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Lunenburg adopts $25,000-per-megawatt solar developer compensation policy, raises CUP fee
Summary
The Board adopted a policy requiring solar developers to pay $25,000 per megawatt in additional compensation (paid in three installments) and increased the application fee for solar farm CUPs to $2,500; the Board also noted Red Brick Solar must move forward on its CUP timeline.
At its May 12, 2022 meeting the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors adopted a financial compensation policy for solar developments and approved a higher Conditional Use Permit application fee for solar farms.
Supervisor T. Wayne Hoover, reporting for the Finance Committee, recommended that in addition to annual revenue-share payments solar developers pay the County $25,000 per megawatt of generated capacity to help offset county costs (for example, the emergency communications system Project LUIS). The Board…
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