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Pulaski County will be the site of the largest solar energy farm in Southwest Virginia and one of the largest on the East Coast.
On a 3-1 vote, the board of supervisors approved a special use permit that opens the way for Chicago-based Hecate Energy and its Virginia-based partner AgriSunPower to lease 2,700 acres of private farmland for the $400 Million project near the New River Valley Airport and NRV Commerce Park.
Supervisor Charles Bopp voted no, saying he opposed the project and felt bound to represent those residents who also oppose it.
Board Chairman Joseph Guthrie, who is among the many landowners who have agreed to lease farm land for the project, abstained. He had opened the meeting by reading a detailed statement defending the legality of participating in the decision process.
Pulaski Countyâs government year will begin with consideration of what would be the largest solar farm in Southwest Virginia â and one of the largest in the state.
Hecate Energy and its Virginia affiliate, AgriSunPower, have applied for a special use permit that would allow property owners in the county to lease their land to the Chicago-based company to build a solar farm capable of producing up to 300 megawatts of energy at its peak, enough to power approximately 57,000 homes, according to company spokesman Jay Poole. The project would encompass more than 2,000 acres near the New River Valley Airport and NRV Commerce Park.