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{{short description|Electricity from wind in one U.S. state}} |
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⚫ | '''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> |
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'''Wind power in Tennessee''', which has significant potential in [[East Tennessee]], is in the early stages of development. |
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⚫ | [[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. |
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⚫ | [[File:Tennessee wind resource map 50m 800.jpg|thumb|2008 US Department of Energy wind power potential map of Tennessee]] |
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==Buffalo Mountain== |
==Buffalo Mountain== |
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[[File:TVA wind turbines on Buffalo Mountain in East Tennessee (4402546815).jpg|thumb|TVA wind turbines on Buffalo Mountain]] |
[[File:TVA wind turbines on Buffalo Mountain in East Tennessee (4402546815).jpg|thumb|TVA wind turbines on Buffalo Mountain]] |
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Located north of [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee|Oak Ridge]] and [[Oliver Springs, Tennessee|Oliver Springs]] and east of [[Frozen Head State Park]] |
Located north of [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee|Oak Ridge]] and [[Oliver Springs, Tennessee|Oliver Springs]], and east of [[Frozen Head State Park]] about thirty miles northwest of Knoxville, Buffalo Mountain Wind Farm was built in 2000 by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] (TVA).{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} |
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Before expanding the wind plant at Buffalo Mountain, TVA proposed fourteen wind turbines on a ridge north of [[Beech Mountain (North Carolina)| Beech Mountain]], within 11 miles of the [[Appalachian Trail]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leutze |first=Jay Erskine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YjYQYogyZ2kC&q=tva&pg=PR3 |title=Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail |date=2012-06-05 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4516-7900-7 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Until 2009 the TVA operated three [[wind turbine]]s with a combined generation capacity of 2 MW "as a test bed". TVA stopped operating the three turbines in 2009 due to maintenance issues. In 2021 TVA announced no access would be allowed in the area while it is removing the three original test wind turbines that "reached their end of life."<ref name=":0" /> It purchases the output of 15 wind turbines built in 2004 and owned by [[Invenergy]] that have a combined capacity of 27 MW.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnews.net/article/9010535/johnson-city-explores-feasibility-of-buffalo-mountain-wind-farm|title=Johnson City explores feasibility of Buffalo Mountain wind farm|work=Kingsport Times-News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/2470|title=Buffalo Mountain Wind Farm TN USA - GEO|work=globalenergyobservatory.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/2013/10/28/wind-farm-tva-buffalo-mountain/3290549/|title=Wind fuels steady rotation of power at TVA's Buffalo Mtn|author=Jim Matheny, WBIR|date=28 October 2013|work=WBIR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2011/06/30/the-growing-wind-industry-in-tennessee/|title=CleanEnergy Footprints|work=cleanenergy.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrdc.org/energy/renewables/tenn.asp|title=NRDC: Renewable Energy in Tennessee|work=nrdc.org}}</ref> |
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==TVA import== |
==TVA import== |
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==Clean Line Energy transmission== |
==Clean Line Energy transmission== |
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Clean Line Energy LLC is proposing 700-mile power transmission line to bring wind energy from Oklahoma and to the Tennessee Valley. The TVA would import 1,750 megawatts, about half of the power that could be transmitted. Developers began in 2007 to seek regulatory approval for the $2 billion project, but the approvals needed to start construction aren't expected to be in place until at least 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.newson6.com/story/28006281/new-transmission-lines-to-carry-oklahoma-wind-energy-to-tennessee |title=New Transmission Lines To Carry Oklahoma Wind Energy To Tennessee - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com -|author=Tony Russell|date=2 February 2015|work=newson6.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/apr/06/tvmay-import-wind-power-texas-oklahoma/297104/ |title=TVA may import wind power from Texas, Oklahoma|work=timesfreepress.com| |
