Ostrea Solar

Yakima County

Facility status

Under construction

Energy type

  • Battery
  • Solar

Max generating capacity

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Ostrea Solar, a project applied for with High Top Solar project, is one part of two separate solar arrays with battery storage located on adjacent parcels of land 22 miles east of Moxee in Yakima County. Each array associated with the two projects will have the capacity of producing up to 80 megawatts of electricity, with a combined ability to power approximately 30,000 homes.

Public comments

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Project team

Assigned Council for the Environment
Sarah Reyneveld

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Assigned site specialist
Sara Randolph

Applicant or Certificate Holder
Cypress Creek Renewables LLC

Timeline

Application received
Apr, 2022

Facility progress

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Application review
Complete
Environmental review
Complete
Land use and adjudication
Complete
Final recommendation and governor's decision
Complete
Permits and compliance
In progress

Open and upcoming public comment periods

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Upcoming hearings and meetings

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About Ostrea Solar

EFSEC received an application for site certification (ASC) and a request for expedited processing for the Ostrea Solar and High Top Solar projects on April 7, 2022. On June 1, 2022, EFSEC convened a virtual informational public meeting and land use consistency hearing. At its public meeting on October 18, 2022, the Council voted to approve an order granting a finding of land use consistency. The Council issued an order granting expedited processing on November 15, 2022. EFSEC issued a mitigated determination of nonsignificance (MDNS) for the projects on October 1, 2022. After considering comments received during the 14-day public comment period, EFSEC issued a revised MDNS on October 28, 2022, and again on May 8, 2024. The Council submitted their recommendation to Governor Jay Inslee on February 17, 2023. He issued a decision, approving the projects on April 6, 2023. 

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