Nashville near back of the nationwide pack on solar energy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — With how fast this area is growing, Nashville tops the list in a lot of nationwide rankings.But a new report from Environment America said when it comes to solar power — something that’s all the rage in other cities — Nashville is near the back of the pack: 64th out of 67 major U.S. cities when it comes to solar capacity per capita.Jacob Palmer with JTE Solar Energy in Nashville said he thinks he knows at least one reason why that’s the case.”We have the ability to install solar, but we don’t have the ability for the buyback that most places do,” Palmer said.Palmer said the Tennessee Valley Authority previously had in place a benefit called the Green Power Providers program, which paid homeowners what Jacob said were good rates when they sold unused solar energy back to the power company.”They would pay you per kilowatt pretty much matching what you…

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