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Lunenburg supervisors approve 60 MW Wheelhouse Solar CUP and siting agreement; one abstention
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved CUP 8-22 for a 60 MW Wheelhouse Solar project and its siting agreement, with Supervisor Frank Bacon abstaining due to a disclosed property conflict. The board also raised utility CUP fees and directed staff to research a temporary pause on new solar applications.
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors on June 8 approved a conditional use permit (CUP 8-22) and a related siting agreement for Wheelhouse Solar, a proposed 60-megawatt utility-scale array spanning nine parcels and about 676 acres west/northwest of Victoria, Va. The motions passed with six supervisors voting yes and Supervisor Frank Bacon abstaining after disclosing he owns property that could be used in solar projects.
The decision followed a presentation from Community Development Director Taylor King and Garrett Weeks of Palladium Energy describing the project’s scope, environmental buffers, community outreach and a decommissioning plan. Lindsay Edwards of The Berkley Group, the county’s third-party reviewer, said the application is consistent with the county’s Comprehensive Plan and offered the board options to approve with conditions, deny, or…
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