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Thursday, July 2, 2026/Categories: News Board
In the 2026 Regular Session, the Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation pertaining to special exceptions in the local regulation of solar facilities, in Chapter 1068 (HB711) & Chapter 1005 (SB347), as signed by the Governor and codified in §§ 15.2-2241.2, 15.2-2288.7, and 15.2-2288.8 of the Code of Virginia. This legislation, among other things requires all localities to furnish the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) with a record of special exception decisions reached for solar photovoltaic projects, not more than 60 days after such decision is made.
As part of this implementation, the Commission Staff is hereby reaching out to interested parties to provide information on where to file the information, and the location of the public database. Both can be found at the following Commission’s website:
Virginia SCC - Special Exception Submission
This website contains a direct link to the Special Exception Decision Record for Solar Photovoltaic Projects form and the current Database of Locality Special Exception Decision Records for Solar Photovoltaic Projects.
SCC Contact: Matthew Unger, matthew.unger@scc.virginia.gov
