Notice of Intent
TVA is considering a request to grant a permanent easement over approximately 30.49 acres on Guntersville Reservoir at Tennessee River Mile 385.0 (left bank), in Jackson County, Alabama. The Alabama Department of Transportation has requested a permanent easement to increase the width of the right of way of Highway 35 to support the construction of additional lanes. TVA is seeking public comment prior to a final decision on the easement request. TVA is interested in receiving comments regarding the action’s potential to affect the environment or historic properties, and to identify any other issues associated with this request. Any comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and will be available for public inspection. All written comments on this proposed action must be received on or before Dec. 31, 2022. Written comments may be mailed to the address below or emailed to msweda@tva.gov. Creek. Whether these or other alternatives are reasonable warranting further consideration under NEPA would be determined in the course of preparing the EIS. Related actions, such as the construction of an approximately 12-mile natural gas pipeline lateral and off-site transmission lines, will also be assessed in this EIS. The pipeline facilities to bring gas supply to the CHG property would, to the extent practicable, be located within or adjacent to an existing pipeline right of way. TVA seeks comment and participation from all interested parties for identification of potential alternatives, information, and analyses relevant to the proposed action in this EIS. Written comments should be sent to J. Taylor Johnson, NEPA Compliance Specialist, 1101 Market Street BR 2C-C, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402. Comments may also be submitted online at: https://tva.com/nepa or by email at nepa@tva.gov Mike Sweda Tennessee Valley Authority 3941 Brashers Chapel Road Guntersville, AL 35976 Phone: 800-882-5263 Email: msweda@tva.gov Information about this project is available at https://www.tva.com/nepa , which includes a link to an online public comment page. Comments must be received or postmarked no later than June 20, 2023. Federal, state, local agencies, and Native American Tribes are also invited to provide comments. Please note that any comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the project administrative record and will be available for public inspection. TVA will hold an in-person public open house; see https://tva.com/nepa for more information on the meeting. Proposed Easement on Guntersville Reservoir for the Alabama Department of Transportation Cheatham County, Tennessee. The comment period ends June 20, 2023. The purpose of the proposed action is to help provide generation to support continued load growth in the Tennessee Valley and TVA’s decarbonization goals. TVA needs flexible, dispatchable power that can successfully integrate increasing amounts of renewable energy sources while ensuring reliability. One of the purposes of the proposed action is to facilitate the integration of solar onto the electric grid and thereby advance TVA’s decarbonation goals. The proposed action would also replace a portion of the 1,450 MW generation capacity of the second Cumberland Fossil unit, which is planned for retirement by the end of 2028. The CHG replacement generation capacity would be up to 900 MW interconnected with a 400 MW-hour BESS. Request for Public Comment TVA requests comments on the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed construction and operation of a simple cycle Combustion Turbine (CT) plant and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on a parcel of TVA-owned land in Cheatham County Generation Site Environmental Impact Statement TVA anticipates that the scope of the EIS will evaluate a No Action Alternative and an Action Alternative. The No Action alternative provides a baseline for comparing against the Action Alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, TVA would not develop the TVA-owned property in Cheatham County for energy generation. The Action Alternative would evaluate the development of the CHG property for construction and operation of a CT interconnected with a BESS. The CHG property would also include an approximately 13-acre Pollinator Habitat along Sycamore
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