Oxford Power Plant Informational Hearing Scheduled for Sept. 17

Below is the official legal notice concerning the public hearing concerning the planned Oxford Power Plant, which is also known as CPV Towantic, LLC.

The issue has been hotly debated and last week Oxford residents said no to a proposed tax agreement, as many residents don’t want the project in town despite the increased tax revenue it could generate for the town.

Read that story here: Oxford Residents Vote No on Tax Agreement with CPV Towantic Power Plant

Here is the legal notice on Thursday’s public here.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection published a Notice of Tentative Determination (NTD) on the above-referenced applications on July 29, 2015. Included with that notice was a notice of a public informational hearing scheduled for August 27, 2015. Due to procedural requirements, this hearing is rescheduled to September 17, 2015.

Accordingly, the hearing as posted on the DEEP Calendar of Events for August 27 has been canceled. In addition, the timeline for provision of public comment at and after the informational hearing has been adjusted (see below). This Notice of a Public Informational Hearing supersedes the notice of hearing provided within the NTD published on July 29, 2015.

Application No.:

201408901, 201408905, 201408906, 201408907

Applicant’s Name and Address:

CPV Towantic, LLC, 50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 300, Braintree, MA 02184

Contact Name/Phone/Email:

Mr. Andrew Bazinet, (781) 848-3611, abzinet@cpv.com

Type of Permits:

Five (5) New Source Review permits for an 805 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant consisting of two GE 7HA.01 combustion turbines with duct firing, one auxiliary boiler and two emergency diesel fired engines.

Relevant statute(s)/Regulation:

CGS 22a-174, Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Facility Location:

16 Woodruff Hill Road, Oxford, CT 06478

Notice of Public Informational Hearing

As requested and pursuant to section 22a-174-2a(c) of the RCSA, the commissioner will hold a Public Informational Hearing to take public comments concerning the tentative determination to approve the above-referenced air permit applications.

The informational hearing will be held on September 17, 2015 at 6:30 pm at Oxford High School, 61 Quaker Farms Road, Oxford, CT 06478.

Members of the public should refer to the DEEP Calendar of Events at http://www.ct.gov/deep/calendar for the official schedule in this matter, including cancellations, or other schedule alterations.

The informational hearing will be moderated and recorded by a DEEP hearing officer and will proceed in the following order: presentations from the applicant and DEEP staff; a reasonable off the record break to be determined by the hearing officer for questions and answers between members of the public and presenters; and then the continuation of the informational hearing to receive oral comment from members of the public on the record. Comments will be heard in the order in which members of the public sign up at the informational hearing.

Written comments will be accepted at the informational hearing and until the close of business on September 24, 2015. Those written comments submitted after the informational hearing shall be submitted to Mr. James Grillo, Engineering & Enforcement Division of the Department of Energy and Environmental protection, 5th Floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106 or by electronic mail to james.grillo@ct.gov.

After the hearing is closed, DEEP staff will prepare a response to comments document and issue their recommendation.

Interested persons who wish to obtain more information regarding the applications and draft permits may do so by contacting Mr. James Grillo of the Engineering and Enforcement Division by mail at the address above, by electronic mail, or by calling (860) 424-4152.

Scope of Proceedings and Additional Requests

The agency proceedings on the Notice of Tentative Determination issued on July 29, 2015 are limited, at this time, to the Public Informational Hearing described in this notice. Notwithstanding the comment period provided by the NTD, any request for additional proceedings concerning the applications must be received within 30 days of the publication of this notice and will be reviewed in accordance with Regs., Conn. State Agencies §§ 22-174-2a(c), 22a-3a-5, and 22a-3a-6. Requests for additional proceedings may be mailed or delivered to the Office of Adjudications, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106 or filed electronically at deep.adjudiciations@ct.gov. Requests filed electronically must also be mailed to the Office of Adjudications within ten days of the electronic submission. For additional information go to www.ct.gov/deep/adjudications.