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| Cascade Wind Project |
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Proposed Facility:
Wind energy facility with a peak generating capacity of approximately 60 megawatts.
Location: Wasco County
Status:
First Wind LLC has submitted a preliminary application for a site certificate. The Department is reviewing the application for completeness.
On October 9, the applicant submitted its response to the Department's first Request for Additional Information (RAI). The response is posted on the applicant's website.
Applicant:
First Wind LLC
Website: www.cascadewind.com
Contact:
Krista A. Kisch
Vice President
Business Development - West Region
First Wind
110 West A Street, Suite 675
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 320-2010
Department of Energy Staff: Adam Bless
History:
- July 12, 2006: Applicant submitted a request for expedited review.
- July 25, 2006: Department of Energy approved expedited review.
- April 10, 2007: Applicant submitted a preliminary application for a site certificate.
Documents:
(The applicant has posted the preliminary application and additional information on its website.)
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| Golden Hills Wind Farm Project |
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Proposed Facility:
A wind energy facility with a peak generating capacity of up to 400 megawatts.
Location: Sherman County
Status:
BP Alternative Energy of North America, Inc., has submitted a preliminary application for a site certificate. The preliminary application is posted on the applicant's website. The Department is reviewing the preliminary application for completeness.
Applicant:
BP Alternative Energy of North America, Inc.
Website: www.goldenhillswind.com
Contact:
Kelly O’Brien
BP Alternative Energy North America Inc.
700 Louisiana Street
Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 354-2153
Department of Energy Staff: Adam Bless
History:
- April 11, 2007: Applicant submitted a Notice of Intent.
- July 6, 2007: Department of Energy issued a Project Order.
- August 10, 2007: Applicant submitted a preliminary application.
Documents:
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| Lower Columbia Energy Center |
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Lower Columbia Clean Energy Center Project
Proposed Facility:
Integrated coal gasification combined cycle power plant with a peak generating capacity of 520 megawatts.
Location:
Columbia County
Status:
The applicant has submitted a Notice of Intent. The Department of Energy has issued a project order.
Applicant:
Westward Energy LLC
Contact:
Eric Gjelde
Senior Vice President
Westward Energy LLC
P.O. Box 11637
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 780-7826
Department of Energy Staff: Adam Bless
History:
- September 18, 2006: Applicant submitted a Notice of Intent.
Documents:
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| Newberry Geothermal Project |
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Proposed Facility:
Geothermal energy facility with a peak generating capacity of up to 143 megawatts.
Location: Deschutes County.
Status:
The applicant has submitted a Notice of Intent.
Applicant:
Newberry Geothermal Holdings LLC
Contact:
Douglas S. Perry
Newberry Geothermal Holdings LLC
300 Atlantic Street, Suite 301
Stamford CT 06901
(203) 276-1600
Department of Energy Staff: John White
History:
- July 3, 2008: Applicant submitted a notice of intent.
Documents:
- Notice of Intent, July 2008
Part A (applicant information) [906 kb pdf]
Part B (project description and location) [176 kb pdf]
Part C (project location map) [372 kb pdf]
Part D (additional information) [384 kb pdf]
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| Shepherds Flat Wind Farm |
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Proposed Facility:
Wind energy facility with a peak generating capacity of up to 909 megawatts.
Location: Gilliam and Morrow counties.
Site Boundary Map (Revised Application Figure C-2) [2.72 MB pdf]
Status:
The Department of Energy has issued a Proposed Order recommending that the Council issue a site certificate, subject to conditions.
Applicant:
Caithness Shepherds Flat, LLC
Contact:
Patricia Pilz
656 San Miguel Way
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 456-7651
Department of Energy Staff: John White
History:
- June 27, 2006: Applicant submitted a notice of intent.
- February 1, 2007: Applicant submitted a preliminary application.
- February 14, 2007: Applicant submitted an amended preliminary application.
- November 19, 2007: Date of filing (application complete).
- April 7, 2008: Department of Energy issued a Draft Proposed Order.
- June 11, 2008: Department of Energy issued a Proposed Order.
Documents:
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Application, November 2007. The application is not available for downloading. The complete application consists of the Amended Preliminary Application submitted in February 2007 and the Application Supplement submitted in November 2007. These documents are available for public review at the Oregon Department of Energy in Salem, at the Gilliam County Library, 310 S. Main in Condon, at the Arlington Public Library, 500 W. First Street in Arlington and at the Boardman Library, 200 South Main Street in Boardman.
- Proposed Order, June 2008 [1.0 MB pdf]
Attachment A (Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan) [111 kb pdf]
Attachment B (Revegetation Plan) [54 kb pdf]
Attachment C (Habitat Mitigation Plan) [50 kb pdf]
Attachment D (Application Comments and Department Responses) [136 kb pdf]
Attachment E (Draft Proposed Order Comments and Department Responses [147 kb pdf]
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| Snake River Ethanol Project |
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Proposed Facility:
Ethanol production facility producing approximately 130 million gallons of ethanol per year.
Location:
Malheur County
Status:
The applicant has submitted a Notice of Intent.
Applicant:
Snake River Ethanol LLC
Contact:
John McCreedy
3184 Elder Street
Boise, Idaho 83705
(208) 383-6521
Department of Energy Staff: Adam Bless
History:
- July 3, 2008: Applicant submitted a Notice of Intent.
Documents:
- Notice of Intent, July 2008 (not currently available on line)
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