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Planning commission finds energy‑storage proposal not in accord with comprehensive plan and recommends denial
Summary
The commission concluded that the Summer Sweet 50‑MW energy‑storage project near Morrisville is not substantially in accord with the county comprehensive plan and forwarded the special‑exception application to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of denial, citing proximity to a school, groundwater and an ongoing zoning violation on the property.
The Fauquier County Planning Commission voted 4–1 to find that the proposed 50‑megawatt Summer Sweet Energy Center is not substantially in accord with the county comprehensive plan and then recommended denial of the project’s special‑exception application to the Board of Supervisors.
Staff presented the project as an electrical distribution‑connected energy storage facility proposed on approximately 16 acres within a ~34‑acre parcel. The design includes about 204 battery enclosures, an approximately…
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