SunPower Corporation has notified the Department of Environmental Quality that it intends to submit the necessary documentation for a Permit by Rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in Southampton County.  The project will consist of a photovoltaic solar facility of up to 91 megawatts of capacity on approximately 525 acres of land.  The proposed site is situated south and west of Southampton Parkway, east of Smiths Ferry Road, and north of farms that border Brooks Road; approximately 1.5 miles south of Franklin.  When fully commissioned the facility will have approximately 290,000 solar panels.