Henry County County, TN — Solar Development Risk Assessment

No Moratorium

State minimums apply. No county-specific solar setbacks adopted. Lake-adjacent areas may face additional scrutiny from planning commission.

Henry County Planning Commission: CUP in Agricultural zoning; County Commission review per SB 2373 (2022).

Moderate — rural West Tennessee community with Kentucky Lake recreational identity in portions; farming community in interior is supportive of lease income; lake-area residents have modest concern about industrial land use near the lake; no organized county-wide anti-solar movement

Henry County has two distinct zones: the Kentucky Lake (also known as Paris Landing area) recreational corridor where tourism/recreation identity creates modest concern about industrial development, and the inland agricultural plain where solar leasing is economically attractive; Tennessee Valley Authority Henry County public utilities area; stable community with no significant solar controversy

Stable

County zoning authority under SB 2373 (2022); no state solar preemption; conditional use permit or special exception typically required; decommissioning bond often required; setback standards increasingly codified

Federal ITC eligible; no Tennessee state solar tax credit; TVA Green Power Switch program available

Pre-development solar interest in interior agricultural areas; Paris area commercial solar installations.

No confirmed denials.