PETITION NO. 1638 – LSE Sextans LLC and LSE Sextans II LLC (Lodestar Energy) petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 3.0-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment located at Parcel Nos. 221-3-1 and 222-4-26, Lovers Lane, Torrington, Connecticut, and associated electrical interconnection.

 

PETITION (recd. 08/16/24)
Petition Narrative
Exhibits
Exhibit 1 - Site Plan
Exhibit 2 - Equipment Specifications
Exhibit 3 - Operations and Maintenance Plan
Exhibit 4 - Decommissioning Plan
Exhibit 5 - Abutters Notice 
Exhibit 6 - Agencies and Officials Notice
Exhibit 7 - Environmental Assessment, Noise Analysis, and FAA Determination
Exhibit 8 - Carbon Debt Analysis 

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
Council Letter to City of Torrington, 08/16/24
Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 08/16/24
Country Woods Condominium Association Request for Extension of Public Comment Period Deadline and Council Decision, 09/09/24
Council Set Date for Decision, 10/10/24
Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, 11/12/24

 

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, 02/16/24
Department of Agriculture C.G.S. §16-50k No Material Impact to Prime Farmland Determination Letter, 03/04/24

 

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS
City of Torrington Comments, 09/26/24
City of Torrington Public Works Department Comments, 09/30/24
City of Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission Comments, 09/30/24

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 05/29/24
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Comments, 09/16/24

 

PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS
State Representative Jay Case Comments, 09/23/24
State Representative Jonathan Steinberg Comments, 10/25/24

 

SCHEDULE
Schedule, 08/16/24
Schedule, 09/09/24
Schedule, 10/10/24
Schedule, 11/12/24

 

SERVICE LIST
Service List, 08/16/24

 

PETITIONER - LSE Sextans LLC and LSE Sextans II LLC (Lodestar Energy)

Exhibits
Petitioner's Supplemental Notice, 10/10/24
Petitioner's Responses to Council Interrogatories, 12/03/24

Exhibit 1 - Revised Site Plan
Exhibit 2 - Easement Map
Exhibit 3 - Supplemental Noise Analysis
Exhibit 4 - TCLP Testing
Exhibit 5 - Remote Field Review