PETITION NO. 1583 – TRITEC Americas, LLC notice of election to waive exclusion from Connecticut Siting Council jurisdiction, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §16-50k(e), and petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 0.999-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility located at Parcel Nos. 113-1 and 113-1-A, 428 Bethmour Road, Bethany, Connecticut, and associated electrical interconnection.
PETITION (recd. 7/11/23)
Petition Narrative, 07/11/23
Exhibit A - Notices
Exhibit B - Initial Project Site Plan
Exhibit C - Alternative Project Site Plan
Exhibit D - Final Project Site Plan
Exhibit E - Site Maps
Exhibit F - Project Equipment List
Exhibit G - Operations and Management Plan
Exhibit H - Geotechnical Report
Exhibit I - Decommissioning Plan
Exhibit J - Federal Aviation Administration Determination
Exhibit K - Carbon Debt Analysis
Exhibit L - Environmental Assessment
Exhibit M - Cultural Resources Review
Exhibit N - Natural Diversity Data Base Compliance
Exhibit O - USFWS Compliance
Exhibit P - Photographic Site Documentation
Notice of Tritec Americas LLC's Election to Waive Exclusion of Its Proposed Facility from Siting Council Jurisdiction, 07/11/23
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Letter to Town of Bethany, 7/12/23
Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 07/12/23
Enson Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/17/23
Coraluzzi Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/17/23
Mao and Liu Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/17/23
DeMaio Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/17/23
Limauro Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/17/23
Pecca Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/17/23
Caruso Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/17/23
Antonellis Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/18/23
Forcier Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/18/23
Kramarczuk Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/18/23
Thompson Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/18/23
Schuchmann Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/18/23
Bottone Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/19/23
Rushlow Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/21/23
Scaramuzzino Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/24/23
Batten Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/25/23
Pecca Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/27/23
Foley Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/28/23
Sylvester and Fletcher Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/28/23
Blanck Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 07/28/23
Wilkins Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 7/31/23
Council Acknowledgement of Town of Bethany's Request for Party and CEPA Intervenor Status, 08/02/23
Procedural Correspondence Regarding Status Request, 08/02/23
Council Decision on Requests for Public Hearing, 08/03/23
Council Completeness Review, 08/17/23
Council Decision on Town Bethany's Request for Party and CEPA Intervenor Status, 08/17/23
Council Acknowledgement of Rural Bethany Association's Request for Intervenor and CEPA Intervenor Status, 08/25/23
Council Decision on Rural Bethany Association's Request for Intervenor and CEPA Intervenor Status, 09/01/23
Council Interrogatories to TRITEC Americas, LLC, Set One, 09/05/23
Council Interrogatories to Town of Bethany, Set One, 09/05/23
Council Interrogatories to Rural Bethany Association, Set One, 09/05/23
Council Decision on Tritec Americas, LLC, Town of Bethany, and Rural Bethany Association Joint Request for Stay, 09/28/23
MUNICIPAL COMMENT
STATE AGENCY COMMENT
Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 07/26/23
PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENT
State Senator Jorge Cabrera Comments, 08/10/23
HEARING INFORMATION
October 5, 2023 Hearing Documents, 08/18/23 ****CANCELLED*****
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
5. Proposed Facility Site Plan (currently not available)
Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 08/30/23
Council Hearing Cancellation Documents, 09/28/23
SCHEDULE
Schedule, 07/12/23
Schedule, 08/17/23
Schedule, 09/05/23
Schedule, 09/28/23
SERVICE LIST
Service List, 07/11/23
Service List, 08/17/23
Service List, 08/31/23
PETITIONER - Tritec Americas LLC
Exhibits
Procedural Correspondence
Petitioner's Pre-Hearing Submission, 09/05/23
Petitioner's Response to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 09/19/23
Tritec Americas, LLC, the Town of Bethany, and the Rural Bethany Association Joint Consent to Extend Deadline, 09/25/23
Motions/Objections
Petitioner's Response to Town of Bethany's Request for Party Status, 08/02/23
Petitioner's Response to the Town of Bethany's Resolution Opposing Petition, 08/02/23
Tritec Americas, LLC, the Town of Bethany, and the Rural Bethany Association Joint Request for Stay, 09/25/23
PARTY AND CEPA INTERVENOR - Town of Bethany
Exhibits
Town of Bethany Request for Party Status and CEPA Intervenor, 08/01/23
Town of Bethany Resolution Opposing Petition, received 08/01/23
Town of Bethany Conservation Commission Comments, 08/09/23
Town of Bethany Notice of Municipal Preference Regarding Location, 09/19/23
Town of Bethany Notice of Filing of the Bethany Planning and Zoning Commission Order of Regulations and Restrictions, 09/20/23
Procedural Correspondence
Town of Bethany's Response to Council Interrogatories, 09/20/23
Town of Bethany's Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set One, 09/21/23
Tritec Americas, LLC, the Town of Bethany, and the Rural Bethany Association Joint Consent to Extend Deadline, 09/25/23
Motions/Objections
Tritec Americas, LLC, the Town of Bethany, and the Rural Bethany Association Joint Request for Stay, 09/25/23
INTERVENOR AND CEPA INTERVENOR - Rural Bethany Association
Exhibits
Rural Bethany Association Request for Intervenor and CEPA Intervenor, 08/23/23
Rural Bethany Association Response to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 09/19/23
Procedural Correspondence
Rural Bethany Association Pre-Hearing Submission, 09/05/23
Rural Bethany Association Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set One, 09/19/23
Tritec Americas, LLC, the Town of Bethany, and the Rural Bethany Association Joint Consent to Extend Deadline, 09/25/23
Motions/Objections
Tritec Americas, LLC, the Town of Bethany, and the Rural Bethany Association Joint Request for Stay, 09/25/23
FINAL DECISION
Council Declined to Issue a Declaratory Ruling and Staff Report, 06/20/24