Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
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Department of Environmental Quality

General Notice
Revised Notice of Intent for Hera Solar Project - Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar) – DEQ Project Number RE0000328
Date Posted: 10/15/2026
Expiration Date: 11/16/2026
Submitted to Registrar for publication: YES
No comment forum defined for this notice.

Hera Solar, LLC provided the Department of Environmental Quality a revised notice of intent (NOI) to submit the necessary documentation for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project in Tazewell County, pursuant to Virginia Regulation 9VAC15-60 et. seq. The original NOI was submitted to DEQ and posted to Town Hall on September 23, 2024, stating the project was 20 MWac on a 720-acre parcel. The new NOI reduces the project to 13.3 MWac on 120 acres of the larger 720-acre parcel. The project location is centered at 37.172135, -81.503604 off of Lake Witten Road in North Tazewell, Virginia. The number of photovoltaic modules has also decreased from approximately 48,000 to 36,129. The project developer is Energix Renewables.

The initial Notice of intent may be accessed through the following link: https://townhall.virginia.gov/L/ViewNotice.cfm?gnid=2950 


Contact Information
Name / Title: Amber Foster  / Renewable Energy PBR Coordinator
Address: PO Box 1105
Richmond, 23218
Email Address: amber.foster@deq.virginia.gov
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