We’ve started to add new resource pages on citizen organizing in your county or town to make sure your voice is heard.
The first page includes tips on how to start a local group to share your concerns about large, utility-scale solar projects on Virginia’s agricultural and forested lands.
The second resource page shares ideas on how to spread the word in your community about your group and your concerns over utility-scale solar projects that are being proposed for your county or town.
A third page includes a letter from a solar developer to county officials. This illustrates how big solar developments can be in the works for months, sometimes years, before ordinary citizens are even aware that something is being planned for their community.
Coming soon!: A chart showing the key provisions of solar ordinances across Virginia counties, including required set-backs from neighboring properties, project size caps, requirements for community notifications, environmental protections, and decommissioning agreements. We’ll be rolling this out gradually, since there are 79 counties with utility-scale solar projects that are in operation, under construction, or at various stages of development.