Solar Farm approved by Board of Supervisors

The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors granted a special exceptions permit and approved a 17 acre solar farm on a farm in the Pattonsburg section of Buchanan. The farm has been in the family for 6 generations.

The project is called Solar Star Buchanan 2

Takeaways about the project:

TotalEnergies Renewables is the energy company and is an international Company based in France. This solar farm is in the Dominion Energy Pilot Program

Dominion Energy says the solar power panels which are a few feet above ground, could generate power for over 250 homes

The solar power panels array will not be visible to the public.

The lifetime of the solar project will be 25-30 years

No date for construction to begin was set

–Cathy Benson, the Botetourt Bee