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About North Anna River Solar

North Anna River Solar is working alongside environmental experts, neighbors, and County leaders to develop a Project that can optimally blend with the natural landscape of the area. The project includes extensive setbacks, vegetative screening, and numerous wildlife corridors.

 

Project Details

North Anna Solar will be built entirely on private land, on ground mounted solar arrays. Located in a rural area with few neighbors, the project seeks to ensure the solar panels have minimal visual impacts. The project will produce 72 MWs of electricity, provide approximately 65 local jobs and increase direct and indirect County and community revenue.

North Anna Solar was carefully sited. The project is in close proximity to the existing electrical transmission infrastructure.  No new transmission lines will be required. The project has been designed with extensive buffers, open space, and wildlife corridors.

The Facts About Anna River Solar

  • Located 1.6 miles north of Beaverdam, VA.
  • Generate up to 72 MW of electricity, enough to power 18,000 VA homes.
  • Approximately 22 percent of the project will be occupied by solar panels.
  • Approximately 55 percent of the project will remain undisturbed, open space or wildlife corridors.
  • The project is setback a minimum of 500 feet from the nearest residence with many adjacent homes over 1000 feet from the project.
  • At least 150-feet of existing mature timber or planted vegetative buffering to be maintained around the entire project.
  • The project has been designed to protect local waterways with the incorporation of a 100 foot from all RPA (Resource Protection Areas) and 500-foot setback from the project to the North Anna River.
  • The project will not produce any light pollution and will fully comply with the County regulations governing both light and sound.
  • All activity set back at least 150-feet from all property lines.
  • Generate at least $13.9 million in direct revenue to the County and $16.9 million to the County and the community over the life of the project

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