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Commissioners review 150 MW Summer Sweet battery storage proposal in Morrisville; two resolutions prepared
Summary
Planning staff presented a comprehensive plan compliance review for a proposed 150 MW, 16‑acre battery energy storage system in the village of Morrisville; staff noted prior denials and that two resolutions (in accord / not in accord) were prepared; no final commission determination was recorded in the transcript.
Fauquier County planning staff presented a comprehensive plan compliance review for a proposed Summer Sweet Energy battery energy storage system in the village of Morrisville, describing the project and the county’s decision options.
Staff, led by Miss Marshall, said the project would occupy about 16 acres of a property that is just under 34 acres off Shipstore Road and would include a 150‑megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) consisting of 192 individual battery enclosures (each about 20–40 feet long and 10 feet high), a control house, a substation, access roads, stormwater management and screening. Staff said construction is anticipated in 2028 or later and that the facility would connect to the adjacent Dominion Energy…
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