Waller Solar

Project Overview

Waller Solar will occupy approximately 1,000 acres of privately owned land at the north end of Lancaster County, near the communities of Alfonso and Nuttsville. About 70% of the land in the proposed project is currently in timber production. The remaining 30% currently is farmland. At the end of the Project’s expected 40 year life, the equipment will be removed and the land can be returned to agricultural and timber uses.

The proposed facility will consist of state-of-the art solar photo-voltaic panels. It will use no fuel, very little water, and will generate no air pollution. Because solar facilities have very few moving parts, once the facility is constructed it will make virtually no noise, create no traffic, and involve minimal lighting. Due to the reduction in fertilizers and other chemicals when the land use changes from farming and timber to solar energy production, the Project is expected to reduce contamination of shallow water wells, local streams and rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Waller Solar will supply power to the transmission system at a new substation to be constructed on Dominion Energy’s Garner - Lancaster 115 kV transmission line.

The Project will generate over $15 million in new tax and other revenue for the County over the 40 year project life. Construction of the facility will take about one year and generate more than 100 new jobs. Once built, the Project will also create 3 to 5 good-paying permanent jobs for operation and maintenance of the facility. Waller Solar will help stabilize and diversify income sources for farmers and other participating landowners for decades to come.