Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet July 23
SALEM — The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Friday, July 23, 2021. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning and is expected to conclude around 2:00 that afternoon.
The main items on the Council’s agenda are:
Golden Hills Wind Project-Request to Amend Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (Action Item) – Council will receive a presentation on the request by Golden Hills Wind Farm LLC to amend components of the Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan.
Boardman Coal Plant Discontinuation of Terrestrial Monitoring Plan (Action Item) – Council will consider certificate holder’s request to terminate long-term Terrestrial Monitoring Program at the Boardman Coal Plant.
Eugene to Medford Transmission Line Amendment 4 Hearing Officer Appointment (Action Item) – Council will consider appointment of a Hearing Officer from the Oregon Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct all proceedings for the Eugene to Medford Transmission Line Amendment 4 which proposes expansion of the site boundary from approximately 23,975 to 24,463 acres; decommissioning of an existing 115 kV transmission line; construction and operation of a new 17.6-mile 230 kV transmission line to be double circuited with the existing 115 kV transmission line; a new 500/230 kV substation (Sams Valley substation); upgrading of the existing Grants Pass substation to accommodate the termination of the new proposed 230 kV transmission line; reconductoring a 4.9-mile segment of existing 230 kV transmission line; and, substantial modification of existing access roads. The components included in preliminary RFA would be located within Jackson and Josephine counties, and the City of Rogue River.
Wagon Trail Solar Project Hearing Officer Appointment (Action Item) – Council will consider appointment of a Hearing Officer from the Oregon Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct all proceedings for the Wagon Trail Solar Energy Facility, a proposed 500 MW solar photovoltaic energy generation facility In Morrow County, Oregon within a site boundary of 7,339 acres (11.47 sq. miles).
There will also be an opportunity for public comment.
The full meeting agenda and other meeting materials are available on the ODOE website: www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-safety/facilities/Pages/Council-Meetings.aspx.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon Department of Energy and Energy Facility Siting Council are practicing social distancing measures, so this meeting will be made available remotely using the online Webex platform only. Please see the meeting agenda for detailed instructions on how to participate.
To request an interpreter for the hearing impaired or accommodations for persons with disabilities, please contact the department at least 72 hours before the meeting at 1-800-221-8035 or fax 503-373-7806. TTY users should call the Oregon Relay Service at 711.
