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Village of Plover and Towns of Plover, Buena Vista, and Grant, Portage County, Wisconsin
Docket ID: 9820-CE-100
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity of Vista Sands Solar LLC to Construct the Vista Sands Solar Farm Electric Generation Facility in the Village of Plover and Towns of Plover, Buena Vista, and Grant, Portage County, Wisconsin.
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Application Summary
Overview: Vista Sands Solar LLC (Vista Sands or the applicant), an affiliate of Doral Renewables LLC, is seeking approval to construct a solar energy generating facility with a generating capacity of 1,310.4 MWAC (megawatt alternating current) plus a 300 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in the towns of Grant, Plover, and Buena Vista in Portage County. The entire project study area that was evaluated is approximately 9,854 acres, of which, the proposed project arrays make up 6,737 acres, and the alternative project arrays make up 3,012 acres. The project substations, BESS, and operation and maintenance building would require approximately 189 acres. The major components of the proposed project include PV panels, power conversion units, inverters, approximately 120 miles of underground 34.5 kilovolt (kV) collector circuits, five substations, a newly-constructed 138 kV gen-tie transmission line of approximately 1,600 feet in length connecting the primary project substation, four to five miles of 345 kV transmission line, and an operation and maintenance building. Vista Sands is seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) and all other approvals required to construct the 1,310.4 MWAC project, transmission lines, BESS, gen-tie line, and other necessary related facilities.
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 6,737 acres of land in the Village of Plover and Towns of Plover, Buena Vista, and Grant, Portage County, Wisconsin.
Proposed schedule:
- The applicant submitted the application to the Commission in January 2024.
- The applicant anticipates construction for this project to begin in March 2025 with an estimated completion date of December 2028.
Statutory Review
The solar electric generation facility is a
Type III action under
Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 4.10(3). The battery energy storage system (BESS) is a
Type II action under
Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 4.10(2). The Commission will prepare an Environmental Assessment (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 Environmental Impact Statement 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 of the EA available to those persons that request it.
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