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RE-Powering America's Land

RE-Powering America’s Land is an EPA initiative that encourages renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites when such development is aligned with the community’s vision for the site. Please explore our website, if you have questions reach out to a member on the RE-Powering Response Team.

What is RE-Powering

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  • What is RE-Powering?
  • Why Site Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands?
  • What are the Benefits of These Projects?
  • What if Cleanup Activities are Ongoing?
  • Want to Learn More?

How to Identify Sites

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  • Looking for a Renewable Energy Site? Find Sites in the RE-Powering Mapper. 
  • Want to learn how about the RE-Powering Mapper? Watch the Mapper Tutorials.
  • Is a Solar or Wind Project Feasible at My Site? Use the RE-Powering Decision Tree.
  • Review Sites with NREL Feasibility Studies.
  • Interested in Diving Deeper? Read These Discussion Papers.

How to Develop Sites

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  • Does the Site have Sufficient Resource?
  • How can I Finance a Project?
  • Are Incentives and Policies Available?
  • What About Potential Liability?
  • How do you Develop Solar on Landfills? Read this Best Practice.
  • Interested in Successful RE-Powering Sites? Read these success stories.

Want to Learn
More

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  • Interested in Learning More about RE-Powering? The RE-Power Training Page is a Great Place to Start.
  • Want to Review a Past RE-Powering Webinar?
  • Where Can You Find RE-Powering Sites? Check Out the Tracking Matrix.
  • What are Some Benefits of Actual RE-Powering Sites?
  • What is the Value of Community Solar?
  • Interested in Sustainability? Review the Critical Infrastructure Study.

Connect With Us

Have a Question? Ask the RE-Powering Response Team.

Subscribe to the RE-Powering Listserv 

Spotlight

  • Value of Existing Infrastructure for Renewable Energy Development
  • Check out the State and Federal Data in the RE-Powering Mapper 3.0 – Webinar 
    or view the RE-Powering Mapper Tutorials.

Featured Resources

  • New to RE-Powering? Our training page is a great place to start
  • Unlocking Brightfields Potential: State Programs to Encourage Renewable Energy Siting on  Contaminated Lands
  • RE-Powering Benefits Matrix
  • RE-Powering Discussion Paper on Interconnection
  • RE-Powering Tracking Matrix
  • RE-Powering Critical Infrastructure
  • View Previous Webinars
Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on March 8, 2023
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