37.4

Risk Grade

Good

Tennessee's smallest county by area; very rural Middle TN; Jack Daniel's/Lynchburg identity; minimal solar development interest given small land base; TVA territory

Assessment Snapshot

Population

6488

State Rank

Compliance

36%

Trajectory

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium

No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

Setback Requirements

Not codified

Zoning Mechanism

CUP per SB 2373; minimal additional requirements given low project pressure

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis

Neutral

Basis for Assessment

Jack Daniel's distillery tourism identity; no solar developers actively targeting county given small land base

Political Risk Factors

Stable

Board Members

County Executive: Doyle Chambers | R | 2026

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator

TVA

Utilities

Moore County Electric System, Tennessee Valley Authority (wholesale)

State Permitting Process

County zoning authority under SB 2373 (2022); conditional use permit or special exception required; decommissioning bond often required; setback standards increasingly codified at county level

State Incentives

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

Development Activity

Active/Completed Projects

None approved or pending

Denied/Withdrawn Projects

None on record

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Moore County, TN — Solar Development Risk Assessment