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Nelson County board approves siting agreements for battery storage projects
Summary
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution authorizing voluntary siting agreements for two battery energy storage projects, including commitments to charitable donations and local emergency-response planning; the county administrator was authorized to sign the agreements.
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt Resolution R2025-79 authorizing voluntary siting agreements for two battery energy storage projects at local utility substations and giving the county administrator authority to sign the agreements.
County staff introduced the agreements as voluntary contracts allowed under Virginia state code that let applicants provide funds to the locality to mitigate project impacts. "These battery energy storage systems will benefit local CVEC customers by keeping rates down during peak usage…
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