Community members in three Tennessee cities will have open houses to discuss their thoughts on the proposed Ridgeline Pipeline.

In April, TVA announced plans that the Kingston Fossil Plant would be converted into an energy complex consisting of natural gas, solar and battery storage.

The plans would include a 122-mile pipeline that would span across eight Tennessee Counties including Smith, Jackson, Overton, Fentress, Morgan and Roane.

There will be a meeting tonight, (Wednesday) at Cookeville High School in Cookeville from 6 – 8 p.m. central time and the final meeting is tomorrow (Thursday) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. central time at Trousdale Community Center in Hartsville.

Officials say the majority of the route for the proposed pipeline would be located within the existing system’s right-of-way where possible to minimize impacts to landowners and the environment.

If approved, construction would start by the fall of 2025.