Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet June 13, 2025

The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, June 13, 2025. Attendance will be open to the public both in person in Salem, OR and virtually using the online Webex platform. Please see the meeting agenda for more detailed information, including meeting time, location, and instructions on how to attend virtually.

The main items on the Council’s agenda include:

Obsidian Solar Center Amendment 2 Proposed Order Review and Possible Final Decision (Action Item) – Christopher Clark, Senior Siting Analyst will present the Proposed Order on Request for Amendment 2 of the Site Certificate for the Obsidian Solar Center and comments received on the record of the Draft Proposed Order to Council for review. After the review, Council may decide to adopt, reject, or modify the Proposed Order and issue its Final Order.

Trojan ISFSI Security Plan Revision 10 Review (Action Item) – Mark Reese, ODOE Radiological Emergency Planning Coordinator and Christopher Clark, Senior Siting Analyst will present a summary of Revision 10 of the Security Plan for the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) and findings from Mr. Reese’s recent site inspection. Council will consider whether or not to approve the changes to the plan and issue a joint statement with the ODOE Director as required under OAR 345-070-0030.

Compliance Rulemaking Initiation (Action Item) – Tom Jackman, Siting Policy Analyst & Rules Coordinator. Council will consider staff’s recommendation to initiate the Compliance Rulemaking.

Amendment Rulemaking - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Action Item) – Tom Jackman, Siting Policy Analyst & Rules Coordinator will present staff’s draft Amendment Rules for Council’s review and potential initiation of formal rulemaking.

Solar Photovoltaic Rules - 5 Year Review (Action Item) – Tom Jackman, Siting Policy Analyst & Rules Coordinator will present the Solar PV Power Generation Rules (OAR 345-001-0250), adopted in June 2020, for Council’s review.

The full meeting agenda and other meeting materials are available on ODOE’s website.

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