After years of public debate and concern, TVA announced Tuesday that 280 acres of land in rural Cheatham County is no longer its “preferred alternative” to build a natural gas and battery storage plant.
“With input from the TVA Board of Directors, the site off Lockertsville Road is no longer TVA’s preferred alternative. Also, with feedback from community leaders, we are evaluating a site at the nearby industrial park as well as other Middle Tennessee sites that will support economic development and address the increasing power demand across the system,” wrote Scott Brooks, a spokesperson for TVA, in a release late Tuesday afternoon.
“With potential changes in the regulatory environment, we are also reviewing other potential options, such as working with the Administration to extend the life of certain assets in our fossil fleet, to meet growing demand and the timing of replacement generation,” Brooks wrote. You can read the full release here…