Bear Branch Solar (S-25-0010)
Carroll County
Description
A 4-megawatt community solar facility on about 60 acres of former farmland, approved with five conditions including a decommissioning plan.
Impact summary
Would power roughly 1,500-1,600 homes through the community solar program, set back over 1,000 feet from Route 97 with a 50-foot landscape buffer.
Applicant
- Name
- Bear Branch Solar LLC (owner: Donald E. Miller Family, LLC)
- Address
- Terminus of Lamb Drive, off MD Route 97
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission - Oct 20, 2026
A 4-megawatt community solar facility on about 60 acres of former farmland, approved with five conditions including a decommissioning plan.
Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission - Mar 17, 2026
A 4-megawatt solar facility on about 20-27 acres of a 63-acre farm, already permitted by the state. The commission's role is limited to checking technical code compliance; it will see the plan again.
Related issues (1)
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