Looking for something to do with that former landfill? Interested in
renewable energy? Communities across the country have brownfields,
capped landfills, and other pieces of vacant and underutilized land,
which have the potential to be successfully redeveloped with solar. By
focusing energy development on these sites, they can help to take
pressure for new energy development off undeveloped land while providing
site developers with access to existing infrastructure.
The US
EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land Program encourages renewable energy
development, including solar, on current and formerly contaminated mine
sites when energy development on these sites is aligned with the
community’s vision. RE- Powering America’s Land identifies the
renewable energy potential of these sites and provides other resources
to local governments and other stakeholders interested in reusing these
sites for renewable energy development. The webinar will also explore
case study examples of projects that have been developed on reused land.
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