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Samsung outlines Pine Branch solar plan for Carroll County; supervisors raise airport, permitting concerns
Summary
Samsung C&T representatives presented a preliminary plan for the Pine Branch solar project to the Carroll County Board of Supervisors, describing a roughly 40-megawatt facility, permitting and interconnection timelines, economic estimates and decommissioning plans. Supervisors asked about FAA coordination and cultural and environmental reviews.
Madison Brandt, a project manager for Samsung C&T, and Chris Simmons, Samsung C&T America's development manager, presented the Pine Branch solar project to the Carroll County Board of Supervisors during the board's June meeting.
The developers described the site as roughly 8 miles from Hillsville in the northwest corner of the North Carrollton area with a target capacity of about 40 megawatts and a possible additional base adder above 20 megawatts. Brandt said the team has options or leases across three landowners totaling roughly 362 acres, with an estimated in‑fence footprint of about 259 acres that would include PV panels, racking, inverter stations, collector cabling, a project substation and a utility switchyard.
Samsung said it submitted an interconnection request to PJM Interconnection in December 2024. The company presented an estimated interconnection schedule that anticipates a phase 1 system study in fourth quarter 2025, phase 2 in second quarter 2026, phase 3 in fourth quarter 2026, and execution of an…
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