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Nashville premieres Renewable Portfolio Standard dashboard, shows gap to 2041 municipal goal
Summary
City sustainability staff unveiled a public dashboard to track Nashville’s municipal Renewable Portfolio Standard, showing current shortfalls and scenarios tied to Tennessee Valley Authority supply and planned on‑site solar projects.
Members of the Sustainability Advisory Committee on Sept. 1 heard the “world premiere” of a public dashboard that tracks Metro Nashville’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and projects progress toward a 2041 goal of offsetting municipal electricity use with tier‑1 renewables.
The dashboard, presented by Jennifer Westerholm, assistant director of the Division of Sustainability in the Department of General Services, displays electricity consumption by sector, projected future use through 2041, and how much on‑site solar, renewable energy credits and regional utility supply (principally Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA) would contribute to annual RPS targets. "I'm really excited to provide you all with the world premiere of our Renewable ... Standard Dashboard," Westerholm said during the presentation.
The tool separates municipal electricity use into four sectors: city lights (street and traffic lights), Metro Nashville Public Schools, general government operations and Metro Water Services, the last of which the presentation identified as the single largest municipal electricity consumer. Using utility billing and benchmarking data for 2019–2024 and projections to 2041, the…
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