SR Copeland Solar Facility

Cumberland County, Tennessee

July 2026

On July 14, 2026, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) issued a final environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed Copeland Solar project in Cumberland County, Tennessee. The solar facility would be constructed, owned, and operated by Silicon Ranch (SR) Copeland, LLC.

The Copeland solar facility would occupy about 1,117 acres of a 1,660-acre Project site located about five miles northwest of Crossville, Tennessee. The solar facility would have a generating capacity of up to 110 megawatts (MW) alternating current and a potential battery energy storage system of up to 150 MW capacity. The solar facility would connect to TVA’s existing nearby Plateau 500-kilovolt (kV) substation via a new, approximately 1.1 mile-long, 161-kV transmission line called a generation tie line from a newly constructed substation. TVA would purchase the power from the proposed Copeland solar facility.

The draft EA was available for public and agency comment from April 18, 2026, through May 2, 2026. TVA considered all comments received on the draft EA when preparing the final EA.

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that agencies complete EAs within a one-year timeframe; deadlines may be extended upon consultation with the project sponsor (NEPA Section 107(g)). TVA exceeded the timeframe for this EA to address changes to the project that affected the scope of the environmental analysis. The project sponsor consented to the new deadline.