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Dominion Energy briefs Nottoway supervisors as county considers loosening solar ordinance
Summary
Dominion Energy representatives described how transmission access, PJM interconnection delays and project economics shape utility-scale solar and storage siting while the board debated changes to a local solar ordinance, including removing a 50-acre cap and whether to reference a 1,700-acre county cap in the comprehensive plan.
Dominion Energy representatives told the Nottoway County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 13 that access to transmission lines, long interconnection study backlogs and state regulatory approval are the leading constraints on utility-scale solar and battery projects.
The presentation, led by Justin Pope of Dominion’s external affairs group and Brandon Martin, business development manager, framed the technical and economic trade-offs the board asked about as it prepares ordinance amendments and a public hearing on solar siting.
Pope said the company prefers transmission-connected sites for larger projects and that distribution-connected projects are more common under 25 megawatts. "For a transmission connected solar energy storage would be generally 25 megawatts or or greater," Martin said, and added a rule of thumb of about "10 or 12 acres per megawatt." Pope and Martin also told supervisors that developers typically seek projects within about one mile of a…
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