arlington. At the meeting, the Department will explain the site certificate review process and opportunities for public participation. The applicant will answer questions. The public may comment on the proposed facility and may ask questions about the facility and the site certificate process.
Comments on the Notice of Intent
You may comment on the NOI at the information meeting on August 12 or by sending written comments to the Department. This comment period ends on August 13, 2010. Written comments or questions can be submitted by regular mail, e-mail or fax and must be received by the deadline. If you want to submit a comment, or if you have questions about the proposed facility or the site certificate process, contact the Department’s project officer (see below).
Comments and Questions
If you have comments or questions about the proposed facility or the Council's permitting process, contact John White by e-mail (click this link) or by mail to: Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion Street NE, Salem Oregon 97301-3737, Telephone: 503-378-3194 or (800) 221-8035, extension 295 (toll-free in Oregon); Fax: (503) 373-7806.
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| Antelope Ridge Wind Farm- Application |
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The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) received a Notice of Intent (NOI) from Antelope Ridge Wind Power Project, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Horizon Wind Energy) on April 27, 2009 to apply for an Energy Facility Site Certificate for a new wind energy facility to be called the Antelope Ridge Wind Farm.
The NOI is not an application; it merely states the applicant’s intention to submit an application in the near future. The NOI is much less detailed than an Application for Site Certificate and the information is preliminary. The NOI does not result in approval or denial of any permits. It enables state agencies, tribes, affected local governments, and the public to identify their applicable requirements and concerns, so the applicant can address them in the Application that will follow. The Department uses the comments from the public and other state and local agencies to prepare a document called the “project order” which lists the rules and regulations that will apply to the proposed facility. The applicant uses the project order as a guide to prepare its Application for Site Certificate. The Department issued the Project Order for the Antelope Ridge Wind Farm on June 24, 2009.
Horizon submitted a preliminary application for site certificate (pASC) on October 19, 2009. The preliminary application is currently being reviewed for completeness by local, state, federal, and tribal agencies. On December 30, 2009 the Department issued its first Request for Additional Information (RAI 1) regarding the application. Horizon responded to the first RAI on February 22, 2010. The Department and other agencies are reviewing the response to determine if the preliminary application meets the requirements of the siting rules and can be deemed complete.
When the application is deemed complete a public comment period will be opened. This entry will be updated at that time. Please click here [link to email update page] to sign up for automatic e-mail notifications about the proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Farm.
Description of the Proposed Facility (Exhibit B of the NOI)
The proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Power Project will use up to 182 wind turbines and have a nominal generating capacity of approximately 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity, although the actual capacity will depend on what model of wind turbine the applicant selects. The average electric generating capacity will be approximately 90 MW. Horizon has not selected a turbine type for the project but is considering turbines in the range of 1.5-MW to 3.0-MW of generating capacity. Overall turbine tip heights would range from 300 feet to 475 feet tall. In addition to the wind turbines, the facility will include access roads, foundations, underground and overhead electrical collection systems, up to 15 meteorological towers, and an operations and maintenance building.
The facility will also include a communication system, a substation, and interconnection facilities to tie into the electrical grid. The transmission feeder line will be an overhead 230 kV (kilovolt) line and will be approximately 10 miles long, depending on which route is chosen. The feeder line poles will range from about 80-120 feet tall and will be run alongside an existing transmission line.
The NOI identified a route to a Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) substation in La Grande as the preferred route from an engineering, visibility, and environmental point of view. However, the preliminary application indicates several alternatives are still being considered for connecting the Antelope Ridge Wind Farm to the regional electrical grid, including a connection through a North Powder substation operated by Idaho Power Company.
Location of the Proposed Facility (Exhibit C of the NOI)
The proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Farm will be located about 10 miles southeast of La Grande on approximately 47,000 acres of private land in Union County in eastern Oregon. It will be built in the area of Craig Mountain between Highway 237 and Interstate 84. Click here for the project vicinity map.
NOI Public Information Meeting and Public Comment Period
The Public Comment period for the Notice of Intent was held from April 30, 2009 through June 1, 2009. A public information meeting for the proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Farm was held in La Grande, Oregon on May 12, 2009. The Department appreciates the people who took time to come to the meeting and/or provide written comments. In addition to the five written public comments, the Department also received comments from two state agencies, one tribal agency, and one federal agency. There will be additional chances to provide comments to the Department and the Council during the application review process, even if you did not submit any comments about the NOI.
Project Order for the Antelope Ridge Wind Farm
The public and agency comments were reviewed and incorporated into the Project Order that was issued by the Department on June 24, 2009. The Project Order identifies statutes, rules and local ordinances that apply to the proposed facility and describes any special information needed for the application. The Project Order defines the analysis areas over which the applicant must assess the facility’s potential impacts. The Applicant reviews the Project Order during preparation of its Application for Site Certificate to ensure that the required information is included in the application. Horizon Wind Energy submitted its preliminary application for a site certificate on October 19, 2009. The preliminary application is still under Department review and has not yet been deemed complete.
