Petition No. 1611 - LSE Scutum LLC and LSE Bootes LLC (Lodestar Energy) - Solar Facility - Town Farm Road and Abbe Road, Enfield
PETITION NO. 1611 – LSE Scutum LLC and LSE Bootes LLC (Lodestar Energy) (Verogy) petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 1.93-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility located at 141 Town Farm Road, and Parcel Nos. 86-326 and 86-164, Abbe Road, Enfield, Connecticut, and associated electrical interconnection.
PETITION (recd. 02/08/24)
Petition Narrative, 02/08/24Exhibits
Exhibit 1 - Site Plan Exhibit 2 - Equipment SpecificationsExhibit 3 - Operations and Maintenance Plan
Exhibit 4 - Decommissioning Plan
Exhibit 5 - Abutters Notification
Exhibit 6 - Certification of Service
Exhibit 7 - Environmental Assessment
Exhibit 8 - Noise Analysis
Exhibit 9 - Carbon Debt Analysis
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Letter to Town of Enfield, 02/13/24
Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 02/13/24
Town of Enfield Requests for Intervenor Status and Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 03/07/24
Audet Request for Intervenor Status and Council Acknowledgement, 03/11/24
Krasinkiewicz Request for Intervenor Status and Council Acknowledgement, 03/11/24
Extension of Public Comment Deadline Request and Council Acknowledgement, 03/15/24
Cox Request for Intervenor Status and Council Acknowledgement, 03/15/24
Council Decision on Town of Enfield Request for Status and Public Hearing, 03/28/24
Council Decision on Audet Request for Intervenor Status, 03/28/24
Council Decision on Krasinkiewicz Request for Intervenor Status, 03/28/24
Council Decision on Cox Request for Intervenor Status, 03/28/24
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 04/11/24
Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, 04/18/24
Council Memorandum Regarding Request for Consent to Extend Final Decision Deadline, 05/29/24
Council Memorandum on Close of Evidentiary Record, 09/11/24
STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 03/01/24
HEARING INFORMATION
May 16, 2024 Hearing Documents, 04/11/24
1. Instruction for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
2. Public Hearing Notice
3. Hearing Program
4. Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures; and
5. Proposed Facility Site Plan
Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 04/18/24
Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 05/16/24 (Passcode: *OqvKp1&)
Council Memorandum Regarding the Continuation of the Evidentiary Hearing Session on June 4, 2024
Notice of Cancellation of June 4, 2024 Continued Evidentiary Hearing Session, 06/03/24
Council Memorandum Regarding the Continuation of the Evidentiary Hearing Session on August 6, 2024
1. Instructions for Access to the Rescheduled August 6, 2024 Continued Evidentiary Hearing Session
2. Hearing Program
Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 08/06/24 (Passcode: .B6Sk^&z)
Council Memorandum Regarding the Continuation of the Evidentiary Hearing Session on September 10, 2024
1. Instructions for Access to the September 10, 2024 Evidentiary Hearing Session
2. Hearing Program
Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 09/10/24 (Passcode: m3&1q0gC)
TRANSCRIPTS
Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 05/16/24Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m., 05/16/24
Council Transcript Memorandum, 06/03/24
Continued Evidentiary Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 08/06/24
Council Transcript Memorandum, 08/14/24
Continued Evidentiary Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 09/10/14
Council Transcript Memorandum, 09/17/24
SCHEDULE
Schedule, 02/09/24Schedule, 03/15/24
Schedule, 04/11/24
Schedule, 04/18/24
Schedule, 05/17/24
Schedule, 06/03/24
Schedule, 08/07/24
Schedule, 09/10/24
Schedule, 10/02/24
SERVICE LIST
Service List, 02/09/24
Service List, 03/28/24
Service List, 04/22/24
Service List, 04/30/24
Service List, 04/29/25
Service List, 08/27/26
HEARING PROGRAM
Hearing Program, 05/16/24
Hearing Program, 08/06/24
Hearing Program, 09/10/24
Parties and Intervenors
PETITIONER - LSE SCUTUM LLC and LSE BOOTES LLC (LSE)
Lodestar Exhibits
