Okolona Solar Project

Chickasaw County, Mississippi

April 2025

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is preparing a draft environmental assessment (EA) which evaluates the potential environmental effects of constructing, operating, and maintaining the proposed 145-megawatt solar facility south of Okolona, MS. The solar facility would be constructed and operated by  Okolona Solar LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources (NEER). In addition to the No Action Alternative, TVA is evaluating the Action Alternative of purchasing power from the proposed Okolona Solar Project.

The proposed solar development would occupy approximately 950 acres of the 1,700-acre Project Study Area. The Project will also include a new 1.25-mile-long single circuit Okolona Solar 161-kV dedicated transmission line which is described and evaluated within the draft EA.

Customer demand for cleaner energy prompted TVA to release a request for proposal (RFP) for new carbon-free energy, known as the 2022 Carbon-Free RFP. The Okolona Solar PPA resulting from this RFP will help TVA meet immediate needs for additional generating capacity in accordance with the energy goals established in TVA’s 2019 IRP. 

Public Involvement

April 2025 – TVA publishes the Draft EA. The public comment period opens on April 28, 2025, and closes on May 28, 2025.

TVA invites the public to review and provide comments on the Draft EA during the public review period. Comments may be submitted online, via email to [email protected], or by mail to the contact below. TVA will also consider all comments received on the draft EA and incorporate comments into the final EA, which is currently scheduled for release in September of 2025.

Project Schedule

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