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{{short description|Electricity from wind in one U.S. state}}

{{short description|Electricity from wind in one U.S. state}}

'''Wind power in Tennessee''' has most potential in [[East Tennessee]] along the North Carolina border.<ref>{{Cite web |last=American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) |date=September 2012 |title=Renewable Energy in Tennessee |url=https://www.acore.org/files/pdfs/states/Tennessee.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=2022-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420215813/https://www.acore.org/files/pdfs/states/Tennessee.pdf |archive-date=2013-04-20 }}</ref> The state has not passed [[renewable portfolio standard]] legislation and there is just one utility-scale [[wind farm]] with 15 operating turbines<ref>{{cite web | title = State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals | publisher = National Association of State Legislatures | date = February 19, 2015 | url = http://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/renewable-portfolio-standards.aspx | access-date = 2 June 2015}}</ref> and previously 3 test turbines.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2021 |title=TVA: Buffalo Mountain wind farm access closed in November due to removal of turbines |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/buffalo-mountain-wind-farm-access-closed-due-to-removal-of-turbines/51-3b4e2d4f-c717-4acd-bb9b-869151a282f0 |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=wbir.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] (TVA), based in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]], imports wind-generated electricity into its service area which includes [[Tennessee]]. US Senator [[Lamar Alexander]] from Tennessee is an outspoken critic of wind power.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/03/26/wind-energy-nuclear-power-lamar-alexander/2022493/|title=Wind blowing against Alexander's energy arguments|author=Paul C. Barton, Gannett Washington Bureau|date=26 March 2013|work=USA TODAY}}</ref>

'''Wind power in Tennessee''' has most potential in [[East Tennessee]] along the North Carolina border.<ref>{{Cite web |last=American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) |date=September 2012 |title=Renewable Energy in Tennessee |url=https://www.acore.org/files/pdfs/states/Tennessee.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=2022-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420215813/https://www.acore.org/files/pdfs/states/Tennessee.pdf |archive-date=2013-04-20 }}</ref> The state has not passed [[renewable portfolio standard]] legislation and there is just one utility-scale [[wind farm]] with 15 operating turbines<ref>{{cite web | title = State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals | publisher = National Association of State Legislatures | date = February 19, 2015 | url = http://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/renewable-portfolio-standards.aspx | access-date = 2 June 2015}}</ref> and previously 3 test turbines.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2021 |title=TVA: Buffalo Mountain wind farm access closed in November due to removal of turbines |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/buffalo-mountain-wind-farm-access-closed-due-to-removal-of-turbines/51-3b4e2d4f-c717-4acd-bb9b-869151a282f0 |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=wbir.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] (TVA), based in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]], imports wind-generated electricity into its service area which includes [[Tennessee]]. US Senator [[Lamar Alexander]] from Tennessee is an outspoken critic of wind power.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/03/26/wind-energy-nuclear-power-lamar-alexander/2022493/|title=Wind blowing against Alexander's energy arguments|author=Paul C. Barton, Gannett Washington Bureau|date=26 March 2013|work=USA TODAY}}</ref>

[[File:Tennessee wind resource map 50m 800.jpg|thumb|2008 US Department of Energy wind power potential map of Tennessee]] According to engineers at TVA none of the windmills is now generating power because of maintenance and mechanical issues.

[[File:Tennessee wind resource map 50m 800.jpg|thumb|2008 US Department of Energy wind power potential map of Tennessee]]



==Buffalo Mountain==

==Buffalo Mountain==

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