Sunfish Solar LLC has provided the Department of Environmental Quality a notice of intent (NOI) to submit the necessary documents for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) located in Orange County, pursuant to Virginia Regulation 9VAC15-60. The project name is Sunfish Solar; the DEQ project number is RE0000306.

The project will be in northern Orange County, east of U.S. Route 522 – Zachary Taylor Highway and south of the Rapidan River near the Orange County/Culpepper County border; the project will be centered at Latitude: 38.335072, Latitude: -77.938685. The proposed maximum generating capacity is 80 megawatts alternating current (MWAC) with approximately 588 acres of land disturbance and includes approximately 180,830 photovoltaic solar modules with an average of 580-watt panel rating. The project developer is BayWa r.e.