Local Clean Power: TENNESSEE

Tennessee has the potential to generate an additional 45,579 GWh of renewable electricity by 2025, which would account for approximately 40% of current electricity sales. The document recommends a renewable electricity standard target of 25% by 2025 and suggests various financial incentives and grid infrastructure improvements to support this transition.

• Tennessee has the potential to generate an additional 45,579 GWh of electricity from renewable energy resources by the mid-term (through 2025). This total includes 15,569 GWh from biomass, 12,824 GWh from solar PV, 12,540 GWh from low-impact hydro, and 4,645 GWh from onshore wind. Achieving this would make total renewable power production approximately 40 percent of current electricity sales.
• In the near-term (through 2015), Tennessee's renewable power generation potential is estimated at 31,403 GWh, consisting of 14,012 GWh from biomass, 11,286 GWh from low-impact hydro, 4,181 GWh from onshore wind, and 1,924 GWh from solar PV.
• While renewable and conventional power options have comparable total costs for new generation, renewables provide advantages regarding climate impacts, air quality, and water use.
• The document identifies several policy priorities for Tennessee to increase renewable energy, including the establishment of a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 25 percent renewable electricity by 2025. Other priorities include providing flexible tax credits, investment rebates, and low-interest loans for third-party production, developing net metering and interconnection rules, and creating incentives and performance criteria for sustainable biomass energy.

APA

World Resources Institute (2009). Local Clean Power: TENNESSEE. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_tn.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Local Clean Power: TENNESSEE. 2009. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_tn.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2009local, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Local Clean Power: TENNESSEE}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2009}, month = apr, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_tn.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }