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Petition No. 1676 - Homestead Fuel Cell 1, LLC - Fuel Cell Facility - 235 Brainard Road, Hartford

 

PETITION NO. 1676 – Homestead Fuel Cell 1, 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 grid-side 7.5-megawatt fuel cell facility and associated equipment located at 235 Brainard Road, Hartford, Connecticut, and associated electrical interconnection.

 

PETITION (recd. 06/26/25)

Petition Narrative, 06/25/25
Exhibits
Exhibit A – Site Plan
Exhibit B – Equipment Specifications
Exhibit C – Public Notice Documentation  
Exhibit D – SHPO Application and Attachments 
Exhibit E1 – USGS Topographic Map
Exhibit E2 – Water Quality Classification Map
Exhibit E3 – NDDB Map and Aquifer Protection Maps
Exhibit E4 – National Wetlands Map
Exhibit E5 – FEMA Flood Map
Exhibit E6 – Forestland Habitat Impact Map
Exhibit F – Facility Sound Assessment
Exhibit G – Notification to FAA
Exhibit H – Emergency Response Plan

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

Council Letter to City of Hartford, 06/27/25
Council Letter to Town of Wethersfield, 06/27/25
Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 06/27/25
Council Set Date for Decision, 08/07/25
Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, 09/09/25
Petitioner's Request for Extension to Submit Interrogatory No. 25 Response and Council Request for Consent to Extend Final Decision Deadline, 09/24/25
Council Decision on Motion for Protective Order, 10/02/25

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

Connecticut Airport Authority Comments, 06/30/25

 

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS

City of Hartford Planning and Zoning Commission Comments, 07/25/25

 

SCHEDULE

Schedule, 06/27/25
Schedule, 08/07/25
Schedule, 09/09/25
Schedule, 09/24/25 Schedule, 09/26/25

 

SERVICE LIST

Service List, 06/26/25

 

PETITIONER - Homestead Fuel Cell 1, LLC

Exhibits

State Historic Preservation Office Letter, 07/15/25
Responses to Council Interrogatories, 09/22/25 
Exhibit 7-1: Lease - Response to Interrogatory No. 7
Response to Interrogatory No. 25, 02/13/26

 

Procedural Correspondence

Consent to Extend Final Decision Deadline, 09/25/25

 

Motions

Motion for Extension to Submit Response to Interrogatory No. 25, 09/22/25
Motion for Protective Order - Response to Council Interrogatory No. 3 - Cost Information, 09/22/25
Signed Protective Order, 10/02/25

 

 

DECISION

Council Decision and Staff Report, 03/06/26
Compliance with Condition No. 2 and Council Acknowledgement, 07/22/26

 

DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (D&M PLAN)

Development and Management Plan, 07/28/26
Appendix A - Drawings
Appendix B - Council's March 5, 2026 Declaratory Ruling
Appendix E - Results of FAA Aeronautical Study
Schedule, 07/31/26
Council D&M Plan Interrogatory, 08/13/26
Schedule, 08/13/26