To see a copy of the NOI or Project Order
To see or print a copy of the Notice of Intent, please click here. To see or print a copy of the Project Order, please click here. Printed copies of the NOI, Project Order, and preliminary application (in addition to Horizon’s response to the first Request for Additional Information) are available for public review at the ODOE offices in Salem and Hermiston, Oregon (please call ahead for an appointment) and at the Union and La Grande public libraries (please call or check websites for operating hours):
Union Carnegie Public Library
182 N. Main Street
Union, Oregon 97883
Phone: 541-562-5811
Web: www.cityofunion.com |
Maxine and Thomas W. Cook Memorial Library
2006 Fourth Street
La Grande, OR 97850
Phone: 541-962-1339
Web: www.cityoflagrande.org |
Oregon Department of Energy
625 Marion St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-378-8692
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Oregon Department of Energy
395 E. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
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ODOE Project Officer for the Antelope Ridge Wind Farm:
Sue Oliver
Oregon Department of Energy
395 E. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
Toll free (Oregon only): 1-800-221-8035
Fax: 541-567-6861
sue.oliver@state.or.us
The next opportunity to provide comment on the proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Farm will be when the preliminary application for site certificate is deemed complete and released for public comment. Please click here to sign up to receive Antelope Ridge Wind Farm email updates. The earlier you raise any concerns, the better the opportunity the agency and the applicant have of addressing them.
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| Summit Ridge Wind Farm - Application (Wasco County) |
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The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) received a Notice of Intent (NOI) from LotusWorks – Summit Ridge I, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lotus Group USA, Inc.), on May 28, 2009 to apply for an Energy Facility Site Certificate for a new wind energy facility to be called the Summit Ridge Wind Farm.
The NOI is not an application; it merely states the applicant’s intention to submit an application in the near future. The NOI is much less detailed than an Application for Site Certificate and the information is preliminary. The NOI does not result in approval or denial of any permits. It enables state agencies, tribes, affected local governments, and the public to identify their applicable requirements and concerns, so the applicant can address them in the Application that will follow.
The Department uses the comments from the public and other state and local agencies to prepare a document called the “project order,” which lists the rules and regulations that will apply to the proposed facility. The applicant uses the project order as a guide to prepare its Application for Site Certificate. The Department issued the Project Order for the Summit Ridge Wind Project on July 30, 2009.
LotusWorks submitted a preliminary application for site certificate (pASC) on September 30, 2009. The preliminary application is currently being reviewed for completeness by local, state, federal, and tribal agencies. On November 30, 2009 the Department issued its first Request for Additional Information (RAI 1) regarding the application. LotusWorks responded to the first RAI on January 19, 2010. The Department issued a second RAI on March 8, 2010 and LotusWorks responded on March 31, 2010. The Department and other agencies are reviewing the response to determine if the preliminary application meets the requirements of the siting rules and can be deemed complete.
When the application is deemed complete a public comment period will be opened. This entry will be updated at that time.
The proposed Summit Ridge Wind Farm includes approximately 87 wind turbines (2.3 MW each) with a total nominal generating capacity of 200 MW of electricity. The total height of the wind turbines will be approximately 430 feet when the rotor blades are in the vertical position. The “hub height” of the wind turbines will be 262 feet (80 meters), with a rotor diameter of 332 feet (101 meters). In addition to the wind turbines, the facility will include about 25 miles of new access roads, foundations, underground electrical collection systems, meteorological towers, and an operations and maintenance building.
The facility will also include a communication system, a substation, and interconnection facilities to tie into the electrical grid. LotusWorks expects to interconnect the Summit Ridge Wind Farm to the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) “Big Eddy to Maupin-Redmond” transmission line, located to the west of the project. The transmission feeder line will be an overhead 230 kV (kilovolt) line and will be approximately eight miles long.
Location of the Proposed Facility (Exhibit C of the NOI)
The proposed Summit Ridge Wind Farm will be located about ten miles east of Dufur, Oregon on approximately 25,500 acres of private land in Wasco County. Much of the project site is agricultural land used for dry land winter wheat production. The proposed facility would be built on land one to four miles west of the Deschutes River Canyon extending from approximately river mile 7 on the north end of the project boundary (Free Bridge Historical Site) to river mile 31 on the south end (Cedar Island). Click here for the project vicinity map.
