BEDINGTON, W.Va. — The application for a 650-acre solar energy generating facility in the Berkeley County community of Bedington will be the subject of an upcoming evidentiary hearing at the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
The hearing is set for March 21.
According to the PSC, “On December 8, 2023 Bedington Energy Facility, LLC (Bedington Energy) filed an Application for a Solar Siting Certificate (Application) to construct a 100-
megawatt solar generating facility (Project) in Berkeley County, West Virginia as an exempt wholesale generator (EWG). The total acreage to be leased and/or purchased for the Project is approximately 1,037 acres while the Project’s solar facilities and related infrastructure will be contained in a developed area of up to 650 acres.”
The PSC reports the estimated total Project investment is approximately $1 35.0 million.
Documents from the Public Service Commission lay out the time line for evidence and testimony, but adds, “The evidentiary hearing in this matter may be cancelled in the absence of
substantial protest. Interested persons intending on attending the hearing should monitor the Commission web docket.”