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EPA Region 3 Mapping Pilot: Renewable Energy Development on Former Coal Mines
State and National Renewable Energy Maps

Background Information

The maps on this page were developed by EPA in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and provide information about opportunities for renewable energy generation on contaminated lands and mining sites in all 50 states. Maps have been developed for EPA tracked sites as well as some state tracked sites. These sites are at varying stages of the cleanup process. Specific information about the status of each site and contact information is available in the Interactive Mapping Tool within each site's pop up box, under Current Environmental Status of Site. You can also search for cleanup status information through EPA's Cleanups in My Communities site.

This page covers potential for eight types of renewable energy. The data guidelines below describe the specific screening criteria used for each renewable energy type.

Wind: Utility scale, community and non-grid wind generation potential
Solar: Utility scale concentrating solar power (CSP), utility scale photovoltaic (PV) and non-grid photovoltaic solar generation potential
Biomass: Biopower facility and biorefinery facility siting potential
Geothermal: Currently under development

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EPA Region 3 Mapping Pilot: Renewable Energy Development on Former Coal Mines

EPA developed an inventory of abandoned coal mine lands and orphaned mineral mines (minerals other than coal) in EPA Region 3 that are not typically tracked by EPA and applied a methodology to factor the Region 3 States' renewable energy portfolios.

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State and National Renewable Energy Maps

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The table below contains maps showing properties with renewable energy generation potential on contaminated lands and mining sites in all 50 states. These sites also can be viewed through the Interactive Mapping Tool.

The data contained in this table is also available in the Excel Spreadsheet for EPA Tracked Sites with Clean and Renewable Energy Generation Potential (XLS) (8MB).

Each document in the table below is a one- or two-page PDF file, averaging 437K in size.

