Headlines From Across the State: Louisa County Landowner Caught up in Solar Farm Regulation Debate; More …

Headlines from across the state: Louisa County landowner caught up in solar farm regulation debate; more …

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall: Politics: Louisa County landowner caught up in solar farm regulation debate. — Virginia Mercury. Charlottesville jail renovation bids come in millions over budget thanks to Trump tariffs. — The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress (paywall). Economy: Proposed data center project in Chesapeake could get deferred by city council. —…

Louisa County landowner caught up in solar farm regulation debate

Solar panels that generate power for a data center in Wise County. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury)A landowner in Louisa County is tangled up in disputes over how her land should be developed, reflecting an ongoing debate over the state’s role in solar energy development in rural areas. She wants a solar project to be built on her property, but local authorities want her land to stay agricultural use-only. Two years into the process she’s stil…