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PETITION NO. 1626 – North Franklin Solar One, LLC and Verogy Holdings, LLC d/b/a Verogy, LLC petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 4.975-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment located at 931 Route 32, Franklin, Connecticut, and associated electrical interconnection.



PETITION (recd. 04/05/24)
Petition Narrative, 04/05/24
Appendices
Appendix A - Equipment Specifications
Appendix B - Project Plans
Appendix C - Stormwater Management Report
Appendix D - Operation and Maintenance Plan
Appendix E - Decommissioning and Restoration Plan
Appendix F - Abutting Property Owner List and Sample Notice Letter
Appendix G - List of Municipal Officials and Government Agencies and Sample Notice Letter
Appendix H - CT DEEP Correspondence - Core Forest
Appendix I - USFWS and NDDB Compliance Statement
Appendix J - CT DOAG Correspondence - Prime Farmland Soils
Appendix K - Phase 1A Cultural Resource Assessment and Survey and SHPO Review Letter
Appendix L - FAA Determination
Appendix M - Wetlands Report




PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Letter to Town of Franklin, 04/08/24
Council Letter to Town of Lebanon, 04/08/24
Council Letter to Town of Windham, 04/08/24
Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 04/08/24
Council Set Date for Decision, 05/23/24
Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, 07/03/24


CGS §16-50k CORE FOREST AND PRIME FARMLAND DETERMINATIONS
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection C.G.S. §16-50k No Material Impact to Core Forest Determination Letter, 04/01/24
Department of Agriculture C.G.S. §16-50k No Material Impact to Prime Farmland Determination Letter, 02/23/24

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Comments, 05/07/24



SCHEDULE

Schedule, 04/05/24
Schedule, 05/23/24
Schedule, 07/03/24



SERVICE LIST
Service List, 04/05/24
Service List, 09/16/24
Service List, 02/25/25
Service List, 05/22/25




PETITIONER - North Franklin Solar One, LLC and Verogy Holdings, LLC
Petitioner Responses to Council Interrogatories, 07/24/24
Attachment 1:   Photolog Part 1
 Photolog Part 2
Petitioner's Request for Service List Change, 09/12/24
Petitioner Request for Service List Change, 02/25/25



DECISION
Council Decision and Staff Report, 08/16/24
Compliance with Condition Nos. 3, 5, and 6, Request for Project Changes, Council Acknowledgement and Decision, 01/31/25
Condition 2, 4, and 10 Submission and Commencement of Construction Letter, 04/30/25
Attachment 1 - DEEP Notice of Permit Authorization
Attachment 2 - Solar PV Ground Mount Structural Calculations (240849)
Attachment 3 - Solar PV Ground Mount Structural Calculations (250026)
Attachment 4 - Foundation Load Testing & Corrosion Analysis for Design Life
Attachment 5 - Structural Print Package (240849)
Attachment 6 - Structural Print Package (250026)
Attachment 7 - Structural Calculations
Council Acknowledgement of Compliance with Condition 2, 4, and 10, 04/30/25
Contact Information Change and Council Acknowledgement, 05/22/25
Request for Project Changes and Council Decision, 06/24/25