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Solar permitting — Union County, Mississippi

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Union County, MS
Risk score 48/100 · Full scorecard →
Compliance: ModerateNo local solar ordinanceTrajectory: StableSaturation: Low

Growing population and above-average income are positives; TVA wholesale territory creates restrictive environment for non-TVA solar developers; no so. Permitting: Board of Supervisors discretionary authority. Track record: $250 mill…

Key driver: Growing population and above-average income are positives; TVA wholesale territory creates restrictive environment for non-TVA solar developers; no solar ordinance.

Permitting process

Local permitting pathway

Board of Supervisors discretionary authority; New Albany city has municipal commercial codes applicable to solar installations.

Setbacks & buffers

No county-specific solar setbacks adopted. State building code minimums apply; conditions negotiated project-by-project with Board of Supervisors.

Spacing requirements

None codified.

Size restrictions

None codified.

Penalties & bonding

No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.

State-level permits & approvals

No statewide solar siting law. Utility-scale solar regulated at county level by Board of Supervisors via discretionary zoning or conditional use permits. Counties retain full authority to approve, condition, or deny projects with no state preemption. MPSC oversees electric utilities; no formal solar siting review below 300 MW. FERC/MISO or SERC interconnection governs projects >20 MW.

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State policy & grid context

State RPS & clean energy policy

No binding RPS | None | Mississippi has no state RPS; IRP-driven

State incentive programs

No state RPS or SREC market. Solar equipment property tax exemption (Miss. Code Ann. §27-31-101). Net metering under MPSC Rule 29 (capped at 150% of 12-month avg usage; interconnection fee may apply). Federal ITC (30% under IRA 2022) is primary incentive. No state solar grant or loan programs.

Grid & interconnection

TVA / Union County Electric Power Association distribution

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Community opposition P1

No organized opposition on record for this county yet — no petition, group, or oppositional coverage tracked. Absence of opposition is a positive siting signal.

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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1

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State PSC dockets P1

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Data sources: public agendas/minutes from local government sites; PSC dockets from state regulators; news from GDELT and curated RSS; sentiment derived from public meeting transcripts. Last refreshed 2026-07-08. See the county risk scorecard or the full Mississippi permitting index.