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Department of Environmental Quality

Department of Environmental Quality

Small Solar Renewable Energy Projects Permit Regulation [9 VAC 15 ‑ 60]

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Public Petition for Rulemaking: Endless Caverns North Project/Endless Caverns South Project, Notice of Deficiencies, Request for Permanent Cancellation of PBR, and Petition to Amend DEQ Regulations under the APA

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CLOSED Opened on 1/2/2023 and Ended on 1/23/2023

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Based on public comment and staff analysis, the Director denied the petition for rulemaking for the following reasons:

1. The petition arrived during an active rulemaking to amend the Solar PBR, and it is during that rulemaking that the concerns of the petitioner may be addressed as appropriate.

2. All entities conducting business in the Commonwealth of Virginia must be registered with the Virginia State Corporatio ...... expand note

note last modified: 04/11/2023 at 4:27pm

33 comments

Comment Title	Commenter	Date Oldest First
Energex is detrimental to the enviroment	Brian and Michelle Turner	1/23/23 10:42 pm
Change NOI	Brenda Sessor	1/23/23 9:31 pm
Question about Bats/Brook Floaters	Joni S Lam	1/23/23 9:01 pm
Obvious Stormwater Issues	Chesapeake Bay Watershed Concerned Member	1/23/23 6:20 pm
Against Farmland Use	Roy Kipps	1/23/23 5:45 pm
Solar impact	David Jenkins	1/23/23 5:26 pm
increased access to information results in better informed local decisions	Kate Wofford	1/23/23 5:07 pm
Caden Energix Endless Caverns solar	Tommie Martz	1/23/23 4:03 pm
We do not need River Trail or any other project from Energix DEQ violators	Eugenio Burgaleta III	1/23/23 2:07 pm
Disruption of the Shenandoah Valley	Mike Stewart, Endless Caverns	1/23/23 10:51 am
Worried about the wildlife impacted by the caden energix endless caverns north and south project	Frances Jones	1/23/23 9:58 am
Endless Caverns North Project/Endless Caverns South Project -- Request for Denial of PBR Application	Robert Boisture and Mary Margaret Pipkin	1/23/23 9:50 am
Solar project on Hebron	Greg Sudholt	1/23/23 8:48 am
Caden energix endless caverns north and south project is just way too large	Stevie Jones	1/23/23 12:43 am
Amend NOI	Scott Flood	1/22/23 11:57 pm
Too many questions still exist	WFO Inc.	1/22/23 8:54 pm
Stop Caden Energix Endless Caverns comment	Greta & Randy Miller	1/22/23 4:32 pm
Our Concerns over Energix Endless Caverns (both projects)	Dennis & Belva Higgs	1/22/23 3:32 pm
Hell NO to this Energix Abomination	Ralph Nader	1/17/23 10:22 pm
NO TO ENERGIX	Concerned Voter	1/17/23 10:20 pm
Recommendation on proposed PBR regulation changes	Matthew Meares	1/17/23 11:45 am
No to Energix	Mary Hodge	1/16/23 1:53 pm
Caden Energix Environmental Violations	Robert & Sandra Goodman	1/15/23 3:57 pm
Care about the environment	Anonymous (207863)	1/10/23 8:50 pm
DEQ must change NOI regulations to ensure fairness and transparency	Virginia Coalition for Human Rights	1/10/23 9:32 am
Energix Must Not Disrupt Nature's Plan	Paul Murphy, Ph.D.	1/9/23 10:00 am
We don't need violators of international law and local environmental regulations in Virginia	Katherine Metres Akbar, Person2Person International	1/7/23 12:50 pm
Energix deception regarding proposed River Trail project	Eugenio Burgaleta	1/6/23 1:35 pm
Deception by Energix	kenneth a jemielity	1/5/23 10:28 am
Public concerns	Cody Miller	1/4/23 8:08 pm
Environmental Concerns Regarding Caden Energix	Jeff and Charity Derrow	1/3/23 9:22 pm
Negative Impacts	Duane Lam	1/3/23 8:18 pm
No to solar companies who abuse DEQ rules	Joni Lam and Rockingham County Citizens for Responsible Solar	1/3/23 3:07 pm

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