REMINDER: CT Siting Council to Hold Public Hearing on Deepwater Wind Solar Project on September 12, 2017

The Town of Simsbury has received notification from Deepwater Wind and from the Connecticut Siting Council (“CSC”) that Deepwater Wind has filed a Petition with the Connecticut Siting Council seeking approval of the proposed “Tobacco Valley Solar” project for Simsbury.  The CSC has identified the project as “Petition No. 1313 DWW Solar II, LLC;” the Petition is available on the CSC’s website at the following link: Petition No. 1313.

The CSC has scheduled a Public Hearing on the Petition for Tuesday, September 12, 2017, beginning with a field review at 1:30 p.m. and continuing with the evidentiary hearing at Eno Memorial Hall at 3:00 p.m.  The public comment session will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Eno.  Click here for more information on the public hearing.

Information about the proposed project is currently available on Deepwater Wind’s website (Tobacco Valley Solar Farm), and additional information about the project can be found on the Town of Simsbury’s website (First Selectwoman's Office - Deepwater Wind Information).  Information provided to the CSC will be available on the CSC website provided above.