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Developers propose 5‑MW Powhatan Road community solar to support family farm; applicants cite Dominion interconnection and local benefits
Summary
ESA representatives and the landowner presented a 5 MW community-solar special-exception proposal on Powhatan Road (about 24 acres of a 157-acre property). Applicants highlighted buffers, an interconnection agreement with Dominion Energy, decommissioning surety, and a proposed $60,000 community benefit for the local high-school apprenticeship program.
Developers from ESA and landowner Larry Carr presented a 5-megawatt community-solar special-exception application for a Powhatan Road site to the Planning Commission and answered commissioners’ questions about construction, environmental protections and interconnection. No final action was taken; staff indicated the application will return for further review and a formal public hearing after the applicant updates materials.
Kara Romaine, project development manager with ESA, said the site sits in the James Madison voting precinct on about 157 acres and that the proposed arrays would occupy roughly 24 acres split north and south of Powhatan Road. She described project design elements:…
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