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County resident urges Isle of Wight to ban battery energy storage systems in farmland
3651560 · May 15, 2025
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Summary
A District 3 resident urged supervisors to ban battery energy storage systems (BESS) and to tighten the county's solar ordinance, arguing costs to ratepayers, permitting gaps and state/federal complexity justify local limits.
During citizen comments, resident David Tucker (District 3) urged the board to ban battery-energy-storage systems (BESS) in Isle of Wight County and to “clean up” the county solar-ordinance language to prevent developers from exploiting loopholes.
Tucker said the county’s solar feasibility and planning work has stalled in the past and that…
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