Oregon Department of ENERGY Energy Facility Siting Division - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Oregon Department of ENERGY

Energy Facility Siting Division Energy Facility Presentation to EFSC Workgroup March 27, 2018 Todd R. Cornett, Assistant Director

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“Energy Facility” – ORS 469.300(11)(a)

• Thermal power – 25 MW
• Wind – 105 MW
• High Voltage Transmission Lines
• 230kV or higher; and
• More than 10 miles; and
• In more than one jurisdiction
• Solar PV
• 100 acres on high value farmland; or
• 100 acres on arable farmland (cultivated or

class 1-IV); or

• 320 acres on any other land

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Single Energy Facility

• Can multiple local jurisdictional facilities be constructed/operated in a way

that they should be considered one facility that should be subject to EFSC jurisdiction?

• LCDC OAR 660-033-0130(38)(e) – “Photovoltaic solar power generation

facility”

• Tract criterion
• 1,320 foot criterion
• 15 Questions for Wind Facilities (next 2 slides)

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15 Questions for Wind Facilities

1. Ownership 2. Proximity of projects 3. Site boundary overlap 4. Shared transmission infrastructure 5. Shared related and supporting facilities 6. Shared control room 7. Shared power output dispatching decisions 8. Shared operation and maintenance decision-making

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15 Questions for Wind Facilities

9. Shared operation and maintenance staff 10. Power output sales 11. Power marketing 12. Power output contracting 13. Project financing 14. Transmission output contracting 15. Other information

2018 RULEMAKING SCHEDULE

Subject Matter Type Public Participation Target Timeframe

Administrative Updates see ORS 183.335(7) Administrative n/a Ongoing Periodic Housekeeping Housekeeping Public Hearing Ongoing Phase 2 – Updates to Carbon Dioxide Standards Standards RAC, Public Hearing Q1 – Q2 General Compliance Compliance, Standards, Process RAC, Public Hearing Q1 – Q2 Solar PV – Single Energy Facility and Standards Standards/Definitions Public Workshop, RAC, Public Hearing Q2 – Q3 Scenic Resources, Protected Areas, and Property Owner Notification Standards Public Hearing Q3 – Q4 Exemptions from Requiring a Site Certificate Standards RAC, Public Hearing Q4

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Amendments

• Size of amendment = ORS

469.300(11)(a)

• Diversification
• Wind and solar
• Wind and solar and battery
• Gas and solar