Rolling Mill Hill in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Metro Nashville District Energy System

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 4, 2025

1. Metro Nashville District Energy System Marker

Inscription. The Metro Nashville District Energy System has provided centralized heating and cooling services to buildings in downtown Nashville since February 1974. Launched by Mayor Beverly Briley, this system utilizes a 91,000-foot network of underground pipes. Nashville was one of the first U.S. cities to pair a district energy system with an alternative fuel source in the context of the 1970s energy crisis and heightened environmental concerns. The current plant opened here in 2003.

Erected 2025 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 276.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 36° 9.515′ N, 86° 46.248′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Rolling Mill Hill. It is on Korean Veterans Blvd east of 1st Ave S, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

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and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cumberland River Floods (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Ryman's Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Demonbreum's Cave (approx. ¼ mile away); Nashville Bridge Company (approx. ¼ mile away); Nashville Fire Department (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shelby Street Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nashville General Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charlie Cardwell Garden (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Metro Nashville District Energy System Marker (to the right of the building) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 4, 2025

2. Metro Nashville District Energy System Marker (to the right of the building)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.