United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
vvEPA
State Incentives for Achieving Clean and Renewable
Energy Development on Contaminated Lands
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.)
Renewable Energy Program
www.nd.gov/ndic/renew-infopage.htm
Provides financial assistance grants through the Renewable Energy Fund
to foster development of renewable energy, including wind, biofuels,
biomass, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and hydrogen. The North
Dakota Industrial Commission, as appropriate, shall provide funding for
research, development, marketing, and educational projects.
Tax Incentives (abatements, deductions, credits, etc.)
Renewable Energy Income Tax Credit
www.nd.gov/tax//genpubs/energy.pdf
Provides an income tax credit of 3% per year for five years for the cost of
equipment and installation of a system that uses geothermal, solar, or wind
energy. Beginning December 31,2004 any credit in excess of the year's
tax liability may be carried forward for the next five years.
Geothermal, Solar and Wind Property Exemption
www.nd.gov/tax//genpubs/energy.pdf
Offers exemptions from local property taxes to any locally assessed solar,
wind, or geothermal energy device. Qualifying systems can be stand alone
or part of a conventional system, but in the case where the solar, wind, or
geothermal system is part of a conventional energy system, only the
renewable energy portion of the total system is eligible. This exemption is
applied during the five-year period following installation.
Large Wind Property Tax Reduction
www.nd.gov/tax/taxincentives/property/propertytaxreduction.html
Provides reduced taxable value of centrally assessed wind energy facilities
larger than 100 kW from 10% to 3% of their assessed value, resulting in a
property tax savings of 70%.
Sales Tax Exemption
www.nd.gov/tax/genpubs/business-incentives.pdf
Exempts any sales or use tax that would be due in the construction of a
wind powered electric generation facility between July 2001 and January
2011. The exemption applies to facilities with one energy generation unit
with nameplate capacity of 100 KW or better. The exemption will apply to
building materials, equipment, and other tangible personal property used in
construction.
Net Metering
www.nd.gov/dcs/Energy/
Net metering rules apply both to renewable-energy generators and co-
generators (combined-heat-and-power systems) up to 100 kW in capacity.
Net metering is available to all privately owned utility customer classes.
Avoided cost is available to all rural electric cooperative members.
Quick Facts
Public Benefit Fund (PBF)
Renewable Portfolio Standard
10% by 2015
Net Metering
Interconnection Standards
Yes D No 0
Yes 0 No D
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Electric Power Industry Generation by
Primary Energy Source (EIA, 2006)
Petroleum-Fired 0.1% Nuclear
Natural Gas-Fired Hydroelectric
Coal-Fired 93.5% Other Renewables
Other Gases 0.2%
4.9%
1.2%
Points of Contact
Renewable Energy Program
Karlene Fine, ndicinfo@nd.gov; kfine@nd.gov, (701) 328-3722
North Dakota Department of Commerce, www.nd.gov/dcs/Energy/
Renewable Energy Corporate Tax Credit; Geothermal, Solar and
Wind Property Exemption; Large Wind Property Tax Reduction;
Sales Tax Exemption, Net Metering
Joe Murphy, jmurphy@nd.gov, (701) 746-5431
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
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Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Targeted Brownfield Assessment Grants
www.health.state.nd.us/WM/
Provides Targeted Brownfield Assessment (TBA) grant funds to conduct
site assessments, excluding petroleum sites, and Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act 128(a)
(CERCLA) State and Tribal Response Program grant funds to conduct site
assessments at petroleum sites and cleanup activities at sites requiring
contamination removal
Limitations on Liability
Department of Health Division of Waste Management
www. health.state, nd. us/WM/
Offers closure letters and No Further Action (NFA) letters. The Department
may also give site specific responsibility exemptions or regulatory
assurances provided certain activities are conducted.
Quick Facts
Limitations on Liability Yes 0 No D
Number of State-Tracked Contaminated Properties: 36
Includes Brownfields Program sites
Number of EPA CERCLIS Sites: 20
Sites identified for potential investigation under the federal Superfund Program
Number of EPA Brownfields Properties: 16
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 North Dakota.
Points of Contact
All North Dakota Cleanup Incentives and Programs
Curtis Erickson, cerickson@nd.gov, (701) 328-5166
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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