…residents A discussion on how to plan for future utility scale solar applications. “To date, applicants have submitted six utility-scale conditional use permit requests involving almost 4,000 acres,” reads the staff report from that last one. “Currently no guidelines, policies, or…
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Sign Up For Solarize Piedmont
Get started by filling out our online form to get a free assessment to determine if your home is a good candidate for solar. There is absolutely no commitment until, and if, you sign a contract with an installer. If you…
On The Ground – Fall 2019
…county officials with difficult land-use decisions. Cricket Solar – A Foregone Application The Cricket Solar, LLC application, submitted by BayWa r.e., was officially withdrawn on August 26th. After multiple changes to the Site Plan since its original submission in December…
A Few Highlights from 2019
…conservation easements of working farmland in Culpeper. Update on Utility-Scale Solar The Cricket Solar, LLC application — an approximately 80-megawatt/1,500-acre facility — was officially withdrawn in August. Despite multiple site plan revisions to the original submission, the applicant did not…
On the Ground Updates – March 2020
…Blue Ridge”) introducing four topics about the region—natural and recreational aspects, threats and challenges, conservation easements, and local land protection programs—with insight from three conservation easement landowners. Culpeper Maroon Solar Return, Utility-Scale Solar In late-January, Strata Solar submitted a new…
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of June 5, 2023
…for permitting and approving utility-scale solar solar project and learn more about how county staff plan to pay for the purchase of 462 acres of land next to Rivanna Station. Louisa Supervisors on Monday will consider an amendment to county…
On The Ground Updates – September 2023
…future installations in the county. As an alternative, PEC is recommending a strong ordinance that supports private solar for farmers and residents and allows limited utility-scale solar in a way that protects agricultural lands and quality of life. Culpeper North…
2024 General Assembly: Building Bipartisan Support for Conservation
…clean, renewable solar power. However, not everyone can put solar on their own rooftop due to ownership, capital, or other technical restraints. Community solar is an alternative that allows Virginians to power their homes and businesses with smaller solar projects,…
2023 Highlights: A Holistic Approach to Conservation
…to Community Solar,” “Powering Progress Through Rooftop Solar,” and “Deploying Utility-Scale Solar Responsibly.” Hiking on PEC’s Old Carolina Road Trail at Gilberts Corner. Credit Hugh Kenny/PEC Setting an Example Through Land Ownership PEC has taken on the occasional role of…
Meet Ashish Kapoor, Senior Energy & Climate Policy Analyst
…centers, organizing a solar-on-the-farm workshop for later this year, working on the Solarize Piedmont campaign, engaging with the Virginia Conservation Network and the DEQ taskforce as part of HB 206, and advocating for various distributed solar solutions. The intersection of…