Solar power in Tennessee is capable of producing much of the state's electricity; however, the industry remains in early stages in the state. With 129 MW of solar power in 2015, Tennessee ranked 20th among states for installed solar capacity.[2]
In 2012, Tennessee's largest solar installation was the 5 MW West Tennessee Solar Farm.[3]
In 2013, Volkswagen opened an 8 MW solar farm at its assembly plant in Chattanooga.[4] The largest solar installations in Tennessee in 2014 were the 20 MW Selmer and 20 MW Mulberry Solar Farms in McNairy County.[2]
In 2015, White Farms, a grain farm in rural Carroll County, installed a 49.725 kW solar array.[5]
A 68.5 MW(DC) (53 MW(AC)) solar farm near Millington became the state's largest solar installation in 2019.[6][7][8]
- ^ Agricenter turning sunshine into electricity
- ^ a b Tennessee fact sheet, SEIA, accessed June 4, 2016
- ^ West Tennessee Solar Farm
- ^ Volkswagen powers up 33-acre solar park in Tenn., Erik Schelzig, Associated Press, USA Today, January 23, 2013
- ^ Smith, Kathy (2015-08-14). "USDA RD Assists White Farms with Solar Array Purchase". USDA Rural Development. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ State’s largest solar array planned for Millington, Tom Charlier, The Commercial Appeal, April 19, 2016
- ^ Clark, Tish (April 23, 2019). "Millington goes green with the largest solar farm in Tennessee". ABC 24, localmemphis.com. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ Gordon, Philip (2020-06-20). "Counting sheep at Tennessee's 53MW Millington Solar Farm". Smart Energy International. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
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