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Commission continues solar facility study; members discuss acreage limits, buffers and enforcement
Summary
During Old Business the commission continued a Solar Facility Study, discussing potential acreage caps (example: 500 acres), a "fair share" calculation tied to county electricity use, slope/runoff, DEQ regulatory language for enforcement, topography differences, buffer retention during clearing, fee schedules and the potential need for a battery storage ordinance. Chair emphasized the pause is not a moratorium.
The Lunenburg County Planning Commission spent a portion of its Oct. 5 meeting on its Solar Facility Study, continuing a discussion that focuses on how the county should approach large-scale solar projects and what provisions a solar ordinance should include.
Commissioners identified several areas of concern and possible ordinance language: loss of…
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