Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Environmental Quality
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Department of Environmental Quality

General Notice
Bear Island Battery Storage Notice of Intent - Small Energy Storage Facilities Permit by Rule - RE0000371
Date Posted: 10/24/2025
Expiration Date: 12/5/2025
Submitted to Registrar for publication: YES
No comment forum defined for this notice.

Bear Island Battery Storage LLC provided the Department of Environmental Quality a notice of intent to submit the necessary documents for a permit by rule for an 89 megawatts alternating current (MWAC) small energy storage facility in Surry County, pursuant to Virginia Regulation 9VAC15-100. The Bear Island Battery Storage facility (RE0000371) will be located at 15093 Marsh Road in Surry, Virginia with the project centroid coordinates located at 37.081789, -76.744106. The proposed project area is 42-acres with a disturbance area of 13 acres and will contain 132 battery containers and 66 power conversion systems. The owner of the project is Clenera LLC based in Idaho, a subsidiary of Enlight Renewable Energy.


Contact Information
Name / Title: Amber Foster  / Renewable Energy PBR Coordinator
Address: 1111 E Main Street
Richmond, 23219
Email Address: amber.foster@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)774-8474    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-