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Planning Commission Recommends 12-MW Oral Oaks Solar Project, Cites Conditions on Slopes, Decommissioning and Panel Removal
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a 12-megawatt Oral Oaks Solar array on a 128.239-acre parcel, subject to conditions addressing slopes, removal of materials, wetland avoidance, VDOT/VDH/agency requirements, site drainage testing and assurances on panel recycling and decommissioning.
The Lunenburg County Planning Commission on March 7 voted unanimously to recommend approval of Conditional Use Permit (CUP 1-23) for Oral Oaks Solar, a proposed 12-megawatt utility-scale solar array sited on parcel 058-0A-0-29 (128.239 acres) with frontage on Oral Oaks Road near Kenbridge.
Tom Holt of Amersco presented the project to the commission, outlining the project team, site plan, proposed panel technology and public-health and safety considerations. Commissioners asked multiple technical and siting questions: project naming and who would receive the substantial cash payment; whether the array would interconnect to Dominion Energy or…
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