38.3

Risk Grade

Good

TN's smallest county by area; Hartsville Middle TN; limited land base constrains large-scale projects; no active restrictions; standard CUP process; Hartsville Electric territory

Assessment Snapshot

Population

11284

State Rank

#13

Compliance

40%

Trajectory

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium

No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

Setback Requirements

Not codified

Zoning Mechanism

CUP per SB 2373; decommissioning bond standard; small land base limits project scale

Acreage Caps

None — land base inherently limits large projects

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis

Neutral

Basis for Assessment

Hartsville area; small county; no organized solar opposition; commission has not been heavily tested

Political Risk Factors

Stable

Board Members

County Executive: Josh Moore | R | 2026

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator

TVA

Utilities

Hartsville 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

Hartsville Solar (~12 MW, 2021)

Denied/Withdrawn Projects

None on record

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