| DOCKET NO. 191 - An application by AES Southington, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of an electric generating facility at 149 Lazy Lane in the Town of Southington, Connecticut. |
Connecticut Siting Council |
Decision and Order
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 16-50p, the application submitted by AES Southington, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a 720-megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle facility at 149 Lazy Lane in the Town of Southington, Connecticut, is hereby denied without prejudice. AES may submit an application for a Certificate for a redesigned electric generating facility including: reconsideration of buffer from adjacent residential development; the use of dry-cooled technology; provisions to better protect inland wetlands; assessment of the environmental effects from any gas or water pipeline construction; and confirmation of air emission control equipment. The appeal of Michelle Allaire, et al., is dismissed as moot.
We hereby direct that a copy of the Findings of Fact, Opinion, and Decision and Order be served on each person listed below, and notice of the decision published in The Hartford Courant, the Record Journal, and The Observer.
By this Decision and Order, the Council disposes of the legal rights, duties, and privileges of each party named or admitted to the proceeding in accordance with Section 16-50j-17 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
The parties and intervenors to this proceeding are:
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Applicant
AES Southington, LLC |
Its Representative Kenneth C. Baldwin W. Richard Smith, Jr. Robinson & Cole One Commercial Plaza 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103-3597 |
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Party
Steve and Michelle Allaire, et al
(participating as parties in application proceeding
and as appellants under CGS § 16-50x) |
Its Representative R. Bartley Halloran Steven S. Berizzi Law Offices of R. Bartley Halloran One Lewis Street Hartford, CT 06103 |
| The parties and intervenors to this proceeding are: |
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Party
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association |
Its Representative
Sigrun Gadwa, Executive Director Quinnipiac River Watershed Association 99 Colony Street Meriden, CT 06451 |
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Intervenor
Connecticut Light and Power Company |
Its Representative Daniel P. Venora Senior Counsel Northeast Utilities Service Company P.O. Box 270 Hartford, CT 06141-0270 |
| Co-Intervenor
Rivers Alliance of Connecticut
(Co-Intervenor with Farmington River Watershed Association) |
Its Representative
Margery Winters Rivers Alliance of Connecticut 111 Main Street Collinsville, CT 06022 |
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Co-Intervenor
Farmington River Watershed Association
(Co-Intervenor with Rivers Alliance of Connecticut) |
Its Representative
Kevin Case Farmington River Watershed Association 749 Hopmeadow Street Simsbury, CT 06070 |
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Party
Town of Southington |
Its Representative
John F. Kania, Esq. Kelley, Crispino & Kania 25 Berlin Avenue P.O. Box 71 Southington, CT 06489 |
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Intervenor
Yankee Gas Services Company |
Its Representative
Kathleen H. Rook Yankee Gas Services Company 599 Research Parkway Meriden, CT 06450 |