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Planning commission recommends approval of Dominion Energy amendment to Mulberry battery-storage permit after safety debate
Summary
The Richmond County Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve Dominion Energy's request to extend a building-permit deadline, alter a fire-suppression condition, and allow expansion of an energy-storage site from 75 MW to 325 MW after technical testimony from fire officials and Dominion engineers and public questions about safety and container counts.
The Richmond County Planning Commission on April 6 voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve amendments to a 2022 special-exception permit for Dominion Energy’s Mulberry energy-storage project. The commission’s recommendation covers three changes: a requested extension to obtain a building permit, revised fire-protection language replacing a dry-pipe manual flooding requirement, and authorization for the applicant to pursue a higher overall capacity (from 75 megawatts to 325 megawatts).
Planning staff opened the hearing by saying the applicant asked that the permit deadline be extended up to three years from approval of any amendment, that a dry-pipe manual flooding requirement be removed in favor of conservative separation distances and modern containment measures, and that the proposed site capacity be increased. Hope, the planning staff member who presented the item, said staff recommended the amendments subject to revised condition wording and…
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