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Residents urge solar-safety measures; board directs staff to meet with fire chiefs and solar operators
Summary
Public commenters showed photos of solar-site fires and urged training and oversight; the Board of Supervisors asked staff to convene fire chiefs and solar operators to identify training and access needs.
Public commenters at a Buckingham County Board of Supervisors meeting presented photographs they said showed fires and rodent-related damage at large solar installations and urged the county to require safety measures and training.
Supporters of stronger oversight said county firefighters currently lack the training and equipment to safely enter or fight battery-related fires at solar facilities. "We have numerous photos of solar incidents, solar fires... They came from right here in Virginia," a public commenter told the board and asked the board to require…
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