Docket No. 524 - Greenskies Clean Energy, LLC, Fawn Meadow Lane, Woodbury, CT
DOCKET NO. 524 – Greenskies Clean Energy, LLC application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a 4.625-megawatt-AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment located at Fawn Meadow Lane (Parcel No. 029-018D), Woodbury, Connecticut and associated electrical interconnection.
APPLICATION (recd. 07/11/24)
List of Figures:
- Figure 1 – Site Location Map
- Figure 2 – Proposed Project Area Aerial
- Figure 3 – Zoning Map
- Figure 4 – Tax Parcel Map
- Figure 5 – Site Survey
- Figure 6 – Proposed Project Layout
- Figure 7 – Farmland Soils Map
- Figure 8 – Wetlands Delineation Map
- Figure 9 – Core Forest Map
- Figure 10 – Aquifer Protection Area Map
- Figure 11 – Public Water Supply Watershed Map
- Figure 12 – Groundwater Quality Classification Map
- Figure 13 – NRCS Soils Map
List of Appendices:
- Appendix A – Permit Plan/Drawing Set
- Appendix B – Equipment Specifications
- Appendix C – Operation & Maintenance Documentation
- Appendix D – Draft Decommissioning Plan
- Appendix E – Stormwater Report
- Appendix F – Cultural Resource Assessment Documentation
- Appendix G – Wetlands Delineation Report & Vernal Pool Habitat Study
- Appendix H – Wildlife and Habitat Review Documentation
- Appendix I – Visual Impact Assessment
- Appendix J – FAA Consultation
- Appendix K – Core Forest Consultation
- Appendix L – Prime Farmland Consultation
- Appendix M – EMF Study
- Appendix N – Noise Study
- Appendix O – Public Outreach Documentation
Bulk Filings:
- Town of Woodbury Zoning Regulation, effective 03/17/22
- Town of Woodbury Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations, effective 09/01/08
- Town of Woodbury Plan of Conservation and Development 2020 - 2030
- Technical Report Cover Page, dated 05/03/24
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
- Council Municipal Participation Fund Letter to the State Treasurer, 07/12/24
- Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 08/01/24
- Council Interrogatories to Applicant, Set One, 08/15/24
- Council Interrogatories to Applicant, Set Two, 09/16/24
- Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order, 10/04/24
- Council Memorandum on Close of Evidentiary Record, 10/04/24
STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
- Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 04/16/24
- Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 07/24/24
- Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 10/30/24
MUNICIPAL COMMENT
- Town of Woodbury Zoning Commission Comments, 09/24/24
- Town of Woodbury First Selectperson Comments, 10/01/24
- Town of Woodbury Conservation Commission Comments, 10/02/24
- Town of Woodbury Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency Comments, 10/29/24
PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS
HEARING INFORMATION
- October 3, 2024 Hearing Documents, 08/02/24
- Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 08/23/24
- Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording (Passcode: @?#m82+c )
Schedule
- Schedule, 07/15/24
- Schedule, 08/01/24
- Schedule, 08/15/24
- Schedule, 09/16/24
- Schedule, 09/24/24
- Schedule, 10/04/24
- Schedule, 11/14/24
Service List
Hearing Program
Transcripts
- Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 10/03/24
- Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m. 10/03/24
- Council Transcript Memorandum, 10/18/24
PARTIES AND INTERVENORS
Applicant - Greenskies Clean Energy
Exhibits
- Applicant's Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 09/05/24
- Exhibit A - Legal Notice - Affidavit of Publication
- Exhibit B - Fawn Meadow Boundary Map
- Exhibit C - Fawn Meadow Estates Subdivision Map
- Exhibit D - Draft Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan
- Exhibit E - SHPO Letter
- Exhibit F - Visual Impact Study
- Exhibit G - Photo Exhibit
- Applicant's Sign Posting Affidavit, 09/26/24
- Applicant's Response to Council Interrogatories, Set Two, 09/26/24
- Applicant's Signed Protective Order, 10/03/24
Procedural Correspondence
- Applicant's Request for Extension to Submit Interrogatory, Set Two, Response and Council Decision, 09/24/24
- Applicant's Pre-hearing Submission, 09/27/24
Motions and Objections
Post Hearing Brief and Draft Findings of Fact
COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT
Council's Draft Findings of Fact, 11/21/24
FINAL DECISION
Council's Final Decision Documents, 12/06/24
DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (D&M Plan)
- Partial D&M Plan, 08/15/25
- Site Plans
- Electrical Plans
- Structural Design for the Racking System
- Eastern Hognose Snake Protection Plan
- D&M Plan Schedule, 08/18/25
- Council Partial D&M Plan I Decision and Staff Report, 09/04/25
- Council Acknowledgement of D&O Condition No. 7 and Partial D&M Plan I Conditions 1 and 2 Compliance, 10/06/25
- Partial D&M Plan I - Notice of Violation of Condition No. 2(k), 03/31/26
- Partial D&M Plan I Violation Schedule, 04/15/26
- Council Partial D&M Plan I - Violation of Decision & Order Condition No. 2(k) Interrogatories, 04/15/26
- Responses to Partial D&M Plan I - Violation of Decision & Order Condition No. 2(k) Interrogatories, 04/20/26
- Pre-Construction Photo, 04/22/24
- Post-Construction Photo, 11/21/25
- Wetland Plantings - Concept 1
- Wetland Plantings - Concept 2
- Council D&M Plan I, Violation of Decision and Order Condition 2(k) Decision Letter and Staff Report, 05/01/26
- Partial D&M Plan II, 03/31/26
- Partial D&M Plan II Schedule, 04/02/26
- Response to Council's Request for an Extension of Time to Render the Decision on the Partial D&M Plan II, 04/21/26
- Partial D&M Plan II Schedule, 04/22/26
- Monthly Construction Reports - October 2025 - March 2026, 04/30/26
- Council D&M Plan II Decision and Staff Report, 05/28/26
- Quarterly Construction Progress Report for 2nd Quarter 2026, 07/01/26
