Local Clean Power: TENNESSEE

Tennessee has the potential to generate an additional 45,500 GWh of electricity from renewable resources by 2025, which would represent approximately 40 percent of current electricity sales. The document recommends establishing a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 25 percent by 2025, alongside financial incentives and grid infrastructure improvements.

• Tennessee possesses the capacity to generate an additional 45,500 GWh of electricity from renewable resources by 2025, a volume that would equal roughly 40 percent of the state's current electricity sales.
• The mid-term renewable power generation potential (through 2025) is distributed across biomass (15,569 GWh), low-impact hydro (12,540 GWh), solar PV (12,824 GWh), and onshore wind (4,645 GWh).
• While total costs for new generation are comparable between renewable and conventional power options, renewables provide benefits regarding climate impacts, air quality, and water use.
• Recommended policy priorities for Tennessee include implementing a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 25 percent renewable electricity by 2025, providing financial incentives like tax credits and low-interest loans, and developing net metering rules and advanced grid infrastructure.

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} }