Staff updates: solar projects, PJM transmission study noted; commissioners to request production data

Apr 17, 2025

Planning staff updated Commissioners on approved and pending solar projects and reported the Board left Commission membership unchanged. Commissioner Belinda Strom said PJM will run another transmission study that could require some lines to be upgraded from 115 kV to 230 kV; staff offered to request production figures from local solar operators at Red House and Twitty’s Creek.

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Staff told the Planning Commission that previously approved solar projects and pending solar applications remain under review and that the Board of Supervisors voted to make no changes to the Commission’s makeup after discussion about town representation.

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