PETITION NO. 1555

PETITION NO. 1555 – Earthlight Technologies Engie Distributed Renewables Development LLC (Engie) petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 1.9-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility located at Collins Aerospace, 1 Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, Connecticut and associated electrical interconnection.

 

PETITION (recd. 12/22/22)

Petition Narrative, 12/20/22

FIGURES

Figure 1 – Site Location Map
Figure 2 – Proposed Project Area Aerial 
Figure 3 – Zoning Map 
Figure 4 – Property Cards 
Figure 5 – Site Survey 
Figure 6 – Proposed Project Layout 
Figure 7 – Wetlands Delineation Map 
Figure 8 – Aquifer Protection Area Map 
Figure 9 – Public Water Supply Watershed Map 
Figure 10 – Groundwater Quality Classifications, Windsor Locks, CT (CTDEEP) 
Figure 11 – NRCS Soils Information 
Figure 12 – Investigation Area Overview Map 
Figure 13 – Letter of Support from First Selectman Harrington

APPENDICES

Appendix A – Permit Plan/Drawing Set 
Appendix B – Equipment Specifications 
Appendix C – Operation & Maintenance Documentation 
Appendix D –Decommissioning and Restoration Plan 
Appendix E – Stormwater Report 
Appendix F – Cultural Resource Assessment Documentation 
Appendix G – Wetlands Delineation Report and Vernal Pool Study 
Appendix H – Wildlife and Habitat Review Documentation 
Appendix I – Public Outreach Documentation  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Appendix J – Visual Impact Assessment 
Appendix K – FAA Consultation 
Appendix L – Soil Management Plan

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

Council Letter to Windsor Locks, 12/27/22 Council Letter to Windsor, 12/27/22 Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 12/27/22 Council Letter to Town of East Granby, 01/04/23
Council Set Date for Decision, 02/02/23
Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set One, 02/08/23
Council Response to Petitioner's Request for an Extension of Time to Respond to Council Interrogatories, 03/01/23 

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENT

Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 01/25/23

 

SCHEDULE

Schedule, 12/27/22
Schedule, 02/02/23
Schedule, 02/08/23 Schedule, 03/01/23

 

SERVICE LIST

Service List, 12/27/22
Service List, 10/17/25

 

PETITIONER - Earthlight Technologies

Petitioner's Request for an Extension of Time to Respond to Council Interrogatories, 03/01/23
Petitioner's Response to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 03/15/23
Exhibit A - Collins AOC Map - Project Overlay (supersedes Figure 12)
Exhibit B - Figure 2 - Proposed Project Layout
Exhibit C - Collins Aerospace Location Photos
Exhibit D - SWCA's Draft Sand Barren Conservation and Management Plan
Exhibit E - TCLP Testing Results
Revised Site Plans, March 2023
Revised Operations and Maintenance Plan

 

DECISION

Council Decision and Staff Report, 03/31/23
Council Acknowledgement of Compliance with Condition Nos. 2, 3, 7 and 8 and Modification of Condition No. 4, 03/07/25
Transfer of Declaratory Ruling and Council Acknowledgement, 10/17/25
Compliance with Condition Nos. 3 and 8, Request for Extension of Construction Time, and Council Acknowledgement, 10/17/25
Request for Changes and Compliance with Condition No. 6 and Council Decision, 11/21/25
Compliance with Condition No. 4 and Council Acknowledgement, 12/01/25