United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
State Incentives for Achieving Clean and Renewable
Energy Development on Contaminated Lands
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The development of clean and renewable energy on formerly used land offers many economic and environmental benefits. Combining clean and renewable energy and
contaminated land cleanup incentives can allow investors and communities to create economically viable clean and renewable energy redevelopment projects. This
document provides information about incentives in your state that can be leveraged for clean and renewable energy and development of contaminated land.
Incentives for Clean and Renewable Energy
Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Washington Renewable Energy Production Incentive
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Offers production incentives of $0.12 to $0.54 per kWh, capped at $2,000
per year for individuals, businesses, and local governments that generate
electricity from solar power, wind power, or anaerobic digesters. This
program applies to measured customers' renewable energy system kWh
generated between July 1,2005 and June 30,2014.
Tax Incentives (abatements, deductions, credits, etc.)
Sales and Use Tax Exemption
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Offers tax exemption to the sales of equipment used to generate electricity
from wind, sun, landfill gas, fuel cells, or solar water heating systems. The
tax exemption applies to labor and services related to the installation of the
equipment, as well as to the sale of equipment and machinery. Eligible
systems are those with a generating capacity of at least 200 watts.
Tax Abatement for Solar Manufacturers
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Offers a reduced business and occupation (B&O) tax rate for Washington
manufacturers and wholesale marketers of solar-electric (photovoltaic)
modules or silicon components of those systems. The reduced B&O tax
rate of 0.2904% is 40% lower than the standard B&O tax rate of 0.484%.
Net Metering
www.pacificorp.com/Regulatory_Rule_Schedule/Regulatory_Rule_
Schedule2234.pdf
Applies to systems up to 100 kW in capacity that generate electricity using
solar, wind, hydro, biogas from animal waste, or combined-heat-and-power
technologies (including fuel cells). All customer classes are eligible, and all
utilities—including municipal utilities and electric cooperatives—must offer
net metering. Generating system must not exceed 25 kW of peak power
output.
Quick Facts
Public Benefit Fund (PBF)
Renewable Portfolio Standard
15% by 2020
Net Metering
Interconnection Standards
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Yes 0 No D
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Electric Power Industry Generation by
Primary Energy Source (EIA, 2006)
Petroleum-Fired Nuclear 8.6%
Natural Gas-Fired 6.9% Hydroelectric 75.8%
Coal-Fired 5.9% Other Renewables 2.3%
Points of Contact
All Washington Energy Incentives and Programs
www.northwestsolarcenter.org/
Mike Nelson, mike.nelson@northwestsolarcenter.org, (206) 546-4536
Information current as of November 2008; please refer to www.dsireusa.org and the state Web sites
provided, or contact the points of contact identified above for more up to date information.
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Incentives for Development of Contaminated Land
Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Brownfields Loan Fund (BLF)
www. cted. wa.gov/portal/alias_cted/lang_en/tablD_ 790/DesktopDefault. aspx
Offers low-interest loans through the $5.4 million Brownfields Loan Fund
(BLF) to clean up properties. The BLF is managed by the Brownfields
Coalition. Eligible properties may include those that are publicly owned,
owned by a nonprofit group, or privately owned.
Industrial Revenue Bonds
www. wed fa. wa. gov/
Offers low-cost, tax-exempt financing of cleanup costs where owner/
developer intends to build an industrial facility. Industrial Revenue Bonds
can be used for up to $10 million for a single industrial project. However,
there is also a restriction of $20 million on the total capital expenditure by
the company in the local jurisdiction in which the financed project is
located. This $20 million cap includes all expenditures.
ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
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Provides loans, through a nonprofit community development loan fund, to
finance pollution cleanup and prevention. Nonprofit and for profit
organizations are eligible for loans up to $150,000 per site.
Local Toxics Control Account Grants
www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/97608.pdf
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/grants/rag.html
Allocates funds from the Local Toxics Control Account to local
governments for cleanup of contaminated sites, including brownfields.
Three categories of assistance are available: 1) site study and remediation;
2) safe drinking water actions; and 3) site hazard assessment. The
Remedial Action Grants offered under this program supplement local
funding for remedial actions. Approximately $82 million will be awarded
from 2007-2009.
Technical Assistance and Other Incentives
Brownfields Coalition
www.cted.wa.gov/portal/alias_cted/lang_en/tablD_789/DesktopDefault.aspx
Provides technical and financial assistance to local governments and
property owners to clean up brownfields; links loan recipients with other
brownfields programs for help with assessment and other assistance; and
streamlines the process of cleanup and redevelopment by collaborating
with federal, state, and local agencies.
Limitations on Liability
Brownfields Program - Covenants Not to Sue,
Prospective Purchaser Agreement, Lender and Fiduciary
(Trustee) Liability Exemption, Contaminated Aquifer Policy
www. ecy. wa.gov/pubs/97608.pdf
Provides various types of limitations on liability through Covenants Not to
Sue, prospective purchaser agreements, lender and fiduciary (trustee)
liability exemption, and contaminated aquifer policy.
Quick Facts
Limitations on Liability Yes 0 No D
Number of State-Tracked Contaminated Properties: 2,465
Includes Brownfields Program and Confirmed and Suspected Contaminated Sites
Number of EPA CERCLIS Sites: 237
Sites identified for potential investigation under the federal Superfund Program
Number of EPA Brownfields Properties: 304
Properties being funded or addressed under the EPA Brownfields Program
There may be some overlap among the categories listed and sites listed may not
represent all potentially contaminated sites in Washington.
Points of Contact
BLF
Dan Karoma, DanielK@cted.wa.gov, (360) 725-4062
Tom Stilz, toms@cted.wa.gov, (360) 725-4062
Industrial Revenue Bonds
Rodney Wendt, wedfa@wshfc.org, (206) 587-5634
ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia RLF
Loan Officer, (360) 642-4265
Local Toxics Control Account Grants
Diane Singer, dire461@ecy.wa.gov, (360) 407-6062
Brownfields Coalition
King County and Seattle, Lucy Auster, lucy.auster@kingcounty.gov,
(206) 296-8476
City of Tacoma, Bart Alford, (253) 591-5393
Brownfields Program - Covenants Not to Sue,
Prospective Purchaser Agreement, Lender and Fiduciary (Trustee)
Liability Exemption, Contaminated Aquifer Policy
Pete Kmet, pkme461@ecy.wa.gov, (360) 407-7199
Information current as of November 2008; please refer to
www.epa.gov/brownfields/pubs/st_res_prog_report.htm and the state Web sites provided,
or contact the points of contact identified above for more up to date information.
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