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Open Road Renewables pitches ‘Alameda’ solar with grazing and permanent agricultural preservation after Planning Commission denial
Summary
Open Road Renewables presented revisions to the Alameda Solar project, emphasizing regenerative agriculture, permanent agricultural preservation and $20 million in projected lifetime tax revenue; the company said it removed acreage that would displace tenant farmers and proposed conditions staff characterized as unusually robust.
Open Road Renewables gave a 15‑minute briefing to the Board on March 13 about its Alameda Solar project, describing changes to the proposal after a February Planning Commission recommendation of denial and urging supervisors to consider the amended plan at an April public hearing.
Mike Volpe, co‑founder and senior vice president of Open Road Renewables, said the company has invested more than $3 million in the project and posted a $10 million interconnection security with Dominion. He told the board the company had revised the plan to reduce the footprint — removing southern acreage adjacent to…
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