Docket No 550

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
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 03/19/26

 

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

Municipal Participation Fund Letter, 02/23/26

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

Council on Environmental Quality, 03/26/26

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS

 

PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS

 

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 (currently not available)
4.  Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures; and
5.  Proposed Facility Site Plan (currently not available)

Schedule

Schedule, 02/20/26
Schedule, 03/19/26

Service List

Service List, 02/20/26

Hearing Program

 

Transcripts

 

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

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