Towns of Lemonweir and Seven Mile Creek, Juneau County, Wisconsin
Docket ID: 9830-CE-100
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity of Emerald Bluffs Solar Park LLC to Construct a Solar Electric Generation Facility in the Towns of Lemonweir and Seven Mile Creek, Juneau County, Wisconsin.
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Application Summary
Overview
Emerald Bluffs Solar Park LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America LLC, is seeking approval to construct a solar energy generating facility with a generating capacity of 225-megawatt alternate current (MWAC) in the Towns of Lemonweir and Seven Mile Creek, Juneau County, Wisconsin. The project study area that was evaluated is approximately 3,700 acres, of which, the proposed project arrays make up 1,135 acres, and the alternative project arrays make up 280 acres. The major components of the proposed project include PV panels, inverters, approximately 33.5 miles of underground 34.5 kilovolt (kV) collector circuits, a 138/184/230 MVA (Megavolt Ampere) project substation, an approximately 1.14-mile 345 kV gen-tie transmission line to connect to the project substation, access roads, and an operation and maintenance building. The proposed project includes 18 fenced array areas, with 17 proposed array area sites that also contains sections for alternate array placement and one exclusive alternative array area site.
Applicant stated need
This project is proposed by an independent power producer. Therefore, the need for the project is not reviewed by the Commission.
Estimated cost
This project is proposed by an independent power producer. Therefore, the Commission does not review the project cost. The cost to Wisconsin utilities, and ratepayers, would be reviewed if the facility or power from the facility is purchased by Wisconsin utilities.
Project location
The applicant proposes to construct this project on 2,200 acres of land in the Towns of Lemonweir and Seven Mile Creek, Juneau County, Wisconsin.
Proposed schedule
- The applicant submitted the application to the Commission in December 2024.
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If approved, the applicant anticipates construction for this project to begin in March 2026 with an estimated completion date of December 2027.
Statutory Review
The solar electric generation facility is a
Type III action under
Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 4.10(3). Type III actions normally do not require preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 4.10(3). However, an evaluation of a specific Type III proposal may indicate that the preparation of an EA is warranted for that proposal. The Commission will prepare an EA for this project that will evaluate the location of the project and its potential environmental, community, and private property impacts. There will be a preliminary determination when the EA is complete that will determine whether the preparation of an EIS is necessary. Comments on this preliminary determination will be accepted and considered before a final determination is made. At the time of the preliminary determination, the Commission shall make copies ofthe EA available to those persons that request it.
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