PETITION NO. 1378 – CF Taugwonk, LLC (formerly Greenskies Renewable Energy, LLC (GRE) ) petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 5.0-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility on approximately 16.5 acres located generally east of Taugwonk Road and Taugwonk Spur Road and north of Interstate 95 in Stonington, Connecticut and associated electrical interconnection.
PETITION (received 08/21/19)
- Cover Letter
- Petition Filing
- Appendix A - Permit Plans
- Appendix B - Electrical Drawings
- Appendix C - Equipment Specifications
- Appendix D - Construction Schedule
- Appendix E - Operations and Maintenance
- Appendix F - Decommissioning Plan
- Appendix G - Stormwater Analysis
- Appendix H - Carbon Debt Analysis
- Appendix I - Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
- Appendix J - Phase 1A Cultural Resources Assessment
- Appendix K - Phase 1B Cultural Resources Survey
- Appendix L - Wetlands Delineation Report
- Appendix M - Wildlife and Habitat Documentation
- Appendix N - Public Outreach - Municipal Official and Government Agencies
- Appendix O - Site Soils Information
- Final Figures
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
- Council Letter to the Town of Stonington, 08/21/19
- State Agencies Comments Memorandum, 08/21/19
- Council Incomplete Letter, 08/26/19
- Council Field Review Notice, 08/29/19
- Council Memorandum of Receipt of Comments from the State of Connecticut CEQ, 09/03/19
- Council Memorandum of Receipt of Comments from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, 09/13/19
- Council Memorandum of Receipt of Comments from the State of Connecticut DEEP, 09/13/19
- Council Interrogatories to the Petitioner, Set One, 09/13/19
CGS §16-50k CORE FOREST AND PRIME FARMLAND DETERMINATIONS
- Connecticut Department of Agriculture C.G.S. § 16-50k No Material Impact to Prime Farmland Letter, 08/15/19
- Comments from the State of Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 08/30/19
STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
- Comments from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation, received via e-mail 09/11/19
- Comments from the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), 09/13/19
SCHEDULE
SERVICE LIST
PARTIES AND INTEVENORS
Petitioner - Greenskies Renewable Energy
- Petitioner's Response to Incomplete Letter, 08/26/19
- Petitioner's Responses to Interrogatories, Set One, 09/26/19
FINAL DECISION
- Council Decision and Staff Report, 10/11/19
- Final Electrical Design Plan and Interconnection Route, Phase 1, received 10/24/19
- Final Electrical Design Plan and Interconnection Route, Phase 2, received 10/24/19
- Electrical Specifications Sheet, received 10/24/19
- Final Solar Facility Permit Drawings, Revision 2, 10/7/19, received 10/24/19
- Checklist for Annual Preventative Maintenance & Emergency Response Plan, received 10/24/19 Stormwater Report, revised 10/7/19, received
- 10/24/19
- Council Acknowledgement of Conditions 5 and 6, 11/07/19
- DEEP's Notice of Permit Authorization - Discharge of Stormwater and Dewatering Approval Letter, 11/14/19
- Council Acknowledgement of Condition 4, 11/25/19
- Council Acknowledgement of Transfer of Assignment of Rights from Greenskies Renewable Energy, LLC to CF Taugwonk, LLC, 03/05/20
- Revised Submission of Condition Nos. 5 and 6, 04/16/20
- Revised Stamped Civil Drawings Set, 04/16/20
- Council Acknowledgement of Conditions and Approval of Minor Changes, 04/17/20
- Draft Farmland Restoration Plan, 04/21/20
- Final Farmland Restoration Plan and Invasive Species Management Plan, 05/14/20
- Council Acknowledgement of Conditions 1 and 2, 05/18/20
- Cover Letter Regarding Condition 5 and 6 conditions, 03/29/21
- Final Electrical Design Plans and Interconnection Route
- Final Structural Design for the Racking System
- Construction Plans
Construction Completion Letter, 07/28/21