Tennessee Valley Authority
Nolensville, Tennessee
Power Supply Upgrade
Update, June 2005
TVA has evaluated six alternative routes for the transmission line using the same environmental, land-use, engineering, and cost considerations for each alternative. The reviews were based on available data, aerial photography, limited onsite reviews, public review and comment, and property owners’ input.
Based on these evaluations, TVA has identified the western alternative as the preferred route. The western route consists of segments 16, 2 and 1 as presented at the open house held in April (see map). Compared with the other line alternatives, the western route is the shortest feasible alternative studied and has the least overall project impacts.
Read the environmental assessment completed by TVA.
TVA is in the process of contacting property owners along the preferred transmission line route.
Background
In order to maintain reliability while meeting the growing power demand in the area, TVA is proposing to build a new transmission line in the Nolensville area to serve Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation’s new Clovercroft Substation.
The transmission line is needed to meet the significant growth in the area. The area has grown nearly 12 percent in the last three years, and the population is expected to double in the next two years. Currently within the city limits of Nolensville, more than 2,000 homes, a school, and three commercial buildings are either under construction or being planned. The new substation will relieve overloading issues, expected in 2007, at two existing substations now supplying power to the area.
The transmission line would extend approximately five or six miles from an existing TVA transmission line that supplies the Triune Substation to Middle Tennessee EMC’s proposed substation on the south side of Nolensville.
The line would be built using steel pole structures on a 100-foot right-of-way. The projected in-service date for the new facility is June 1, 2007.
By continuing to provide affordable, reliable power, TVA and Middle Tennessee EMC will help ensure continued economic health and residential and commercial growth in the area.
Public involvement
TVA held an open house on April 28, 2005 to provide information, answer questions and receive comments about the project. Comments received during the 30-day comment period following the open house were used in reaching a decision concerning the proposed action.
Map
The map is a PDF file requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please use the zoom tool to view details of the section maps and allow time for them to reload. If you have questions or need help understanding the map, please contact TVA (see contact information at top right).
Nolensville preferred route map (1.8 Mb, PDF)
Area under consideration and the alternatives TVA is considering for the proposed transmission line
Project schedule
Open house: April 28, 2005
Comments accepted: Through May 31, 2005
Determine preferred route for field surveys: June 2005
Begin contacting property owners for permission to survey: Summer 2005
Begin field surveys and environmental reviews: Summer 2005
Complete environmental review: Summer 2006
Begin right-of-way acquisitions: Fall 2006
Line in service: June 2007
Related information
Electric and magnetic fields and their effects
Benefits of planting native shrubs and grasses in utility rights-of-way.
- Landscaping with native shrubs (PDF file, 879 kb)
- Landscaping with native grasses (PDF file, 644 kb)