Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet April 19, 2024

SALEM — The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, April 19, 2024. Attendance will be open to the public both in person 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:

Summit Ridge Wind Site Certificate Termination (Action Item) – Sarah Esterson, Senior Policy Advisor. The Summit Ridge Wind Farm is an approved wind energy generation facility that would consist of up to 72 wind turbines with a peak generating capacity of 194.4 megawatts (MW), located within a site boundary of approximately 11,000 acres. On March 8, 2024 the Department received a complete Application to Terminate the Summit Ridge Wind Farm Site Certificate.

Hydrogen Electrolyzer Jurisdictional Determination (Action Item) – Todd Cornett, Assistant Director for Siting/Council Secretary and Michael Freels, Senior Policy Analyst. Council will evaluate whether hydrogen electrolyzers by themselves constitute an “Energy Facility” as included in ORS 469.300(11)(a)(F), “A synthetic fuel plant which converts a natural resource including, but not limited to, coal or oil to a gas, liquid or solid product intended to be used as a fuel and capable of being burned to produce the equivalent of two billion Btu of heat a day,” and are therefore within Council jurisdiction. The agenda item will include a staff presentation, public comment period, and Council deliberation and possible decision.

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

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.