County |
Location |
Acreage |
Size (MW) |
Status |
Developer |
Augusta |
Lyndhurst and Stuarts Draft |
1000 acres of panels (on 2600 acres) |
125 |
Motion to deny the SUP passed 4-3 on May 22, 2019 |
Community Energy Solar |
Augusta |
Greater Stuarts Draft area |
560 acres of panels (on 880 acres) |
83 |
Planning Commission voted 4-3 against the project on January 12, 2021
The project application has been withdrawn. |
Round Hill Solar LLC & Strata Solar |
Augusta |
Waynesboro |
50 acres of panels (on 90 acres) |
5 |
Board of Zoning Appeals approved Aug 5, 2021 |
Dynamic Energy Systems, LLC |
Augusta |
Fishersville |
12 acres of panels (on 50 acres) |
3.88 |
Board of Zoning Appeals approved Aug 5, 2021 |
Augusta CSG |
Augusta |
Stuarts Draft |
45 acres of panels (on 80 acres) |
3 |
Board of Zoning Appeals approved Nov 4, 2021 |
Wayne Avenue Solar I / Borrego Solar Systems, Inc. |
Frederick |
West of Stephens City |
370 acres of panels (on 668.5 acres) |
75 |
Board of Supervisors unanimously approved CUP on July 8th, 2020 |
Urban Grid & Foxglove Solar LLC |
Frederick |
Southwest of Stephens City |
705 acres of panels (on 1605 acres) |
80 – 130 |
Board of Supervisors unanimously approved CUP on September 23, 2020 |
Bartonsville Energy Facility (TCE Virginia Development) |
Frederick |
West of Gore |
80 acres of panels (on 326 acres) |
20 |
After Board of Supervisors March 2021 rejection and subsequent successful lawsuit by developer, Planning Commission approved CUP on December 1, 2021 |
Blue Ridge Energy Holdings LLC |
Harrisonburg |
Northeast Corner of N Liberty Street & Acorn Dr |
10 acres |
1.4 |
In operation. |
Harrisonburg Electric Commission (HEC) |
Page |
Near Stanley |
340 acres |
20 |
Motion to approve the SUP passed 4-2 on April 2, 2019 |
Urban Grid |
Page |
North of Luray |
560 acres |
100 |
Motion to approve the SUP failed 3-3 on April 2, 2019
Planning Commission recommended denial of SUP resubmission in March 2022.
SUP withdrawn by developer August 2022. |
Urban Grid/Cape Solar |
Rockingham |
South of New Market, near Endless Caverns |
149 acres |
31.4 |
A revised third request for SUP was approved by the Board of Supervisors on Dec 8, 2021 |
Caden Energix LLC |
Rockingham |
Elkton |
27 acres |
3 |
SUP approved by Board of Supervisors Dec 8, 2022 |
SolAmerica Energy |
Rockingham |
Elkton |
149 acres of panels (on 375 acres) |
70 |
A revised SUP was approved by the Board of Supervisors on March 8, 2023 |
Knight Solar, LLC |
Rockingham |
Elkton |
19 acres of panels (on 36 acres) |
3 |
SUP denied by Board of Supervisors February 8, 2023 |
Hexagon Energy |
Rockingham |
Dayton |
40 acres |
3 |
SUP denied by Board of Supervisors on Feb 23, 2022 |
Dynamic Energy Systems, LLC |
Rockingham |
North of Port Republic off of Route 340 |
150 acres of panels (on 564 acres) |
50 |
SUP approved by Board of Supervisors on Nov, 16 2022 |
Sun Ridge Solar |
Rockingham |
Mount Crawford |
16 acres of panels (on 58 acres) |
4.8 |
SUP denied by Board of Supervisors on Dec, 14 2022 |
Solar Star Mount Crawford 1, LLC |
Rockingham |
South of New Market, near Endless Caverns |
24 acres of battery storage (on 244 acres) |
200 |
SUP approved by Board of Supervisors on Dec 14, 2022 |
Prospect Powers LLC |
Rockingham |
Keezletown |
24 acres of panels (on 41 acres) |
5 |
SUP denied by Board of Supervisors on Dec 14, 2022 |
Mountain Valley Solar LLC |
Shenandoah, Town of Mount Jackson, Phase 1 |
South of Mount Jackson, property was annexed by the town in 2016 |
160 acres |
15 |
Town Council approved SUP in 2017; construction ongoing as of April 2021 |
Energix |
Shenandoah, Town of Mount Jackson, Phase 2 |
South of Mount Jackson, property was annexed by the town in 2016 |
175 acres |
18.9 |
Town Council approved SUP in October 2018 |
Energix |
Shenandoah, Town of Mount Jackson, Phase 3 |
South of Mount Jackson, property was annexed by the town in 2016 |
145 acres |
16.2 |
Town Council approved SUP in October 2018 |
Energix |
Shenandoah, Town of Mount Jackson, Phase 4 |
South of Mount Jackson, property was annexed by the town in 2016 |
129 acres |
30 |
Planning Commission will consider SUP in January 2022 |
Energix |
Shenandoah |
Mount Jackson |
32 acres |
3.19 |
Request for SUP approved by Board of Supervisors Oct 27, 2020 |
Randolf Solar Partners, LLC |
Shenandoah |
Edinburg |
168 acres |
45 |
Request for SUP tabled by Planning Commission on December 2, 2021 |
MSolar Industries |
Warren (Town of Front Royal) |
West of Marys Shady Lane, South of I-66 |
75-125 acres of panels (on 179 acres) |
unavailable |
Special Use Permit Application filed June 8, 2020 |
Front Royal Limited Partnership |