Jugfork Solar Project
Lee and Union Counties, Mississippi
August 2024
TVA has concluded its comment period on the Notice of Intent (NOI) associated with an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental effects of entering into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Competitive Power Ventures (CPV), who proposes to develop, fund, construct, own, operate, and maintain Jugfork Solar, a new 200 MW AC solar and 20 MW BESS plant on approximately 1,000 acres of the nearly 1,700 acre Project Study Area in Union and Lee Counties in central Mississippi and convey the energy and associated environmental attributes to TVA. The project will also include the upgrade of 6.4 miles of the Tupelo to Union 161-kV transmission line.
In addition to the No Action Alternative, TVA will evaluate the Action Alternative of purchasing power from the proposed Jugfork Solar Project.
Customer demand for cleaner energy prompted TVA to release the 2022 Carbon-Free Request for Proposal (RFP) for renewable energy resources. The Jugfork Solar PPA resulted from this RFP, which will help TVA meet immediate needs for additional renewable generating capacity in response to customer demands and fulfill the renewable energy goals established in TVA’s 2019 IRP. The Proposed Action would provide cost-effective renewable energy consistent with the IRP and TVA goals.
Public Involvement
TVA has received comments on the scope of the environmental review and environmental issues that should be addressed in the document.
Comments were submitted through electronically through the email below. All comments needed to be submitted by October 7, 2024, to be considered. Please note, all names and addresses are part of the public administrative record and scoping report.
TVA will consider all comments received in the draft EIS.
Project Schedule
(Dates are subject to change. Unexpected issues may arise, resulting in the need to adjust the schedule.)
Publish Scoping Report | January 2025 |
Public Comment Period – Draft EIS | Fall 2025 |
Final EIS | Spring 2026 |
Record of Decision | Winter 2026 – 2027 |
Related Documents
Jugfork Solar Project Notice of Intent
Contact
More information on this environmental review can be obtained from:
Neil Schock
NEPA Compliance
[email protected]
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 11B-K
Knoxville, TN 37902