Clean Line Energy LLC is proposing 700-mile power transmission line to bring wind energy from Oklahoma and to the Tennessee Valley. The TVA would import 1,750 megawatts, about half of the power that could be transmitted. Developers began in 2007 to seek regulatory approval for the $2 billion project, but the approvals needed to start construction aren't expected to be in place until at least 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.newson6.com/story/28006281/new-transmission-lines-to-carry-oklahoma-wind-energy-to-tennessee |title=New Transmission Lines To Carry Oklahoma Wind Energy To Tennessee - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com -|author=Tony Russell|date=2 February 2015|work=newson6.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/apr/06/tvmay-import-wind-power-texas-oklahoma/297104/ |title=TVA may import wind power from Texas, Oklahoma|work=timesfreepress.com|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url= http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/apr/06/tvmay-import-wind-power-texas-oklahoma/297104/ |title=TVA may import wind power from Texas, Oklahoma|work=timesfreepress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1329201/tennessee-grants-approval-35gw-wind-transmission |title=Tennessee grants approval for 3.5GW wind transmission|work=windpowermonthly.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2015/01/13/2b-wind-power-project-gets-state-approval.html?page=all |title=Tennessee Regulatory Authority approves utility status for Plains and Eastern Clean Line - Memphis Business Journal|date=13 January 2015|work=Memphis Business Journal}}</ref> The project faces opposition, particularly in Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/115885/bill-targets-clean-line-contrasting-with-trumps-zeal-for-infrastructure?page=all |title=Bill Targets Clean Line, Contrasting With Trump's Zeal for Infrastructure|date=7 March 2017 |access-date=9 March 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170307185026/http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/115885/bill-targets-clean-line-contrasting-with-trumps-zeal-for-infrastructure |archive-date= 7 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Statistics== |
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|+'''Tennessee Wind Generation Capacity by Year''' |
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| Megawatts of Wind Capacity <ref>[https://windexchange.energy.gov/maps-data/321 WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.tva.gov/environment/bmw_report/bat_mortality_bmw.pdf ASSESSMENT OF BAT MORTALITY AND ACTIVITY AT BUFFALO MOUNTAIN WINDFARM, EASTERN TENNESSEE] |
*[http://www.tva.gov/environment/bmw_report/bat_mortality_bmw.pdf ASSESSMENT OF BAT MORTALITY AND ACTIVITY AT BUFFALO MOUNTAIN WINDFARM, EASTERN TENNESSEE] |
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*[http://apps2.eere.energy.gov/wind/windexchange/detail.asp?stateab=tn&StateContent=websites WINDExchange Department of Energy's Wind Program Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Resources in Tennessee] |
*[http://apps2.eere.energy.gov/wind/windexchange/detail.asp?stateab=tn&StateContent=websites WINDExchange Department of Energy's Wind Program Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Resources in Tennessee] |
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{{Wind power in the United States}} |
{{Wind power in the United States}} |
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[[Category:Wind power in Tennessee]] |
[[Category:Wind power in Tennessee| ]] |
Wind power in Tennessee has most potential in East Tennessee along the North Carolina border.[1] The state has not passed renewable portfolio standard legislation and there is just one utility-scale wind farm with 15 operating turbines[2] and previously 3 test turbines.[3] The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), based in 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.[4]
According to engineers at TVA none of the windmills is now generating power because of maintenance and mechanical issues.
Located north of Oak Ridge and Oliver Springs, and east of Frozen Head State Park about thirty miles northwest of Knoxville, Buffalo Mountain Wind Farm was built in 2000 by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).[citation needed]
Before expanding the wind plant at Buffalo Mountain, TVA proposed fourteen wind turbines on a ridge north of Beech Mountain, within 11 miles of the Appalachian Trail.[5]
Until 2009 the TVA operated three wind turbines with a combined generation capacity of 2 MW "as a test bed". TVA stopped operating the three turbines in 2009 due to maintenance issues. In 2021 TVA announced no access would be allowed in the area while it is removing the three original test wind turbines that "reached their end of life."[3] It purchases the output of 15 wind turbines built in 2004 and owned by Invenergy that have a combined capacity of 27 MW.[6][7][8][9][10]
The Tennessee Valley Authority service area covers most of Tennessee, portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small sections of Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. As of 2013, the agency had power purchased agreements with wind farms outside its service area:
A 2010 agreement with Iberdrola Renewables provides a potential 300MW future supply from Streator-Cayuga Ridge Wind Farm, Livingston County, Illinois [11]
Clean Line Energy LLC is proposing 700-mile power transmission line to bring wind energy from Oklahoma and to the Tennessee Valley. The TVA would import 1,750 megawatts, about half of the power that could be transmitted. Developers began in 2007 to seek regulatory approval for the $2 billion project, but the approvals needed to start construction aren't expected to be in place until at least 2020.[12][13][14][15][16] The project faces opposition, particularly in Arkansas.[17]
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