Resident urges county to apply Virginia mitigation rules when reviewing large solar projects

Jul 9, 2025

A Keysville resident urged supervisors to consider riparian buffers and HB 206 mitigation requirements during local solar conditional-use reviews and recommended county training on the statute's implementation.

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P.K. Pettis of Keysville told supervisors that while renewable energy will continue to expand, local governments need to design solar projects to minimize impacts on natural and cultural resources and to use state guidance during conditional-use reviews.

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