NOI Public Information Meeting and Public Comment Period
The public comment period for the Summit Ridge Notice of Intent was held from June 11 through July 13, 2009. A public information meeting was held in Dufur, Oregon on June 25, 2009. The Department appreciates the people who took time to come to the meeting and/or provide written comments. At the close of the comment period the Department had received comments from three state agencies, one federal agency, and two Wasco County departments. There will be additional chances to provide comments to the Department and the Council during the application review process, even if you did not submit any comments about the NOI.
Project Order for the Summit Ridge Wind Project
The public and agency comments were reviewed and incorporated into the Project Order that was issued by the Department on July 30, 2009. The Project Order identifies statutes, rules and local ordinances that apply to the proposed facility and describes any special information needed for the application. The Project Order defines the analysis areas over which the applicant must assess the facility’s potential impacts. The Applicant reviews the Project Order during preparation of its Application for Site Certificate to ensure that the required information is included in the application. LotusWorks submitted its preliminary application for a site certificate on September 30, 2009. The preliminary application is still under Department review and has not yet been deemed complete.
To see a copy of the NOI or Project Order
To see or print a copy of the Notice of Intent, please click here. To see or print a copy of the Project Order, please click here. Printed copies of the NOI and Project Order are available for public review at the ODOE offices in Salem and Hermiston, Oregon (please call ahead for an appointment) and at The Dalles-Wasco County Library and the Dufur School/Community Library (please call or check websites below for library operating hours):
Dufur School/Community Library
802 NE 5th Street
Dufur, OR 97021
(541) 467-2509
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The Dalles-Wasco County Library
722 Court Street
The Dalles, Or 97058
(541) 296-2815
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Oregon Department of Energy
625 Marion St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-378-8692
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Oregon Department of Energy
395 E. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
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ODOE Project Officer for the Summit Ridge Wind Project:
Sue Oliver
Energy Facility Siting Officer
Oregon Department of Energy
395 E. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-3840, ext. 225
Toll free (Oregon only): 1-800-221-8035
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| Montague Wind Power Facility - Application |
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The Department has issued a Proposed Order recommending that the Council issue a site certificate to Montague Wind Power Facility LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.) for the proposed Montague Wind Power Facility, subject to recommended site certificate conditions.
Proposed Order, August 2010 [1.26 MB pdf]
Attachment A (Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan) [173 kb pdf]
Attachment B (Revegetation Plan) [91 kb pdf]
Attachment C (Habitat Mitigation Plan) [130 kb pdf]
Attachment D (Draft Proposed Order Comments and Department Responses) [192 kb pdf]
The Department has issued a notice to those persons eligible to request party status in a contested case with an explanation of how to submit a petition to the hearing officer.
The proposed facility is a wind energy facility consisting of 134 to 269 wind turbines and related facility components (including substations, operations and maintenance buildings, meteorological towers, access roads, and aboveground and underground transmission lines). The facility would have a peak generating capacity of up to 404 megawatts. The applicant is considering turbine sizes in the range of 1.5-MW to 3.0-MW.
The proposed facility site is entirely on private lands located in Gilliam County south of Arlington. Most of the proposed site lies east of Highway 19, but the site includes a western turbine area west of Highway 19 and south of Cedar Springs Lane. The applicant intends to connect the facility to the regional transmission system through the Bonneville Power Administration's Slatt Substation. The applicant has proposed preferred and alternate 230-kV transmission line routes between Slatt and a facility substation in the central part of the facility.
The Draft Proposed Order and the application are available for public inspection at the Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion St. NE, Salem, Oregon, at the Gilliam County Library, 310 S. Main in Condon, at the Arlington Public Library, 500 W. First Street in Arlington, and at the Boardman Library, 200 South Main Street in Boardman. The application will be available at the Department’s Hermiston Field Office, 245 395 E. Highland Ave., in Hermiston (please call for an appointment, 541-567-3840).
The application is a very large document and is not available in full for download from this website. The following sections of the application contain the information that the Department believes is of most interest to the public. Additional information is available at the locations listed above.
Table of Contents (preliminary application)
Exhibit B (General Information about the Proposed Facility)
Exhibit C (Proposed Location)
Figure C-1 (Site Map)
Figure C-2 (Facility Location, 1.5-MW Turbine Layout)
Exhibit K (Land Use)
Exhibit P (Fish and Wildlife Habitat)
Attachment P-8 (Cumulative Impacts Study, October 2008)
Exhibit Q (Threatened and Endangered Species)
Exhibit BB (Other Information - Response to NOI Comments)
Application Supplement (main text)
Figure C-6 (Facility Location, 3.0-MW Turbine Layout, Revised)
Figure K-6a (Land Capability Classification, detailed view)
Attachment P-5 (Cumulative Impacts Study, February 2010)
Figure R-1 (Scenic Areas)
Attachment R-1 (Fourmile Road Simulations)
Figure T-1 (Recreational Opportunities)
Proposed Fourmile Canyon Exclusion Area
The Department has recommended that the Council adopt site certificate Condition 105, which would impose a no-construction exclusion area. The exclusion area would be 2,000 feet wide, centered on a line-of-sight from the Fourmile Canyon interpretive site looking toward the visible Oregon Trail ruts near that location. A map of the proposed exclusion area and photo-simulations of proposed 1.5-MW and 3.0-MW turbines may be downloaded from the following links. The photo-simulations are based on the layouts in the application, Figures C-2 and C-6, which may be downloaded from the links above. The photo-simulations show turbines as they might appear without the recommended exclusion area described by Condition 105.
