EPA_OCPA_Renewable_Energy_Shapefile

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Theme: environment, energy
Theme: Energy, Environment
Place: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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Abstract 
Renewable energy production is expected to increase significantly in the next 25 years. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Center for Program Analysis (OCPA) has initiated the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative to demonstrate the enormous potential that contaminated land and mining sites provide for developing renewable energy in the U.S.

Purpose 
EPA developed national level site screening criteria in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and landfill to gas energy facilities. While the screening criteria demonstrates the potential of reusing contaminated land for renewable energy facilities, the criteria and the maps are not designed to identify the best sites for developing renewable energy and are not all-inclusive. There are some sites shown on the maps that may not be suitable for siting renewable energy based on further site-specific analysis; in addition, some viable sites many not be included on these maps due to the screening criteria used. More detailed site-specific analysis is therefore necessary to identify or prioritize the best sites for developing renewable energy facilities based on technical and economic potential.

Supplementary Information 
More information, including data guidelines, a Google Earth interactive map, static maps, and fact sheets on incentives can be found at http://www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland/

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