Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet September 27, 2022
The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is expected to adjourn around 3:00 that afternoon. Attendance is open to the public both virtually using the online Webex platform, and in person at the Oregon Department of Energy’s office in Salem, OR. Please see the meeting agenda for more detailed information and instructions on how to attend virtually.
The main items on the Council’s agenda are:
Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line – Material Change Hearing and Public Notice of Hearing to Adopt Final Order (ORS 469.370(7)) (Action Item) – Kellen Tardaewether, Oregon Department of Energy Senior Siting Analyst & Jesse Ratcliffe, Oregon Department of Justice Senior Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section, General Counsel Division.
Overview of Agenda Item: Staff will provide an overview presentation of material changes to the proposed order as reflected in the draft Final Order.
Material Change Hearing: All parties and limited parties will be allowed to provide oral testimony on the material changes that will be identified in the draft of the Final Order.
Hearing to Adopt Final Order: Council will review the draft Final Order, consider the oral testimony from the Material Change Hearing may issue a final order, either approving or rejecting the application based upon the standards adopted under ORS 469.501 and any additional statutes, rules or local ordinances determined to be applicable to the facility by the project order, as amended. ORS 469.370 (7) and ORS 469.370 (9).
Perennial Wind Chaser Station – Request to Approve Decommissioning Plan and Terminate Site Certificate (Action Item) – Sarah Esterson, ODOE Senior Policy Advisor will present the certificate holder’s proposed final retirement plan and comments received prior to the comment deadline. If the Council approves the proposed final retirement plan, they may also approve termination of the site certificate.
Compliance Update (Information Item) – Duane Kilsdonk, ODOE Compliance Officer, Sarah Esterson, ODOE Senior Policy Advisor and Wally Adams, ODOE Operations and Policy Analyst will provide Council with an update on compliance program activities
The full meeting agenda and other meeting materials are available on ODOE’s website: www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-safety/facilities/Pages/Council-Meetings.aspx.
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