Wythe County Solar Project, LLC has provided the Department of Environmental Quality a notice of intent (NOI) to submit the necessary documents for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (energy storage) in Wythe County, pursuant to Virginia Regulation 9VAC15-100 et seq. The project name is Wythe BESS (DEQ project number RE0000316), the owner is Wythe County Solar Project, LLC, and the project developer is RWE Clean Energy.

The location of the project is 0 Payne Town Road, Max Meadows, VA 24360, east of Interstate 77, and has a centroid of Latitude: 36.874274, Longitude: -80.825090. The project will have a maximum storage capacity of 52.2 megawatts alternating current (AC) on approximately 12 acres. As proposed, the project will include the utilization of approximately 64 battery cell module containers.