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Appomattox supervisors adopt stronger rules for utility‑scale solar, add battery and decommissioning requirements
Summary
The board approved amendments to Appomattox County Code chapter 19.6‑97 to strengthen requirements for utility‑scale solar projects, including added review for battery energy storage, decommissioning, larger buffers and new setbacks; supervisors asked planning staff to consider capacity limits for residential batteries.
At a public hearing on zoning amendments, the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors approved revisions to chapter 19.6‑97 of the county code regulating utility‑scale solar energy farms.
The ordinance amendments, recommended 6–1 by the planning commission, add clarification for battery energy‑storage facilities, require studies (natural heritage, cultural resources, glint and glare, water resources and emergency‑services assessments), strengthen decommissioning and…
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