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Long Road Energy presents 7 Bridges Solar plan to Mecklenburg planners; supporters cite jobs, conservation and local spending
Summary
Long Road Energy presented a special-exception permit application for the 7 Bridges (also referenced as Everett/7 Bridges) solar project, describing a roughly 1,200–1,295-acre site with a 435-acre panel footprint, conservation commitments and local economic benefits; several local officials and residents spoke in favor during the hearing.
Long Road Energy presented its special-exception permit application for the 7 Bridges Solar project at a Mecklenburg County Planning Commission public hearing. Company representatives described the project footprint, conservation commitments, revegetation and economic benefits, and several local officials and residents spoke in support.
Cliff Sher, development director with Long Road Energy, said the company, founded in 2016, is a developer, owner and operator of large-scale renewable projects and has developed and moved into construction more than 5,000 megawatts of projects nationwide. Sher described the 7 Bridges site as approximately 1,295 acres of timberland with an anticipated development footprint around 435 acres, and said the project would include a permanent conservation area of…
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