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Public raises notice and land-use questions at Carroll County hearing on Pine Branch solar project; supervisors table agreement
Summary
At a public hearing on a proposed 40-megawatt Pine Branch solar and battery storage project, residents asked whether electricity or benefits would remain local and raised notice and land-use concerns. Samsung's developer said the project interconnects to a high-voltage transmission line and offered further outreach; the board voted to table action.
Carroll County held a public hearing on Sept. 3 for a proposed utility-scale solar and battery siting agreement (the Pine Branch project). Residents and advocates raised questions about local benefits, notice and decommissioning; the board ultimately voted to table the agreement until a later meeting.
Greg Alger, who said he learned of the project only last week, asked whether electricity generated would serve Carroll County or be pushed onto the regional grid and questioned community notification. "I didn't even know about this solar panel thing till last week," he said, adding that…
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