In its final meeting of 2024, the Suffolk City Council voted to deny a conditional use permit (CUP) for a proposed solar farm on White Marsh Road. The decision comes after residents raised concerns about noise pollution from a nearby solar farm, also located on White Marsh Road. The council first heard the proposed CUP at its Nov. 20 meeting. Concerns over noise prompted council to table that discussion for 30 days to give representatives with Nexamp, the solar energy company overseeing the site, a chance to reach out to more residents.
Representatives from the company told council the project would meet all code requirements, including a new solar ordinance related to noise studies.
“Our project meets or exceeds all code requirements based on a new solar ordinance that was passed by the city and [went] into effect about a year ago,” Erick Alves de Sa, development manager for Scarp Solar said…