Planning commission forwards Powhatan Road community solar project to supervisors with recommendation for approval

The King George County Planning Commission voted to forward application Z2025‑00304 for the Powhatan Road solar project to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation for approval.

Staff introduced the application as a special‑exception permit to place a medium‑scale, roughly 4.99‑megawatt solar facility on about 24 acres of a 158‑acre parcel at 8375 Powhatan Road. Project manager Kara Romaine said the array is intended to participate in the Virginia shared‑solar program, allowing Dominion Energy customers to subscribe and receive roughly 10% monthly bill savings; she estimated the project could serve about 1,000 homes and said the developer has a fully executed interconnection agreement with Dominion Energy.

Why it matters: Commissioners weighed potential local benefits — property‑tax revenue, new income for a long‑time farmer and community solar subscriptions — against construction impacts raised by neighbors, including noise, truck traffic on narrow roads and effects on nearby equine boarding and training operations.

The a…