Close of Public Comment Period
The Department held a public hearing in Arlington, Oregon, on July 22. The deadline for public comment was July 23, 2010. The Council reviewed the Draft Proposed Order at a meeting in Boardman, Oregon, on July 30. The Department will issue a Proposed Order in August.
During the comment period that ended on July 23, the applicant submitted responses to issues that had been raised by the public comments. The applicant submitted additional information in support of its responses. The applicant's responses and the additional information are available from the following links.
Additional Information on Health Issues:
Wind Turbines and Health [291 kb pdf]
Additional Information on Property Values:
Additional Information on Fourmile Canyon Exclusion Area:
Additional Locational Information:
Comments and Questions
If you have comments or questions about this notice, contact John White by e-mail (click on this link) or by mail to: Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion Street NE, Salem Oregon 97301-3737, Telephone: 503-378-3194 or (800) 221-8035, extension 295 (toll-free in Oregon); Fax: (503) 373-7806.
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| Helix Wind Power Facility - Amendment |
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Iberdrola Renewables, Inc., (IBR) and Helix Wind Power Facility LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBR) have submitted a request for amendment of the site certificate for the Helix Wind Power Facility (Amendment #1). The Council issued a site certificate for the Helix Wind Power Facility (HWPF) in July 2009. The proposed HWPF is a wind energy facility to be located in Umatilla County north of Helix, Oregon.
Public Notice on the Request for Amendment #1 [pdf]
Request for Amendment #1 (main text) [pdf]
Attachment 1 (selected figures) [pdf] (full version available on request)
Attachment 2 (Articles of Incorporation) [pdf]
Attachment 3 (Redline Site Certificate) [pdf]
Attachment 4 (impact calculations) [pdf]
Attachment 5 (geology analysis) [pdf]
Attachment 6 (Erosion and Sediment Control Plan) [pdf]
Attachment 7 (site restoration cost estimate) [pdf]
Attachment 8 (biological investigations) [pdf]
Attachment 9 (cumulative impact analysis) [pdf]
Attachment 10 (cultural resources report) [pdf] (confidential)
Attachment 11 (electromagnetic field analysis) [pdf]
Attachment 12 (noise analysis) [pdf]
Attachment 13 (wetlands and waters delineation report) [pdf] (available on request)
If approved, the amendment would expand the site boundary of the HWPF. The amendment would increase the total number of wind turbines authorized under the Site Certificate and would increase the combined peak generating capacity of the facility. The amendment would allow up to 134 wind turbines to be built and would authorize a peak generating capacity of up to 201 MW. The amendment would add approximately 13,027 acres to the site. The new area lies generally to the west and south of the previously-approved HWPF turbine micrositing area. The amendment would authorize the addition of approximately 33 miles of collector lines (up to 9.8 miles could be built aboveground), approximately 31 miles of private access roads, two meteorological towers, a substation and an Operations & Maintenance building.
The amendment request includes a transfer of the Site Certificate from IBR to its subsidiary, Helix Wind Power Facility LLC. Upon approval of the amendment request, an amended site certificate would be issued to Helix Wind Power Facility LLC, and the new certificate holder would be authorized to construct and operate the HWPF subject to the terms and conditions of the site certificate, as amended.
Comments on the Amendment Request
The Department invites written comments on the Request for Amendment #1. This comment period ends on September 24, 2010. Written comments can be submitted by regular mail, e-mail or fax and must be received by the deadline. If you want to submit a comment, or if you have questions about the proposed facility or the site certificate process, contact the Department’s project officer (see below).
Comments and Questions
If you have comments or questions about the facility or the Council's permitting process, contact John White by e-mail (click this link) or by mail to: Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion Street NE, Salem Oregon 97301-3737, Telephone: 503-378-3194 or (800) 221-8035, extension 295 (toll-free in Oregon); Fax: (503) 373-7806.
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| Wind Energy Projects in the Columbia Plateau Region |
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An updated list of wind energy projects in the Columbia Plateau Region of Oregon and Washington is available from this link. You can also get to the list from the Energy Facility Siting home page. Click on the "Wind Energy in the Columbia Plateau Region" link in the "Public Interest" section.
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