46.7

Risk Grade

Good

Kingston/Harriman area; TVA Kingston Fossil Plant (2008 coal ash spill) has heightened community scrutiny of all energy projects; some industrial brownfield opportunity; TVA territory; moderate SB 2373 compliance framework

Assessment Snapshot

Population

53382

State Rank

#25

Compliance

48%

Trajectory

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium

No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

Setback Requirements

Not codified; commission sensitive to energy-sector optics post-2008 spill

Zoning Mechanism

CUP per SB 2373; decommissioning bond required; environmental sensitivity review expected

Acreage Caps

None formal

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis

Mixed

Basis for Assessment

TVA Kingston Fossil Plant legacy creates complex energy politics; some see solar favorably as clean alternative; others wary of any large energy project

Political Risk Factors

Stable

Board Members

County Executive: Ron Woody | R | 2026; Commission: Republican majority

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator

TVA

Utilities

Kingston Utility District, 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

Roane County Solar (~20 MW, 2022)

Denied/Withdrawn Projects

One application deferred 2024 pending environmental review

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