RE-Powering America's Land

Siting Renewable Energy on
Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites

EPA is encouraging renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated land and mining sites. This initiative identifies the renewable energy potential of these sites and provides other useful resources for communities, developers, industry, state and local governments or anyone interested in reusing these sites for renewable energy development

RE-Powering Resources:

• RE-Powering Fact Sheet (PDF)
  (2 pp, 1.3MBK, About PDF)
  Describes the characteristics of contaminated lands and mining sites that make them attractive locations for renewable energy projects and describes EPA’s efforts to support this type of development.
• Anywhere the Sun Shines: Developing Solar Energy on Contaminated Land (PDF)
  (2 pp, 852K, About PDF)
  Describes how changing policies and market factors are enabling the development of utility scale solar power facilities in areas with low and moderate solar resources.
• Mapping Tools
  • Interactive Mapping Tool for Renewable Energy
    Google Earth mapping tool that shows EPA and state tracked site specific information with renewable energy development potential.
  • State and National Maps
    National and individual state maps showing renewable energy development potential on EPA and State tracked sites.
• Data Information
  Provides the data and screening criteria used to determine the renewable energy potential for the mapping projects.
• Incentives
  Provides federal and state specific renewable energy and contaminated lands redevelopment incentives.
• Success Stories
  Highlights projects with successful renewable energy development projects on contaminated land and mining sites.
• Frequently Asked Questions
  Answers to frequently asked questions about the RE-Powering initiative.
• Events
  Renewable energy meetings and conferences.

For further information regarding RE-Powering America's Land: Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites, please contact: cleanenergy@epa.gov