Winter 2013

 

USEPA’s Renewable Energy Siting Tool: Renewable Energy On Contaminated Lands In California

In partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), EPA has developed a Google Earth Map and data set that helps identify contaminated and degraded sites in California that are possible candidates for renewable energy development.

The map and data set identify and screen approximately 11,000 public and private sites in California to select the prime locations for utility scale renewable energy development, based on the various renewable energy technologies and associated screening criteria. The sites consist of former and current Superfund, Brownfield and mine sites, as well as various other cleanup opportunities. The tools are designed for renewable energy developers, local government officials and others who are interested in siting renewable energy on non-pristine lands.

Map of California and Nevada as seen in the Google Earth Map (.kmz)

Learn more at: www.epa.gov/region9/climatechange/renewcontlands/index.html