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Project description

HOHI bn, LLC (Applicant), a subsidiary of BNC DEVCO, LLC, which is a joint venture between BrightNight, LLC and Cordelio Power, proposes to construct and operate the Hop Hill Solar and Storage Project located in unincorporated Benton County. The Project is an up to 500-megawatt2 (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) generation facility coupled with an up to 500-MW battery energy storage system (BESS), with related interconnection and ancillary support infrastructure.

The Project is approximately 11 miles north of the city of Prosser and 7 miles east of the State Route (SR) 241 and SR 82 interchange and the city of Sunnyside in Benton County, Washington Project construction is anticipated to begin as early as the first quarter of 2024, with a Commercial Operations Date (COD) planned for the last quarter of 2025 (24-month construction schedule).

Siting Area consists of the Solar Array Siting Area (approximately 11,179 acres) and the Transmission Line Corridor Siting Area (approximately 10,841 acres) that runs north to the proposed point of interconnect (POI). The Solar Array Siting Area encompasses approximately 11,179 buildable acres and the overhead 230-kV gen-tie line will be developed within a 150-foot-wide corridor and microsited within the approximately 10,841-acre Transmission Line Corridor Siting Area. The final Project Area subject to development is anticipated to be approximately 6,000 acres and includes the permanent and temporary construction disturbance areas associated with the solar array and associated supporting components. Lands in the Solar Array Siting Project Area have historically been used for agricultural activities (primarily grazing with some crop cultivation). The Project is located entirely on land within the Benton County Growth Management Act Agricultural District (GMAAD).

Informational meeting and Land Use Hearing, February 23, 2023

Public Informational Meeting and Land Use Video

February 23, 2023 Informational Meeting and Land Use Hearing Video Recording

Informational Meeting and Land Use Hearing

Document Title	Document Date
Agenda	02/14/2023
Applicants Informational Meeting Presentation	02/23/2023
Applicants Land Use Presentation	02/23/2023
EFSEC Presentation	02/23/2023
Informational Meeting and Land Use Hearing Notice	02/10/2023
Three Rivers Convention Center Map	02/10/2023

Counsel for the Environment

CFE appointment

CFE

Document Title	Document Date
CFE Appoints Megan Sallomi	01/23/2023

Applicant presentation

At the January 18, 2023 EFSEC Monthly Council Meeting the applicant provided a presentation to the Council.

Applicant Presentation

Applicant presentation

Document Title	Document Date
Hop Hill Solar Presentation	01/18/2023

A video was provided at the end of the presentation, however the audio could not play during the meeting. Here is a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ZqLGvuGyc

Other Documents

Updated Site Plan and Storage

Site Plan and Storage Response

Document Title	Document Date
Applicant Response to Production Capacity Request (Revised)	05/25/2023
Updated Site Plan	04/19/2023

Comments

Agency Comments

Comments - Agency

Document Title	Document Date
Department of Fish and Wildlife	02/23/2023

Tribal comments

Comments - Tribal

Document Title	Document Date
Cowlitz Tribe	01/19/2023
Lower Elwha Kallam Deferral	01/19/2023
Snoqualmie Deferral	01/19/2023
Suquamish Deferral	01/24/2023
Yakama Nation	02/13/2023

Comments

Comments

Document Title	Document Date
0001	02/17/2023
0002	02/21/2023
0003	02/21/2023
0004	02/23/2023
0005	02/23/2023
0006	02/23/2023
0007	02/21/2023
0008	02/21/2023

Orders - Hop Hill

Document Title	Document Date
891 -Order Finding Hop Hill Inconsistent With Land Use Regulations	11/15/2023

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