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KING WILLIAM — A bid to build a small solar farm in a rural part of King William County failed to win the support of the planning commission last week.

DG King William Solar LLC requested a conditional use permit for a “small-scale solar facility in the agricultural district.”

The West Point Solar Energy Center, a 4.6-megawatt farm on 94 acres at 31903 King William Road, would occupy 23.6 acres of the site, according to County Planner Joyce Wolfe. The facility would help meet the aims of the Virginia Clean Energy Act of 2020, which sets targets intended to reach net-zero greenhouse emissions in the state by 2045.

Six members of the public expressed concerns about the proposal during a public hearing on Dec. 2. Some claimed it could impact th

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