The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is inviting the public to chime in on the environmental review process for a major solar project planned to be constructed in Clay County.
Officials will work to evaluate the potential environmental effects of Origis Energy building, operating, and maintaining a proposed 200-megawatt solar facility and up to 200-megawatt battery energy storage system just north of West Point. TVA will also look into the prospects of purchasing power from the proposed facility, dubbed the Hope Solar Project.
The project is expected to power up to 60,000 homes.
TVA will accept comments from now through Thursday, April 10 on the scope of the environmental review and environmental issues that should be addressed in the document. Comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and will be available for public inspection, per a release.
Comments may be submitted online, or by email to [email protected]. Written comments may also be sent to Elizabeth Smith, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37902.
TVA, the nation’s largest public power supplier, will not make a decision without public input and the completion of the environmental review process.