Sign Posting Affidavit, 05/09/24
Response to Town of Enfield Interrogatories, 05/09/24
Response to Council Interrogatories, 05/09/24
Exhibit 1 - Boundary Map
Exhibit 2 - Operations and Maintenance Plan
Exhibit 3 - Supplemental Noise Analysis
Exhibit 4 - Photolog
Exhibit 5 - State Historic Preservation Office Letter
Exhibit 6 - TCLP Testing
Exhibit 7 - Screening Plan and Photo Simulations
Late-Filed Exhibits Narrative, 07/30/24
Exhibit 1 - Revised Site Plan
Exhibit 2 - Revised Noise Analysis
Exhibit 3 - List of Alternative Sites Considered
Exhibit 4 - Revised Screening Plan
Exhibit 5 - Phase 1B Report and Letter Submitted to SHPO
Exhibit 6 - Revised Operations and Maintenance Plan with Blank Spill Reporting Sheet
Lodestar Procedural Correspondence
Request for Addition to Service List, 04/30/24
Witness List, 05/09/24
Request to Reschedule Hearing, 05/28/24
Response to Council's Request for Consent to Extend Final Decision Deadline, 05/30/24
Witness List Addition, 09/10/24
Lodestar Motions and Objections
Response to Town of Enfield's Draft Findings of Fact Comments, 10/17/24
Lodestar Post-Hearing Brief
PARTY - Town of Enfield (Town)
Town Exhibits
Town of Enfield Request for Intervenor Status and Request for Public Hearing, 03/06/24
Pre-Filed Testimony of Thomas Tyler, 05/08/24
Pre-Filed Testimony of Karen LaPlante, 05/09/24
Pre-Filed Testimony of Donald Nunes, 07/30/24
Town Procedural Correspondence
Town of Enfield Notice of Addition to Service List, 04/22/24
Town of Enfield Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set One, and Request for Production of Documents, 05/02/24
Town of Enfield Witness List, 05/09/24
Town of Enfield Response to Council's Request for Consent to Extend Final Decision Deadline, 05/29/24
Town of Enfield Administrative Notice Request, 07/30/24
Town of Enfield Administrative Notice Items, 08/29/24
1. Ground Lease Agreement between Raffia Farms, Inc. and LSE Scutum LLC dated June 8, 2024
2. Easement by Raffia Farms, Inc. dated May 25, 2024
3. Town of Enfield Map Showing Easement Acquired From Raffia Farms, Inc. by State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation dated June 2023
Town of Enfield Draft Findings of Fact Comments, 10/16/24
Town Motions and Objections
Town Post-Hearing Brief
Town of Enfield Proposed Findings of Fact and Post-Hearing Brief, 10/03/24
GROUPED INTERVENORS - Barbara Audet, Jennifer Krasinkiewicz, and John Cox (RES)
RES Exhibits
Audet Request for Intervenor Status, 03/08/24
Krasinkiewicz Request for Intervenor Status, 03/08/24
Cox Request for Intervenor Status, 03/15/24
RES Procedural Correspondence
Cox Correspondence Regarding August 6, 2024 Hearing and Council Response, 07/30/24
RES Motions and Objections
RES Post-Hearing Brief
Audet Post-Hearing Brief, 09/25/24
COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT
Council's Draft Findings of Fact, 10/10/24
DECISION
Council's Final Decision Documents, 10/25/24
DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (D&M Plan)
D&M Plan and Service List Change Request Cover Letter, 04/29/25
Attachment 1 - Site Plan
Attachment 2 - Landscaping Plan
Attachment 3 - Operations and Maintenance Plan with Spill Control
D&M Plan Schedule, 04/30/25
Council D&M Plan Interrogatories, 05/13/25
D&M Plan Schedule, 05/13/25
Petitioner Response to Council D&M Plan Interrogatories, 05/27/25
Exhibit 1 - Aquifer Protection Map - Response to Interrogatory No. 7
Exhibit 2 -Construction Staging Area - Response to Interrogatory No. 7
Exhibit 3 - Spill Prevention Control Plan Contact Information - Response to Interrogatory No. 8
Council D&M Plan Decision and Staff Report, 06/13/25
Request for D&M Plan Changes and Condition Submissions, 08/26/26
DEEP Stormwater Permit
Town Farm Road Final Structural Design Drawings
Abbe Road Final Structural Design Drawings
Town Farm Road Electrical Design Drawings
Abbe Road Electrical Design Drawings
Eversource Determination
Updated Site Plans and Landscaping Plan
TLCP Report and Data Sheet - First Solar
TLCP Report and Data Sheet - Phono Module
Transfer of Declaratory Ruling and Council Acknowledgement, 08/27/26
Council Decision on Request for D&M Plan Changes and Acknowledgement of Conditions, 08/28/26