State	Utility Scale Wind Energy Generation Potential	Community Wind Energy Generation Potential	Utility Scale Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Energy Generation Potential	Utility Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy Generation Potential	Biopower Facility Siting Potential	Biorefinery Facility Siting Potential	Other
US	US Utility Scale Wind Map	US Community Wind Map	US CSP Map	US PV Map	US Biopower Map	US Biorefinery Map	US Non-Grid Wind Map US Non-Grid PV Solar Map
Alabama					AL Biopower Map	AL Biorefinery Map
Alaska
Arizona			AZ CSP Map	AZ PV Map	AZ Biopower Map	AZ Biorefinery Map
Arkansas					AR Biopower Map	AR Biorefinery Map
California	CA Utility Scale Wind Map	CA Community Wind Map	CA CSP Map	CA PV Map	CA Biopower Map	CA Biorefinery Map
Colorado	CO Utility Scale Wind Map	CO Community Wind Map	CO CSP Map	CO PV Map	CO Biopower Map	CO Biorefinery Map
Connecticut		CT Community Wind Map			CT Biopower Map	CT Biorefinery Map
Delaware					DE Biopower Map	DE Biorefinery Map
District of Columbia					DC Biopower Map	DC Biorefinery Map
Florida					FL Biopower Map	FL Biorefinery Map
Georgia					GA Biopower Map	GA Biorefinery Map
Hawaii
Idaho	ID Utility Scale Wind Map	ID Community Wind Map		ID PV Map	ID Biopower Map	ID Biorefinery Map
Illinois		IL Community Wind Map			IL Biopower Map	IL Biorefinery Map
Indiana		IN Community Wind Map			IN Biopower Map	IN Biorefinery Map
Iowa		IA Community Wind Map			IA Biopower Map	IA Biorefinery Map
Kansas		KS Community Wind Map		KS PV Map	KS Biopower Map	KS Biorefinery Map
Kentucky					KY Biopower Map	KY Biorefinery Map
Louisiana					LA Biopower Map	LA Biorefinery Map
Maine					ME Biopower Map	ME Biorefinery Map
Maryland					MD Biopower Map	MD Biorefinery Map
Massachusetts		MA Community Wind Map			MA Biopower Map	MA Biorefinery Map
Michigan		MI Community Wind Map			MI Biopower Map	MI Biorefinery Map
Minnesota	MN Utility Scale Wind Map	MN Community Wind Map			MN Biopower Map	MN Biorefinery Map
Mississippi					MS Biopower Map	MS Biorefinery Map
Missouri					MO Biopower Map	MO Biorefinery Map
Montana	MT Utility Scale Wind Map	MT Community Wind Map		MT PV Map	MT Biopower Map	MT Biorefinery Map
Nebraska	NE Utility Scale Wind Map	NE Community Wind Map		NE PV Map	NE Biopower Map	NE Biorefinery Map
Nevada		NV Community Wind Map	NV CSP Map	NV PV Map	NV Biopower Map	NV Biorefinery Map
New Hampshire					NH Biopower Map	NH Biorefinery Map
New Jersey					NJ Biopower Map	NJ Biorefinery Map
New Mexico	NM Utility Scale Wind Map	NM Community Wind Map	NM CSP Map	NM PV Map	NM Biopower Map	NM Biorefinery Map
New York		NY Community Wind Map			NY Biopower Map	NY Biorefinery Map
North Carolina		NC Community Wind Map			NC Biopower Map	NC Biorefinery Map
North Dakota	ND Utility Scale Wind Map	ND Community Wind Map			ND Biopower Map	ND Biorefinery Map
Ohio		OH Community Wind Map			OH Biopower Map	OH Biorefinery Map
Oklahoma	OK Utility Scale Wind Map	OK Community Wind Map		OK PV Map	OK Biopower Map	OK Biorefinery Map
Oregon		OR Community Wind Map		OR PV Map	OR Biopower Map	OR Biorefinery Map
Pennsylvania		PA Community Wind Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Community Wind Point Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Community Wind Polygon Map			PA Biopower Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Biopower Point Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Biopower Polygon Map	PA Biorefinery Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Biorefinery Point Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Biorefinery Polygon Map	PA State Coal Mine Areas Base Point Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Base Polygon Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid Wind Point Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid Wind Polygon Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid PV Solar Point Map PA State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid PV Solar Polygon Map
Rhode Island		RI Community Wind Map			RI Biopower Map	RI Biorefinery Map
South Carolina		SC Community Wind Map			SC Biopower Map	SC Biorefinery Map
South Dakota		SD Community Wind Map		SD PV Map	SD Biopower Map	SD Biorefinery Map
Tennessee		TN Community Wind Map			TN Biopower Map	TN Biorefinery Map
Texas	TX Utility Scale Wind Map	TX Community Wind Map	TX CSP Map	TX PV Map	TX Biopower Map	TX Biorefinery Map
Utah	UT Utility Scale Wind Map	UT Community Wind Map	UT CSP Map	UT PV Map	UT Biopower Map
Vermont					VT Biopower Map	VT Biorefinery Map
Virginia		VA Community Wind Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Community Wind Point Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Community Wind Polygon Map			VA Biopower Map VA State Non-Coal Orphaned Mineral Mines Biopower Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Biopower Point Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Biopower Polygon Map	VA Biorefinery Map VA State Non-Coal Orphaned Mineral Mines Biorefinery Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Biorefinery Point Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Biorefinery Polygon Map	VA State Non-Coal Orphaned Mineral Mines Base Map VA State Non-Coal Orphaned Mineral Mines Non-Grid Wind Map VA State Non-Coal Orphaned Mineral Mines Non-Grid PV Solar Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Base Point Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Base Polygon Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid Wind Point Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid Wind Polygon Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid PV Solar Point Map VA State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid PV Solar Polygon Map
Washington	WA Utility Scale Wind Map	WA Community Wind Map		WA PV Map	WA Biopower Map	WA Biorefinery Map
West Virginia		WV State Coal Mine Areas Community Wind Point Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Community Wind Polygon Map			WV Biopower Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Biopower Point Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Biopower Polygon Map	WV Biorefinery Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Biorefinery Point Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Biorefinery Polygon Map	WV State Coal Mine Areas Base Point Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Base Polygon Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid Wind Point Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid Wind Polygon Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid PV Solar Point Map WV State Coal Mine Areas Non-Grid PV Solar Polygon Map
Wisconsin		WI Community Wind Map			WI Biopower Map	WI Biorefinery Map
Wyoming	WY Utility Scale Wind Map	WY Community Wind Map		WY PV Map	WY Biopower Map	WY Biorefinery Map

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EPA Region 3 Mapping Pilot: Renewable Energy Development on Former Coal Mines

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