Solar permitting — Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
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South Louisiana coastal parish; Houma seat; Terrebonne Electric Cooperative and Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; major oilfield services hub; significant. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 300-ft max / 200-ft min set
Key driver: South Louisiana coastal parish; Houma seat; Terrebonne Electric Cooperative and Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; major oilfield services hub; significant hurricane exposure with Ida 2021 causing catastrophic damage; coastal land loss accelerating in southern marsh; flat northern agricultural land viable for solar but developer hurricane risk premium applies; declining population (-2.1%) increases economic development interest; C-grade reflects meaningful hurricane uncertainty, worsening coastal trajectory, and elevated insurance and structural compliance costs
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government; Coastal Zone Management Act review for southern portions
Setbacks & buffers
200 ft from property lines; 300 ft from occupied structures; Louisiana Coastal Zone Management Act review required for southern portions; Ida 2021 wind zone engineering standards apply throughout
Spacing requirements
None established
Size restrictions
None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions
Penalties & bonding
Total penalty: +28 | Active moratorium: +28
State-level permits & approvals
Parish zoning authority; no state solar preemption; conditional use permit typically required for utility-scale (>1 MW); no mandatory decommissioning bond statewide (some parishes require it)
State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
No binding RPS | None | Louisiana has no state RPS; voluntary pilot 350 MW distributed
State incentive programs
Federal ITC eligible; Louisiana sales tax exemption for solar equipment; Louisiana property tax exemption for solar; no state income tax credit for commercial solar
Grid & interconnection
MISO / Terrebonne Electric Cooperative
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