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KING WILLIAM — A solar facility in King William County is expected to open by the end of the year, more than two years later than originally planned, according to Dominion Energy.
The 77-megawatt Sweet Sue Solar facility was approved in 2020 and intended to open in October 2024. That date slipped to April 2026 and now won’t be done until the end of the year, the Board of Supervisors heard on March 23.
“The project was originally planned for October 1, 2024. We had some delays created by environmental discoveries,” John Behreandt, Dominion’s construction project manager for the project. “That caused us to have to delay, to take a step back and focus on what the environmental impacts really might be and what they could be if we continue.”
He said Dominion put “further enhancements in place” and involved more engineering firms in the solar facility.
Behreandt said work also stopped on the site when large storms swept through the area. Now, however, Dominion is working on the mechanical and electrical phases of the project and is revegetating the site, he said.
Dominion is rebuilding and stabilizing two dams near the solar farm to “improve stability and performance,” he said.
The solar farm is expected to be supplying electricity to the grid and local electricity users by the end of the year. About 150 workers are employed at the site.
Since Sweet Sue was approved in 2020, the county has taken a more skeptical approach to solar power. Last year, when a small solar project was rejected, Planning Commission Chair Darrell Kellum raised constituent concerns over water run-off issues at Sweet Sue.
David Macaulay, Davidmacaulayva@gmail.com
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