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HARP Solar Project
OE Solar 1, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of OneEnergy Renewables proposes to develop a ten (10) megawatt alternating current solar photovoltaic project in Morrow County called Harp Solar. Honoring the nearby town of Ione’s annual 4th of July Blues Festival, the Project name, Harp, refers to the harmonica, a key instrument in blues music.
The Project will be sited on a parcel zoned Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) under the Morrow County Zoning Ordinance (MCZO). The Project is allowed in the EFU zone subject to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and a Goal 3 exception, per MCZO 3.010(K)(3). The Applicant is concurrently filed the CUP permit application and the Goal 3 exception request.
The Project will be located on a 382-acre parcel located approximately 4.5 miles north of the town of Lexington and 6 miles east of Ione in unincorporated Morrow County, Oregon.
The Project will sell energy to Portland General Electric (PGE) and has an executed long-term power purchase agreement. Energy from the Project will be transmitted to PGE’s service territory through the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) transmission system. The Project will interconnect to BPA’s Boardman-to-Ione (previously known as the Ione-to-Hermiston line) 69 kV transmission line, which runs across the Project Parcel. As identified and confirmed through the BPA interconnection study process, the interconnection requires minimal new facilities given the orientation of the Project next to the existing BPA line. The Project will be accommodated via a line tap, which will be constructed, owned and operated by BPA.
For more information regarding this project please contact the Morrow County Planning Department.
Supporting Documents
HARP Solar Exceptions Element (16 MB) 