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Shenandoah County approves Old Valley Solar project with buffer and grazing conditions
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a special-use permit for the Old Valley Solar Project (5 MW shared-solar) with modified conditions: evergreen buffers raised from an initial 4-foot stock to at least 6 feet and a grazing plan to be developed in consultation with the Virginia Cooperative Extension; the applicant offered a one-time $200,000 payment to the county.
The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 approved a special-use permit for the Old Valley Solar Project, a proposed 5-megawatt shared-solar installation sited largely on a former landfill off Landfill Road.
Kara Romaine, the project manager, said the project is intended to participate in Virginia's shared-solar program and could serve up to about 1,000 homes, including a state-mandated 30 percent carve-out for low- to moderate-income customers. Romaine said the project team conducted community engagement, performed a balloon test to study visual impacts, proposed additional…
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