Parking Information: Please enter the American Legion grounds from Kings Hill Road, rather than Route 15/29. Parking areas are gravel near the building, with overflow on the grassy area just after entering from Kings Hill Road.

Entrance and Parking Directions Map

Solar energy can be an asset to local communities if planned well, or a continual source of complaint for planners and elected officials. Learn how to plan for utility-scale solar development and promote residential solar projects at this free half-day workshop hosted by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission and Piedmont Environmental Council.

Registration and light refreshments will begin at 8:30 am, and the event will start promptly at 9:00am.

Presentations to include (subject to change):

• Overview of Solar in Virginia- Kaitlin Savage, Solar Research Institute

• Solar Regulations and Permitting- Mary Major, DEQ

• Legal, economic, and tax considerations for Local Governments- Joe Lerch, VACO
• Local Planning Case Studies - Anne Ducey-Ortiz, Gloucester County & Beth Lewis, Southampton County

• Promoting Residential Solar- Robert Lazaro, NVRC and Julie Bolthouse, PEC

• Transforming Brownfields into Solar Projects- Vince Maiden, DEQ

For further information please contact Michelle Edwards at

(540) 829-7450 or medwards@rrregion.org

Update: The Solar Planning Workshop is eligible for 3 AICP Certification Maintenance credits through the Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association