Docket No 550

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CSC Licensing Data for Calendar Year 2024 pursuant to Executive Order No. 26-1, dated April 27, 2026 Connecticut Siting Council licensing data for calendar year 2024, Executive Order No. 26-1, 04/27/26

DOCKET NO. 550 - Brookfield Husky Solar, LLC d/b/a Verogy application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a 50-megawatt-AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment on 9 parcels generally located east and west of Sterling Road (Route 14) along the Plainfield municipal boundary in Sterling, Connecticut; north of Sterling Hill Road along the Sterling municipal boundary and west of the intersection of Sugar Brook Road and Black Hill Road (Route 14) in Plainfield, Connecticut and associated electrical interconnection.

APPLICATION (recd. 02/20/26)

Cover Letter, 02/20/26
Narrative, 02/20/26

Figures:

Figure 1 – Site Location Maps
Figure 2 – Tax Parcel Maps
Figure 3 – Proposed Project Layouts
Figure 4 – NRCS Soils Information
Figure 5 – Prime Farmland Maps
Figure 6 – Wetland Delineation Maps
Figure 7 – Forest Habitat Maps
Figure 8 – Public Water Supply Watershed Maps
Figure 9 – Groundwater Quality Classifications (DEEP) Map
Figure 10 – Aquifer Protection Area Maps

Appendices:

Appendix A – Site Plans
Appendix B – Equipment Specifications
Appendix C1 – Husky Solar Stormwater Report
Appendix C2 – Sugar Brook Stormwater Report
Appendix D – Operation & Maintenance Plan
Appendix E – Decommissioning and Restoration Plan
Appendix F – Public Outreach Documentation and Official Notifications
Appendix G – Additional Permit Consultations Documentation
Appendix H – Municipal Consultation
Appendix I – Visual Impact Assessment
Appendix J – Spill Prevention Control and Materials Storage Plan
Appendix K – Emergency Response Plan
Appendix L – EMF Study
Appendix M – Noise Study
Appendix N – FAA Documentation
Appendix O – Sheep Grazing Plan Ground Mount PV Array
Appendix P – Cultural Resource Assessment Documentation
Appendix Q – Wetlands Delineation Reports & Vernal Pool Memo
Appendix R – Wildlife and Habitat Review Documentation
Appendix S - Bellavance Property Previous Clearing
Appendix T – Carbon Debt Analysis

Bulk Filings:

Technical Report - Municipal Submission Package
Town of Plainfield Zoning Regulations
Town of Plainfield Plan of Conservation and Development
Town of Plainfield Plan of Conservation and Development Maps
Town of Plainfield Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
Town of Sterling Zoning Regulations
Town of Sterling Plan of Conservation and Development
Town of Sterling Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

Municipal Participation Fund Letter, 02/23/26
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 03/19/26
Council Interrogatories to Applicant, 05/07/26
Council Acknowledgement of Matthew Konow Request for Party/Intervenor Status, 05/15/26
Council Acknowledgement of Sterling Property LLC and Pure Hedge LLC Request for Party/Intervenor Status, 05/22/26
Council Acknowledgement of Sterling Property LLC and Pure Hedge LLC Request to Reschedule June 4, 2026 Public Hearing, 05/28/26
Council Decision on Matthew Konow Request for Party/Intervenor Status, 05/29/26
Council Decision on Sterling Property LLC and Pure Hedge LLC Request for Party/Intervenor Status and Request to Reschedule June 4, 2026 Public Hearing, 06/05/26
Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order – Response to Council Interrogatory Nos. 12 and 23 - Project Costs and Lease/Option Agreement Financial Terms, 06/05/26
Council Decision on Matthew Konow Request for Party Status and to Postpone June 4, 2026 Public Hearing and Request to Waive Hard Copy Filing Requirement, 06/05/26
Council Interrogatories, Set Two, to Applicant, 06/11/26
Council Interrogatories to Sterling Property LLC and Pure Hedge LLC, 06/11/26

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

Council on Environmental Quality, 03/26/26
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 05/29/26

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS

Town of Sterling Selectperson Patricia Massey Comments, 04/20/26
Town of Sterling First Selectperson Myron "Jack" Joslyn Comments, 05/04/26

HEARING INFORMATION

June 4, 2026 Hearing Documents, 03/19/26
1. Instructions for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
2. Public Hearing Notice
3. Hearing Program
4. Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures; and
5. Proposed Facility Site Plan
Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 04/29/26
Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 06/04/26 (Passcode: HCLz9tH= )
Council July 21, 2026 Continuation of Evidentiary Hearing Memorandum, 06/05/26
1. Instructions for Access to July 21, 2026 Evidentiary Hearing Session
2. Hearing Program (currently not available)

SCHEDULE

Schedule, 02/20/26
Schedule, 03/19/26
Schedule, 05/07/26
Schedule, 06/05/26
Schedule, 06/11/26
Schedule, 06/15/26

SERVICE LIST

Service List, 02/20/26
Service List, 05/28/26
Service List, 06/04/26

Hearing Program

Hearing Program, 06/04/26

Transcripts

Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 06/04/26
Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m., 06/04/26
Council Transcript Memorandum, 06/15/26

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

Applicant - Brookfield Husky Solar, LLC d/b/a Verogy

Exhibits

Sign Posting Affidavit, 05/28/26
Responses to Council Interrogatories, 05/28/26
Exhibit A - Abutter Notices
Exhibit B - Redacted Leases
Exhibit C - FAA Screening Notices
Exhibit D - Forest Shrub Inventory Map
Exhibit E - Photo Log
Exhibit F - TCLP Report
Figure 5A - Revised Prime Farmland Soil Map
Signed Protective Order – Response to Council Interrogatory Nos. 12 and 23 - Project Costs and Lease/Option Agreement Financial Terms, 06/04/26
Late-filed Exhibit No. 8 Cover Letter, 06/08/26
>Color Copies of Appendix A - Site Plans

Procedural Correspondence

Objection to Sterling Property LLC and Pure Hedge LLC Motion for Party/Intervenor Status, 05/27/26
Pre-Hearing Submission - List of Exhibits and Witnesses, 05/28/26
Response to Council's Request for Extension of Time to Render the Final Decision, 06/12/26

Motions/Objections

Motion for Protective Order - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 05/28/26
Response to Sterling Property LLC and Pure Hedge LLC June 2, 2026 Response to Opposition, 06/03/26

Party/Intervenor - Matthew Konow

Request for Party/Intervenor Status, 05/15/26
Pre-filed Testimony of Matthew Konow, dated May 31, 2026
Exhibit 1 - Photograph of Bat Observed at 436 Sterling Hill Road
Exhibit 2 - Location Map of Bat Observation and Proposed Project Area

Procedural Correspondence

Motions/Objections

Motion for Reconsideration of Party Status and to Postpone June 4, 2026 Public Hearing, 05/31/26
Request to Waive Hard Copy Filing Requirement, 06/03/26

Party/Intervenor - Sterling Property LLC and Pure Hedge LLC

Request for Party/Intervenor Status, 05/22/26

Motions/Objections

Request to Reschedule June 4, 2026 Public Hearing, 05/28/26
Response to Opposition to Sterling Property LLC and Pure Hedge LLC Motion for Party Status, 06/02/26