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County staff updates on eight solar projects and an appealed variance for a proposed Ethiopian church
Summary
Staff reported eight solar projects are in the state CPCN queue (Pine Rock, Bear Branch, others); one draft denial at Pine Rock may be resolved by an amended decommissioning plan and Bear Branch has preliminary approval pending an appeal period. Staff also said it approved a variance to remove specimen trees for an Ethiopian church site; that variance is now appealed to the BZA and in circuit court.
County planning staff updated the Carroll County Planning Commission on Feb. 5 about multiple utility-scale solar projects and a contested variance related to a proposed Ethiopian church.
Chris, a county staff member, told commissioners that eight projects in Carroll County are undergoing Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) review at the Maryland Public Service Commission. He identified the Pine Rock Solar project on Sullivan Road as facing a draft decision that would deny the CPCN due to decommissioning-plan inconsistencies but said the judge has allowed the applicant to amend that plan and suggested an approval could follow if the decommissioning plan is fixed. "I've read through her draft decision. I'd say the…
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