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Developers pitch 162‑acre solar and storage lease near Waller Mill Reservoir; residents warn of watershed risks
Summary
Developers told the Williamsburg City Council work session they could build nearly 20 MW of solar and an 8 MW battery on city land adjacent to Waller Mill Reservoir under a lease option tied to a Dominion RFP; residents and some council members raised concerns about clearing about 162 acres in the reservoir watershed and water‑quality impacts.
Synergy, a developer that said it has more than 17 years of experience and a portfolio of projects nationwide, presented a preliminary proposal to the Williamsburg City Council to lease roughly 162 acres the city owns near Waller Mill Reservoir for a ground‑mounted solar installation and an 8 MW battery. The company said the layout under discussion would include two arrays totaling about 19.8 megawatts and an 8 MW battery, and that its early financial model shows upfront payments and lease revenue that would exceed $4 million over the 15‑year structure they outlined.
The developer framed the proposal as an opportunity to submit a competitive bid into a Dominion Energy RFP that it said closes in February, but it emphasized that the next contractual step for the city would be a short lease option to allow the company to file an interconnection application with Dominion — not a full, multiyear lease. "Executing the lease option ... just gives us the permission to input an interconnection application with…
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