Petition No. 1694 - Greenskies Clean Energy LLC, Old Maids Lane, Glastonbury and Portland, CT

 

PETITION NO. 1694 – 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 4.0-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment accessed from Old Maids Lane in Glastonbury and located on a parcel south of the Glastonbury town boundary (Parcel No. 119/0014) in Portland, Connecticut and associated electrical interconnection.

 

PETITION (recd. 10/27/25)

Petition Filing, 10/27/25

Appendices:

Appendix A – Permit Plan Drawing Set
Appendix B – Equipment Specifications
Appendix C – Operations and Maintenance Plan
Appendix D – Draft Decommissioning Plan
Appendix E – Stormwater Management Plan
Appendix F – Cultural Resource Assessment
Appendix G – Wetland Delineation Report & Vernal Pool Habitat Study
Appendix H – Wildlife and Habitat Review Documentation
Appendix I – Public Outreach
Appendix J – Visual Impact Assessment
Appendix K – FAA Consultant
Appendix L – Noise Study
Appendix M – DoAG No Material Impact Letter
Appendix N – DEEP Forestry Division No Material Impact Letter

Figures:

Figure 1 – Site Location Map
Figure 2 – Proposed Project Aerial
Figure 3 – Zoning Map
Figure 4 – Tax Parcel Map
Figure 5 – Existing Conditions Map
Figure 6 – Proposed Project Layout
Figure 7 – Farmland Soils Map
Figure 8 – Core Forest Map
Figure 9 – Aquifer Protection Area Map
Figure 10 – Public Water Supply Watershed Map
Figure 11 – NRCS Soil Map
Figure 12 – Ground Water Quality Classification Map

 

PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE

Council Letter to Town of Portland, 10/28/25
Council Letter to Town of Glastonbury, 10/28/25
Council State Agency Comment Memorandum, 10/28/25
Town of Glastonbury Requests for Party Status, Public Hearing, Comment Extension and Council Acknowledgement, 11/25/25

 

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, 03/06/25
Department of Agriculture C.G.S. §16-50k No Material Impact to Prime Farmland Determination Letter, 7/18/25

 

STATE AGENCY COMMENTS

Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Comments, 11/19/25
Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 11/19/25
Department of Public Health Request for Extension of Comment Deadline and Council Decision, 11/25/25
Department of Public Health Comments, 11/03/25

 

SCHEDULE

Schedule, 10/28/25 Schedule, 11/25/25

 

SERVICE LIST

Service List, 10/27/25

 

PARTIES AND INTERVENORS

 

PETITIONER - Greenskies Clean Energy, LLC

 

PARTY - Town of Glastonbury (pending)

Town of Glastonbury Requests for Party Status, Public Hearing, and Comment Extension, 11/24/25

 

Intervenor - Charles Walsh (pending)

Charles Walsh Request for Intervenor Status and Motion to Waive Hard Copy Filing Requirement, 11/28/25