Solar farm developers with an eye on the open spaces of Fauquier County are finding an increasingly difficult road to win approval even as demand for energy grows. The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Thursday night to uphold an earlier planning commission ruling which blocked construction of a proposed 80-megawatt solar farm in Bristersburg. The decision presents a serious hurdle for the growth of solar energy in Fauquier County. Only one solar project has made it past the county planning commission since 2017 despite rising energy demand.
A shadow has been cast over the future of solar in Fauquier after the Board of Supervisors rejected a renewable energy company s appeal to proceed with its proposal for a
Warrenton resident and Fauquier County High School senior Raeid Ebrahim intends to run as an independent for Center District supervisor, he told FauquierNow.
In a 4-1 decision, the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on Wednesday to reappropriate $15.9 million, including a nearly $4.5 million carryover request from the School Board,