Notice of Scoping for Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH) Solar Project at Eddy Home

Address of possible location: 1000 Silver Street

Municipality where proposed action might be located: Middletown, CT

Project Description: The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), in partnership with the Connecticut Green Bank (CGB), plans to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system on grounds adjacent to the Eddy Home at CVH.  The ground-mounted system will consist of 4,160 modules that will produce approximately 2.58 megawatts (MW) and will occupy an area of about 375,000 square feet.

The project site was selected as part of the state’s effort to reduce energy costs.  DEEP and Connecticut Green Bank are working together in conjunction with various state agencies to develop and install energy saving solar projects throughout the state.

Project Maps: Click here to view a map of the project area. Click Here to view conceptual map of the solar installation.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on June 20, 2025.

Any person may ask the sponsoring agency to hold a public scoping meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a public scoping meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a public scoping meeting. Such requests must be made by May 30, 2025.
 
Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to:

Name: Loretta Eisler 

Agency: Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Address: CVH, 1000 Silver Street, Engineering Services - Shew Hall, Rm. 220, Middletown, CT 06457

E-Mail: Loretta.Eisler@ct.gov

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring state agency:

Name: Loretta Eisler 
Agency:
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Address:
CVH, 1000 Silver Street, Engineering Services - Shew Hall, Rm. 220, Middletown, CT 06457
E-Mail:
Loretta.Eisler@ct.gov

What Happens Next: The sponsoring agency will make a determination whether to proceed with preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.