Solar permitting — Campbell County, Tennessee
0 indexed meetings (0 energy-related), 0 PSC dockets, 0 news items, 9 known opposition groups.
🟠 HIGH-FRICTION JURISDICTION (Score 62/100, Grade D, deteriorating trajectory) — Campbell County receives a D grade due to the combination of mountainous terrain eliminating most viable utility-scale land, coal-heritage cultural re. Permitting: Campbell County Planning Commission. Political environm
Key driver: Campbell County receives a D grade due to the combination of mountainous terrain eliminating most viable utility-scale land, coal-heritage cultural resistance to solar land-use transition, worsening political trajectory as anti-solar organizing spreads through East TN Appalachian counties, and limited planning capacity creating high process uncertainty.
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Campbell County Planning Commission (limited capacity): CUP in Agricultural/Rural zoning; County Commission approval per SB 2373 (2022). Limited planning staff capacity creates process uncertainty.
Setbacks & buffers
No county-specific solar setbacks codified. State minimums apply. Terrain effectively enforces substantial natural buffers.
Spacing requirements
None codified.
Size restrictions
None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions
Penalties & bonding
No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.
State-level permits & approvals
County zoning authority under SB 2373 (2022); no state solar preemption; conditional use permit or special exception typically required; decommissioning bond often required; setback standards increasingly codified
State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
No binding RPS | None | Tennessee has no state RPS; TVA integrated resource planning only
State incentive programs
Federal ITC eligible; no Tennessee state solar tax credit; TVA Green Power Switch program available
Grid & interconnection
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
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State PSC dockets P1
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