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Board approves 5 MW Edwards Solar farm with 35 conditions; two supervisors dissent
Summary
The Franklin County Board approved a special use permit for a 5-megawatt solar facility on about 38 acres, adding conditions on screening, stormwater, decommissioning and panel standards. The vote was 5–2, with Supervisors Mitchell and Smith opposing.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors approved a special-use permit (SUP) for Edwards Solar, a proposed 5-megawatt photovoltaic project, after a public hearing and planning commission review. The board adopted the SUP with a series of conditions addressing site design, vegetation buffers, stormwater and a decommissioning plan.
The project applicant, CEP Solar, described the proposal as a distributed-generation project that will connect to the local Appalachian Power distribution circuit on Jacks Creek Road. Paul Cousins, CEP Solar project manager, told the board the plan covers approximately 38 acres with about 25 acres under panels and that the site benefits from dense existing vegetation. Don Giesick,…
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