Petition No. 1688 - Greenskies Clean Energy LLC, Lake Street, Manchester, CT

 

PETITION NO. 1688 – Greenskies Clean Energy LLC petition for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16-50k, for the construction, maintenance and operation of a 1.2-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment located at 81 and 93 Lake Street, Manchester, Connecticut, and associated electrical interconnection.

 

PETITION (recd. 08/22/25)

Petition Narrative, 08/22/25

Appendices

Appendix A – Civil Site Plans
Appendix B – Photolog
Appendix C – Equipment Plans
Appendix D – Operations and Maintenance 
Appendix E – Decommissioning Plan
Appendix F – SHPO Letter
Appendix G – Soil Scientist Report
Appendix H – Photo Simulations
Appendix I – Stormwater Management Plan
Appendix J – Electrical
Appendix K – FAA Determination
Appendix L – Sound Study
Appendix M – Public Outreach
Appendix N – Preliminary Site Assessment

Figures

Figure 1 – Site Location Map
Figure 2 – Proposed Project Aerial
Figure 3 – Zoning Map
Figure 4 – Tax Parcel Map
Figure 5 – Existing Conditions
Figure 6 – Proposed Project Layout
Figure 7 – NRCS Soil Map
Figure 8 – Core Forest Map

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

Council Letter to Town of Manchester, 08/25/25
Council Letter to Town of Bolton, 08/25/25
Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 08/25/25
Town of Manchester Planning and Zoning Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency's Request for Public Hearing and Council Acknowledgement, 09/22/25
Council Decision on Town of Manchester Planning and Zoning Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency’s Request for a Public Hearing, 10/02/25
Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 10/17/25
Council Interrogatories to Petitioner, 11/21/25

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

Council on Environmental Quality Request for Extension of Comment Deadline and Council Decision, 09/02/25
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Comments, 09/23/25
Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 09/24/25
Department of Public Health Comments, 10/07/25

 

MUNICIPAL COMMENTS

Town of Manchester Planning and Zoning Commission and Inland Wetlands Agency Request for Public Hearing, 09/16/25, (recd. 09/22/25) Town of Manchester Conservation Commission Comments, 10/09/25

 

HEARING INFORMATION

December 18, 2025 Hearing Documents, 10/17/25
1. Instructions for Public Access to Remote Public Hearing
2. Public Hearing Notice
3. Hearing Program (currently unavailable)
4. Citizens Guide to Siting Council Procedures; and
5. Proposed Facility Site Plan (currently unavailable)
Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 10/29/25

 

SCHEDULE

Schedule, 08/22/25
Schedule, 09/02/25
Schedule, 10/17/25
Schedule, 11/21/25

 

SERVICE LIST

Service List, 08/22/25

 

PETITIONER - Greenskies Clean Energy LLC