Columbia, Tennessee (Fiberon)

Proposed Transmission Project

TVA is considering improvements to its transmission system that would provide power for growing industrial load and increase power reliability in the Columbia area of Maury County in Tennessee.      

Fiberon will establish a manufacturing and distribution facility in Columbia, Tennessee, potentially creating over 300 new jobs over the next several years. The new facility will be located on Oakland Parkway northwest of State Highway 43 in west Columbia, and its operations will require a 161-kilovolt substation.

Columbia Power and Water Systems (CPWS) will build a 161-kilovolt substation at the Fiberon facility. TVA proposes to build a transmission line from our existing Maury-Mt. Pleasant 161-kilovolt Transmission Line to our existing West Columbia-Mt. Pleasant 46-kilovolt Transmission Line and then to the new Fiberon Substation. The total distance of the route to the substation would be about 2.3 miles. TVA would need to reroute less than a mile of the 46-kilovolt line around the Fiberon facility and rebuild about a mile of the line as double-circuit where it would parallel the new 161‑kilovolt line. This project would utilize about 1 mile of existing right of way, and a total of about 1.5 miles of new right of way would be needed.

In addition to this work, TVA would also install two switches on the Maury-Mt. Pleasant 161-kilovolt Transmission Line - one switch on each side of where the new line to Fiberon would begin.

The new line and rebuild/reroute portions would be built using primarily single-pole and H‑frame, single- and double-circuit, steel structures on existing and new 100-foot-wide right of way. The scheduled completion date for this project is fall 2025.

TVA will hold a virtual information session from March 23 through April 24, 2023, online at tvavirtual.com/fiberon, where detailed maps of the project will be displayed. Property owners and members of the public will be able to submit questions online, by telephone, and in writing.

TVA is committed to working with area stakeholders to address concerns during various stages of the project.

TVA will hold a virtual information session to provide information about the proposed transmission project.  The virtual information session may be accessed at tvavirtual.com/fiberon from March 23 through April 24, 2023.

Property owners and members of the public will be able to submit questions online, by telephone, and in writing. Large maps showing the proposed transmission project will be displayed.

Any names and addresses received at the virtual information session will become part of the administrative record.

If you are not able to access the virtual information session but have questions, you may contact Les Warnock (see contact information below).

(Dates are subject to change. Unexpected issues may arise, resulting in the need to adjust the schedule.)