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Developers pitch 4.99 MW Powhatan Road community solar; neighbors raise traffic, runoff and disposal questions
Summary
A developer presented a 4.99-megawatt community solar project on 24 acres of a 158-acre farm in the James Madison District, promising subscriber bill savings and a 30% low-income carve-out. Supervisors and neighbors pressed on VDOT access, stormwater controls and long-term panel disposal; staff recommended 18 conditions and a decommissioning bond.
Developer Kara Romaine told the King George County Board of Supervisors that her Powhatan Road project is designed as a 4.99-megawatt community-shared solar array that would participate in Virginia shared solar and connect to an existing three-phase distribution line.
"For a 4.99 megawatt project, this could serve up to 1,000 households and save subscribers about $5,400,000 over 20 years," Romaine said, explaining the subscription structure and the developer's plan to reserve 30% of project capacity for low-to-moderate-income customers.
The project would occupy roughly 24 acres of a 158-acre farm and retain forest buffers to the north and south. Romaine said the company would plant a 30-foot-wide…
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