Cheatham County Generation Site EIS Scoping Report
Appendix C Summary of Scoping Comments
Tennessee Valley Authority
Having grown up on Lockertsville Road, where the proposed plant site is, I am deeply concerned about the TVA’s choice in location. This is a perfect example of big business preying on impoverished communities. It is not lost on me that Cheatham county is the poorest county
surrounding Davidson. We have always known we would be subject to growth based on Nashville’s exponential growth over the past decade but this plant has no true benefit to our community. It may be 50% better than coal, but it is an undertaking that will cost billions and it isn’t even the most efficient option. Our community is not one with a coal plant so this methane plant will be 100% worse than what we have. Not only will it ruin our ecosystem, it will only create a handful of jobs for our community and will be paid by our tax dollars. Our community has been built by farmers who would do anything to protect their land. The farm I grew up on was given to my family in the land grant two centuries ago. The Lockertsville area is comprised of many families with the same story. Our families have been tightly knit for generations. Tennessee is most known for its lush farmlands and right wing politicians who are against government overreach. Now is the time to protect the farmers who are often used as pawns in political games. To summarize my concerns more objectively: During the winter when rolling blackouts were utilized because of the fragility of coal and natural gas plant in the cold, it was stated we needed to find an alternative just as strong but more resilient. Natural gas is not more resilient. TVA.com sites that this plant is to maintain grid stability while wind and solar generating assets are integrated into the transmission system. What is the risk:reward to spending taxpayer money and tearing apart farms to just bridge us over to solar and wind power.
Cheatham County Generation Site_#67
6/28/2023
negative
Rachel
Moss
37027
This methane plant is not welcome in our beautiful county. The TVA was not forthcoming in its plans to build this plant. The residents of our county deserve to live and breathe clean air. Why is the TVA no longer considering a clean option for energy, such as solar? At least that would not disrupt the beautiful environment in which we live negative Julie Whittaker 37015
Cheatham County Generation Site_#66
6/27/2023
I am a homeowner in Ashland City, not 3 miles from this proposed site. The area is clean and full of biodiversity. This site will destroy almost 100 acres of clean land. The water nearby, the air, will all
Cheatham County Generation Site_#65
6/27/2023
suffer Why does this need to be in ashland city, there is a landfill and other sites like a junkyard that could be rezoned and cleared to house this project. If west Nashville is the beneficiary of this, place it there. Not in my backyard. Why wasnt I notified this was even happening? This is my backyard. This is being shoved down our throats. If you think we won't fight till the end, you've made a major miscalculation. We will fight. negative Michael Ceglia 37015
I have several concerns about the plant. Of course the environmental impact that this plant and pipeline will cause on the area is concerning. The literature all cites that natural gas plants are 50% better than coal plants based on the carbon emissions. However, this does not change the fact that it is still worse than no power plant at all. As the world and the country continues to become more aware of climate change there is no doubt that the regulations will continue to become stricter against the use of fossil fuels for energy production. There have been several reports that the TVA is not going to be at net
zero by the deadline. The creation of new fossil fuel plants seems to be more of a statement against the legislation than a productive measure to get Tennessee closer to the goal. Thus I ask, if fossil fuels are banned in the recent future and this plant will be decommissioned and a complete loss for not only the tax paying citizens of Tennessee but for all of the rivers, wildlife, and historic family lands. My next concern is a question of the motives to put this plant in this location. It seems almost illogical to try to construct a site in such a remote area away from the main roads. The investment of clearing the site and building unwanted infrastructure would be costly. What are your plans for transport? Will you disrupt even the roads we drive to our homes? I also would like to address the elephant in the room. This plant is, as we've been told, being constructed to feed the ever growing consumption of energy by Nashville. However, rather than put the plant in Nashville or even Davidson County, you have elected to build it in the much poorer area outside of Nashville. A place where the citizens are more vulnerable to being taken advantage of, less likely to put up a fight. A place where the closest hospital is miles away. A place that has to rely on volunteer fire fighters. How do you plan on handling situations like what happened to Dickson in 1992 with much less resources? Lastly, you are providing no value to us. You are not bringing jobs. You are not giving us cheaper power. You are not providing revenue. You are giving us nothing and taking away our clean air, our peace, and our land. negative Tiffany Smith My husband and I live approximately 2 miles from the site of the proposed methane gas plant in Ashland City. Our concerns are numerous with regard to the noise, the smell the destruction of our property. We were told that this gas is needed for the West Nashville area. It does not seem logical to build the plant on this site. It would seem that building it closer to the main gas line would be more costeffective less impact to the environment and impact fewer people. The pipeline itself will impact our property which is very hilly and rocky not to mention damaging to our property value and limit our use of our land. This farm has been in our family close to 60 years and we cringe at thinking it will be destroyed and affected adversely. The proposed site is a gorgeous piece of land that hugs the hollar with sycamore creek winding beside the road. What a shame it brings tears. There is no access to this land for this property and typically only tractors would be traversing the property. Why wasn’t a site chosen closest to the main gas line and near a four lane highway instead of a rural quiet sleepy community. We were told that there would no neg noise issues or smells but that also does seem possible. Thank you for allowing our comments. Please try to answer my questions if you can negative Scarlett Smith
Cheatham County Generation Site_#64
6/27/2023
Cheatham County Generation Site_#63
6/27/2023
Cheatham County Generation Site_#62
6/27/2023
This plant is not wanted in Ashland city. If it is to benefits Nashville, find a place to put it there. I do not want do tomatoes drinking water!
negative
Jennifer
Davis
37015
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