PETITION NO. 1637 – KCE CT 11, 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 4.99-megawatt AC battery energy storage facility and associated equipment located at 100 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, Connecticut, and associated electrical interconnection.
PETITION (recd. 08/01/24)
Petition Narrative, 08/01/24
Figures
Figure 1 - Site Location Map (USGS)
Figure 2 - Site Location Map (Aerial)
Figure 3 - Existing Conditions Survey
Figure 4 - Proposed Conditions
Figure 5 - Wetland Delineation Results
Figure 6 - Water Resources
Figure 7 - NRCS Soils
Figure 8 - NDDB Areas
Exhibits
Exhibit A - Site Plans/Civil Design
Exhibit B - Equipment Specifications
Exhibit C - Site Control
Exhibit D - Natural Resources Survey Report
Exhibit E - Geotechnical Report
Exhibit F - Cultural Resources Survey Report
Exhibit G - Acoustic Analysis Report
Exhibit H - Visual Impact Analysis
Exhibit I - Stormwater Report
Exhibit J - Operations and Management/Emergency Response Plan
Exhibit K - FAA Consultation
Exhibit L - Decommissioning Plan
Exhibit M - Project Outreach
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Letter to Town of Granby, 08/05/24
Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 08/05/24
Town of Granby Request for Party Status and Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 08/12/24
Council Acknowledgement of Okie Request for Party Status, 08/20/24
Council Acknowledgement of Bostic Request for Party Status, 08/20/24
Council Acknowledgement of Larwood Request for Party Status, 08/21/24
Council Response to the Town of Granby's Request for an Extension of Public Comment Period Deadline, 08/23/24
Council Decision on Town of Granby's Request for Party Status and Public Hearing, 08/29/24
Council Decision on Bostic Request for Party Status, 08/29/24
Council Decision on Okie Request for Party Status, 08/29/24
Council Decision on Larwood Request for Party Status, 08/29/24
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 09/12/24
Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set One, 10/25/24
Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order - Cost Information, 11/21/24
Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, Set Two, 11/21/24
Council Interrogatories to Town of Granby, 11/21/24
Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order - Late Filed Exhibit Nos. 2 and 8, 12/11/24
Council Close of Evidentiary Record Memorandum, 12/11/24
HEARING INFORMATION
November 19, 2024 Hearing Documents, 09/12/24
1. Instructions 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, 10/16/24
Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 11/19/24 (Passcode: Bc8kW.+H)
Council Memorandum Regarding the Continuation of the Evidentiary Hearing Session on December 10, 2024
1. Instructions for Access to the December 10, 2024 Evidentiary Hearing Session
2. Hearing Program
Zoom Remote Public Hearing Recording, 12/10/24 (Passcode: L29@wlR@)
STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
Council on Environmental Quality, 08/29/24
TRANSCRIPTS
Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 11/19/24
Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m., 11/19/24
Council Transcript Memorandum, 12/06/24
SCHEDULE
Schedule, 08/05/24
Schedule, 08/23/24
Schedule, 09/12/24
Schedule, 10/25/24
Schedule, 11/14/24
Schedule, 11/21/24
Schedule, 12/11/24
SERVICE LIST
Service List, 08/02/24
Service List, 08/29/24
Service List, 12/10/24
HEARING PROGRAM
Hearing Program, 11/19/24
Hearing Program, 12/10/24
PETITIONER - KCE CT 11, LLC
Exhibits
Petitioner Sign Posting Affidavit, 11/12/24
Petitioner Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 11/12/24
Attachment A – Public Questions – Response to Interrogatory No. 1
Attachment B – Record of Outreach – Response to Interrogatory No. 1
Attachment C – Turning Radius Study – Response to Interrogatory No. 10
Attachment D – Access and Utility Easement Deeds – Response to Interrogatory No. 12
Attachment E – Supporting Research – Response to Interrogatory No. 44
Attachment F – Oil-Storage in Aquifer Protection Zone – Response to Interrogatory No. 45
Attachment G – SDGE Water Run-Off Report – Response to Interrogatory No. 53
Attachment H – Photo Log – Response to Interrogatory No. 61
Attachment I – Revised Site Plans – Response to Interrogatory No. 63
Attachment J – Geotechnical Report – Response to Interrogatory No. 65
Attachment K – CT DEEP E-mail Correspondence – Response to Interrogatory No. 66
Petitioner Responses to Town of Granby Interrogatories, 11/12/24
Exhibit A – FEMA Map – Response to Interrogatory No. 2
Exhibit B – Reference Reports – Response to Interrogatory No. 31
Exhibit C – Revised Wetland Figure – Response to Interrogatory No. 23
Petitioner Signed Protective Order – Cost Information, 11/19/24
Petitioner Responses to Council Interrogatories, Set Two, 12/03/24
Attachment A – Notice of Real Estate Purchase Option Agreement - Response to Interrogatory No. 1
Attachment B – Real Estate Purchase Option Agreement - Response to Interrogatory No. 1 (Subject to Protective Order)
Attachment C - Fire Fighting Operations with Lithium-Ion Batteries - Response to Interrogatory No. 8
Petitioner Late-Filed Exhibits, 12/03/24
Exhibit 1 - Plume Study
Exhibit 2 - Canadian Solar Emergency Response Plan (Subject to Protective Order)
Exhibit 3 - EPRI Study, Lessons Learned from Air Plume Modeling of Battery Energy Storage System Failure Incidents
Exhibit 4 - System Operational Benefits of the Proposed Facility and its Location
Exhibit 5 - Fire Fighting Operations with Lithium-Ion Batteries
Exhibit 6 - November 21, 2024 DEEP Natural Diversity Data Base Determination Letter
Exhibit 7 - Connecticut Department of Public Health Map of Service Areas of Community Public Water Systems
Exhibit 8 - Standard SolBank Fire Safety Design - Response to Town of Granby Interrogatory No. 9 (Subject to Protective Order)
Exhibit 9 - Safety Data Sheets for Battery Energy Storage System, submitted 12/10/24
Signed Protective Order - Late Filed Exhibit Nos. 2 and 8, 12/10/24
Procedural Correspondence
Petitioner Update on Sign Posting, 11/6/24
Petitioner Witness List, 11/12/24
Petitioner Response to Town of Granby Administrative Notice Request, 12/09/24
Motions and Objections
Petitioner Motion for Protective Order - Cost Information and Agreement Terms, 11/12/24
Signed Protective Order – Cost Information Cost Information and Agreement Terms, 11/19/24
Petitioner Motion for Protective Order – Late Filed Exhibit Nos. 2 and 8, 12/10/24
PARTY - Town of Granby (Town)
Exhibits
Town of Granby Request for Party Status, 08/12/24
Town of Granby Request for Public Hearing, 08/12/24
Town of Granby Pre-Filed Testimony, 11/12/24
Attachment A - Pre-Filed Testimony of Mark Fiorentino
Attachment B - Pre-Filed Testimony of Kate Bednaz
Attachment C - Pre-Filed Testimony of Mark Gottlieb
Attachment D - Pre-Filed Testimony of John Oates
Town of Granby Responses to Council Interrogatories, 12/03/24
Procedural Correspondence
Town of Granby Request for Extension of Public Comment Period, received 08/23/24
Town of Granby Interrogatories to Petitioner, 11/04/24
Town of Granby Administrative Notice Request, 12/09/24
Motions and Objections
Town of Granby Objection to Petitioner’s Late Filed Exhibit Nos. 2 and 8 under the November 19, 2024 Protective Order, 12/09/24