Petitions No. 1351-1360
PETITION NO. 1354 – Chatfield Solar Fund, LLC, petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 1.98-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility on approximately 25 acres located generally south of Route 80 (North Branford Road) and east of Chestnut Hill Road in Killingworth, Connecticut, and associated electrical interconnection to Eversource Energy’s Green Hill Substation located at 775 Green Hill Road, Madison, Connecticut.
Petition Filing, (received 10/23/18)
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
- Council Letter to the Town of Killingworth, 10/26/2018
- Council Letter to the Town of Madison, 10/26/2018
- State Agency Comment Memorandum, 10/30/18
- Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set One, 11/21/18
- DEEP Request for Extension of Time for Comments with Council Response, 11/27/18
- Field Review Notice, 11/29/18
- Council Member Correspondence, 12/05/18
- Canceled Field Review Notice, 12/7/18
- Request for Extension of Time for Interrogatory Responses with Council's Response, 12/18/18
- Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set Two, 1/16/19
- Completeness Review, 1/18/19
- Field Review Notice, 2/14/19
- Council Acknowledgement of Killingworth for Responsible Solar's Request for Party Status, 02/15/19
- Council Decision on KARS Motion for Party Status, 2/22/19
- Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set Three, 2/26/19
- Council Request for Extension of Time to Render a Final Decision, 3/1/19
- KARS Response to Council Request for Extension of Time, 3/1/19
- Petitioner's Response to Council Request for Extension of Time, 3/14/19
- Council's Supplemental Filing Denial Letter, 4/26/19
STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
- Comments from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 12/17/18
- Comments from the Department of Transportation, 2/5/19
MUNICIPAL COMMENTS
- First Selectman Iino's Correspondence, 9/12/18
- Killingworth Fire Chief R. Bauer's Correspondence, 1/27/19
- Chairman, Killingworth Planning & Zoning Commission, Thomas L. Lentz's Correspondence, 3/20/19
- First Selectman Iino's Additional Correspondence, 4/23/19
PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS
HEARING INFORMATION
- Hearing Package, 1/18/19
- Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 1/23/19
- Hearing Procedures Memorandum, 1/30/19
- Council Memorandum on Continuation of Evidentiary Hearing, 2/22/19
SCHEDULE
- Schedule, 11/6/2018
- Revised Schedule, 11/21/2018
- Revised Schedule, 11/27/2018
- Revised Schedule, 1/18/2019
- Revised Schedule, 2/25/2019
- Revised Schedule, 3/18/2019
SERVICE LIST
- Service List, 12/13/18
- Service List, 02/19/19
- Service List, 02/20/19 (KARS e-mail correction)
- Service List, 2/22/19
HEARING PROGRAMS
TRANSCRIPTS
- Evidentiary Hearing Transcript, 2/21/19
- Public Comment Session Transcript, 2/21/19
- Transcript Receipt Memorandum, 3/11/19
- Evidentiary Hearing Transcript, 3/26/19
- Transcript Receipt Memorandum, 4/15/19
PARTIES AND INTERVENORS
PETITIONER-CHATFIELD SOLAR FUND, LLC
Exhibits
- Petitioner's Response to Interrogatories, Set One, 12/19/18
- Petitioner's Responses to Council Interrogatories #1-69 and #1-70, 1/2/19
- Petitioner's Letter Regarding Request to PURA for Extension of ZREC Contract, 1/30/19
- Petitioner's Revised Responses to Interrogatories #17, 18, 53 and 67, 2/6/19
- Petitioner's Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set Two, 2/6/19
- Petitioner's Sign Posting Affidavit, 2/13/19
Petitioner's Video Walk-through of Site:
- Cover Letter, 02/14/18
- Diagram of Video Locations
- Video 1
- Video 2
- Video 3
- Video 4
- Video 5
- Video 6
- Video 7
- Video 8
- Video 9
- Pre-Hearing Submission with Resumes, 02/14/19
- Additional Pre-Hearing Submission with Resume, 2/21/19
- DEEP NDDB Correspondence to Petitioner, 2/19/19
- Phase 1 Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, 2/28/19
- Petitioner's Revised Response to Interrogatory #109 and FAA Study, 3/14/19
- Petitioner's Responses to KARS Interrogatories, Set One, 3/19/19
- Petitioner's Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set Three, 3/19/19
Correspondence
- Petitioner's German Study Excerpt "Assessing Fire Risks in Photovoltaic Systems and Developing Safety Concepts for Risk Minimization", dated July 2015
- Petitioner's Response to Council Request for Extension of Time, 3/14/19
- Petitioner's Final Vernal Pool Report from JMM Wetland Consulting Services, LLC, 4/23/19
Motions and Objections
- Petitioner's Objection to KARS Interrogatories, Set Two, 3/15/19
- Petitioner's Objection to KARS Pre-Filed Testimony, 3/25/19
- Petitioner's Motion to Strike KARS Post-Hearing Brief, 4/25/19
Post Hearing Briefs and Draft Findings of Fact
PARTY-KILLINGWORTH ADVOCATES FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLAR (KARS)
Exhibits
- KARS Request for Party Status, 02/14/19
- KARS Pre-filed Testimony, 02/14/19
- Sheridan Perkins pre-filed testimony, 10/28/18
- Town of Killingworth Fire Marshal's Office, 01/02/19
- KARS Exhibit and Witness List Submission Letter, 03/19/19
- Photograph of the exterior of a building
- Photograph of a mattress label
- Settlement agreement executed by the Connecticut Green Bank
- Completion Letter for CSC Petition 1289
- A photograph dated August 8, 2010, of the Kalamazoo River
- Draft Connecticut Plan of Conservation and Development 2018-2023
- Killingworth Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 2014 update
- Project mapping document
- A photograph (Littleton, MA solar fire)
- A photograph
- A photograph
- Presidential Executive Order 13858
- Supplemental Pre-filed Testimony of Fire Marshal James McDonald, 03/22/19
Correspondence
Post Hearing Briefs and Draft Findings of Fact
- KARS Post Hearing Brief, 4/22/19
- Council's Draft Findings of Fact, 4/26/19
- KARS Response to Council's Draft Findings of Fact, 4/29/19