Birchwood Renewables, LLC, has provided the Department of Environmental Quality a notice of intent to submit the necessary documentation for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in King George County, pursuant to Virginia Regulation 9VAC15-60.  Birchwood Renewables, LLC will be located in the town of Sealston, on the existing Birchwood Power Plant site and nearby leased parcels and interconnect with Virginia Electric Power Company through the existing Birchwood substation. The estimated project area will be 640 acres and the maximum generating capacity of the project in alternating current will be 55 megawatts. The solar facility will consist of approximately 120,000 solar panels installed on single-axis tilting frames.