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County grants permit extension for solar project

Chatham Star-Tribune · last updated

Pittsylvania County will give a second solar developer more time to build a large-scale project.

Three years ago, the county approved a use permit for Firefly Energy to build a 200-megawatt facility on 3,700 acres in Ringgold and Sutherlin. It will be a 200-megawatt alternating current utility-scale solar energy grid. Over a 35-year span, the project is expected to generate more than 12 million dollars in revenue for the county.

The permit runs out on July 1. Developers asked the county to extend the deadline one more year. Delays from regional power broker P.J.M. are cited for holding back the start of construction.

The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors voted last to extend the length of Firefly’s permit.

Last month, the County voted to extend the permit of the Shockoe Solar Project in Java. Theirs was also due to expire this coming summer.

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