Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-17-104

  • Local government: means any county, municipality, city, or other political subdivision of this state. See Tennessee Code 65-17-101
  • Local legislative body: means the governing body of a local government. See Tennessee Code 65-17-101
  • Person: means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, or other private business entity except for corporations transacting business in this state pursuant to chapter 25 of this title. See Tennessee Code 65-17-101
  • redevelopment: means the process of replanning, reconstructing, or redesigning a wind energy facility, including the acquisition, clearance, development, or disposal, or any combination of these activities, of a wind energy facility. See Tennessee Code 65-17-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Wind energy facility expansion: means any activity that:
    (A) Adds or substantially modifies a wind energy facility, including increasing the height or the number of the turbines, transmission facilities, or other equipment. See Tennessee Code 65-17-101

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, part 2 of this title, and a permit is obtained from the local legislative body of the local government in which the facility or expansion will be located pursuant to §§ 65-17-105 – 65-17-113. The person shall submit a copy of the certificate of public convenience and necessity with its application for a permit to the local legislative body.