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Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-17-101 Chapter definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Construct” or “construction”:(A) Means the process of bringing a wind energy facility to completion; and(B) Includes the following:(i) Planning;(ii) Research, but does not include wind and environmental analysis;(iii) Feasibility analysis, but doe…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-17-102 Applicability
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(a) This chapter shall not apply in any local government that has adopted regulations related to the siting of wind energy facilities in its jurisdiction on or before January 1, 2019. (b) This chapter shall not apply to any wind energy facility located in this state that was cons…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-17-104 Permit required
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No person shall undertake the construction, operation, or redevelopment of a wind energy facility or a wind energy facility expansion in this state unless a certificate of public convenience and necessity is first obtained from the public utility commission pursuant to chapter 4,…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-17-105 Local government regulation
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(a) A local government may adopt, by action of its local legislative body, local legislation that regulates and establishes the conditions and criteria for the construction, operation, or redevelopment of wind energy facilities and for wind energy facility expansions within the j…