Old Myrtle Solar
Suffolk
Description
A 15.68-megawatt solar facility using about 64 fenced acres of a 340-acre farm parcel, with inverters set 1,000+ feet from property lines and a family cemetery preserved with gated access. Denied 4-2 after heavy neighborhood opposition.
Impact summary
The City Council denied it on Sep 16, 2026.
Would have delivered revenue-sharing dollars and kept 279 acres in farming/timber, but neighbors cited road damage, noise, fire response, and farmland loss.
Applicant
- Name
- CEP Solar
- Address
- Old Myrtle Road, Zoning Map 23, Parcels 2, 3, 4, 5, and 20
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 18
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · City Council
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 16, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Council Meeting Agendas (Regular) - Sep 16, 2026
A 15.68-megawatt solar facility using about 64 fenced acres of a 340-acre farm parcel, with inverters set 1,000+ feet from property lines and a family cemetery preserved with gated access. Denied 4-2 after heavy neighborhood opposition.
City Council Meeting Agendas (Regular) - Jul 15, 2026
Denied a 3-megawatt community solar facility after a dozen neighbors opposed it over noise, flooding, road damage, fire risk and the historic Western Branch Baptist Church. The council sided with the Planning Commission's 7-0 denial recommendation.
Planning Commission Meeting Agendas - Jun 16, 2026
A 15.68-megawatt solar facility on 343 acres, with panels on only 64 acres, backed by a family-farm lease story and community benefits program. Still denied 5-2 against staff's recommendation.
Related issues (2)
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