EA-1706: Final Environmental Assessment

West Tennessee Solar Farm Project; Haywood County, Tennessee

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

February 1, 2011
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West Tennessee Solar Farm Project; Haywood County, Tennessee

DOE issued a final EA that analyzes the potential environmental impacts of allowing the State of Tennessee to channel federal funds to its State Energy Program to partially fund the construction and operation of the West Tennessee Solar Farm Project.

For more information, see West Tennessee Solar Farm Project.

  • On May 12, 2009, the State of Tennessee filed an application with DOE to use some of its SEP funds appropriated under the ARRA to establish the Volunteer State Solar Initiative. This environmental assessment (EA) was prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), which requires federal agencies to evaluate the potential impacts of their proposed actions.