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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.
ncentives for Clean and Renewable Energy
Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Wind Production and Manufacturing Incentive Program
www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/GrantsLoans.htm
Provides production-based incentives to support new Ohio wind-energy
projects at the rate of 1 cent ($0.01) or 1.2 cents ($0.012) per kWh of wind
energy produced. The most recent solicitation, issued in February 2007,
was open to utility-scale wind-energy projects (more than 5 MW) and to
community wind-energy projects (500 kW to 5 MW). The Ohio Department
of Development (ODOD) intends to issue a new round of funding in 2008
or 2009.
Advanced Energy Fund-Renewable Energy
www. odod. state, oh. us/cdd/oee/elfgrant. htm
Provides grants for wind energy systems, PV systems, and solar thermal
systems. Non-residential wind-energy systems are eligible for a grant of
$2.50 per watt. The maximum grant award for a traditional wind-energy
system is the lesser of $150,000 or 50% of the projects cost. Non-
residential solar-thermal systems are eligible for a grant of $30 per kilo-
BTU per day. The maximum grant award is the lesser of 50% of the project
cost, or $150,000 for a traditional solar-thermal system and $200,000 for a
third-party owned system. All non-residential PV systems are eligible for a
grant of $3.50 per watt. The maximum grant award for PV systems is the
lesser of 50% of project costs, or $150,000 for traditional systems and
$200,000 for third-party systems.
Tax Incentives (abatements, deductions, credits, etc.)
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(OAQDA) Tax Incentives
www. ohioairquality. org/clean_air/large_bus_financial_benefits. asp
Offers a variety of tax incentives for projects improving air quality including
100%exemption from: tangible personal property tax, real property tax,
corporate franchise tax, sales and use tax, and interest income on bonds
and notes issued by OAQDA for qualifying air quality projects.
Technical Assistance and Other Incentives
Ohio Anemometer Loan Program
www.greenenergyohio.org/page.cfm?pagelD=2193
Allows selected applicants to borrow all equipment necessary to measure
the wind resource on their land.
Net Metering
www.puco.ohio.gov/PUCO/Consumer/information.cfm?id=8510
Allows net metering of up to 1 % of a utility's peak demand and Yellow
Springs Utilities allow residential and commercial customers to net meter
PV and wind-energy systems up to 25 kW capacity. Contact the Ohio
Public Utilities Commission (PUC) regarding potential opportunities and
limitations to net metering.
Quick Facts
Public Benefit Fund (PBF)
Renewable Portfolio Standard
25% by 2025
Net Metering
Interconnection Standards
Yes 0 No D
Yes 0 No D
Yes 0 No D
Yes 0 No D
Electric Power Industry Generation by
Primary Energy Source (EIA, 2006)
Petroleum-Fired 0.9% Nuclear 10.8%
Natural Gas-Fired 1.5% Hydroelectric 0.4%
Coal-Fired 85.9% Other Renewables 0.3%
Points of Contact
Ohio Department of Development Office of Energy Efficiency
www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/, (614) 466-6797
Wind Production and Manufacturing Incentive Program
Tom Maves, tmaves@odod.state.oh.us
Advanced Energy Fund
Preston Boone, elf@odod.state.oh.us
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) Tax Incentives
www.ohioairquality.org
Mark Shanahan, mark.shanahan@aqda.state.oh.us, (614) 224-3383
Ohio Anemometer Loan Program
Green Energy Ohio
Kemp Jycox, kemp@greenenergyohio.org, (513) 833-7405
Net Metering
Public Utility Commission, www.puc.state.oh.us
Stuart Siegfried, stuart.siegfried@puc.state.oh.us, (800) 686-7826 or
(614)466-7536
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.)
Clean Ohio Assistance Fund
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Provides grants for conservation projects from the Clean Ohio Fund.
Applicants undertaking projects on properties located in an eligible area
may expend the dollars on three activities: Phase I and Phase II
assessments (up to $15,000 or $300,000 grant respectively), and
brownfields cleanup (up to $750,000 grant). The property must be on the
Ohio Priority Investment Area Map.
Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF)
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Provides grants of up to $3 million to communities for brownfields cleanup
activities. Applicants must provide a 25% local match. In 2007,14
communities received grant funding totaling over $41 million. Funding goes
towards property acquisition, demolition, cleanup, and infrastructure. This
is part of a $200 million initiative approved by Ohio voters as part of the
$400 million Clean Ohio Fund. A referendum in the 2008 election provided
$400 million in additional funding for the CORF.
Job Ready Sites (JRS) Program
www. odod. state, oh. us/edd/obd/jrs/
Stimulates the development of large parcels of land and/or buildings
through grants based on: the projected capital investment, job creation
and/or retention, average hourly wages, and other factors deemed
significant by the Director of ODOD. The maximum grant award per eligible
site improvement project is $5 million to offset costs traditionally incurred in
industrial and commercial site development (including acquisition of real
property, utility upgrades, and build-out of speculative facilities).
Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
www.odod.state.oh.us/ud/BCRLF.htm
Offers below-market rate loans up to $1 million, with potential deferment of
up to one year, to assist with the remediation of a brownfield property to
return it to a productive economic use in the community. The current fund
has $7 million to loan out. All real property with contamination from
hazardous substances or petroleum above the applicable standard is
eligible. The borrower must own the property, not be a potentially
responsible party, and have the ability to repay.
Urban Redevelopment Loan Program
www.odod.state.oh.us/EDD/Loans_Grants.htm
Provides low-interest loans for redevelopment of urban properties,
including remediation of brownfield sites. Loans are offered of up to $5
million or 40% of eligible costs, for up to 15 years, with the potential for
deferring principal and interest repayment for up to five years.
Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
www.epa.state.oh.us/defa/comguide.html
Issues low-interest loans up to $3 million for up to 20 years for site
investigation, design, or remediation that addresses water quality at
qualifying brownfields.
Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) Brownfield Fund
www.owda.org/owda0001. asp?PglD=pi-summary
Extends loans to public or private entities for planning and design (up to
$500,000) or construction of brownfield site remediation (no maximum).
Eligible costs include engineering and design fees, construction costs,
legal, and inspection fees.
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.
Technical Assistance and Other Incentives
Grant-funded Technical Assistance
www.epa.state.oh.us/derr/vap/docs/Procedures%20for%20Grant.pdf
Provides grant-funded technical assistance to public entities through the
Voluntary Action Program.
Field Technical Assistance - Targeted Brownfield Assessment
www.epa.state.oh.us/derr/ersis/sifu/fieldtechasst/fieldtechasst.html
Provides technical assistance to local government entities to conduct
environmental assessments.
Tax Incentives (abatements, deductions.credits, etc.)
Voluntary Action Program (VAP) Tax Abatement
www.epa.state.oh.us/derr/vap/docs/Tax%20lncentives.pdf
Grants a 10-year tax exemption to the property from the Department of
Taxation upon issuance of a Covenant Not to Sue (CNTS) from the
Director of the Ohio EPA for a remedy under the VAP.
Limitations on Liability
VAP
www.epa.state.oh.us/derr/volunt/volunt.html
Provides liability protection under the Ohio EPA Voluntary Action Program
CNTS based on issuance of a no further action letter.
Quick Facts
Limitations on Liability Yes 0 No D
Number of State-Tracked Contaminated Properties: 262
Includes Site Assessment and Brownfields Revitalization Program and Remedial
Response Program sites
Number of EPA CERCLIS Sites: 378
Sites identified for potential investigation under the federal Superfund Program
Number of EPA Brownfields Properties: 378
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 Ohio.
Points of Contact
Ohio Department of Development (ODOD)
www.odod.state.oh.us/ud/
Clean Ohio Assistance Fund, CORF, JRS Program, Brownfield RLF
William Murdock, oud@odod.state.oh.us, (614) 466-4484
Urban Redevelopment Loan Program
Office of Financial Incentives, (800) 848-1300 or (614) 466-5420
Voluntary Action Program
www.epa.state.oh.us/derr/volunt/volunt.html
Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, Grant-funded Technical
Assistance, VAP Tax Abatement, VAP Limitations on Liability
Amy Yersavich, amy.yersavich@epa.state.oh.us, (614) 644-2285
OWDA Brownfield Fund
Site Assessment and Brownfield Revitalization Program
www.epa.state.oh.us/derr/SABR/sabr.html, (614) 466-5822
Field Technical Assistance - Targeted Brownfield Assessment
Tiffani Kavalec, tiffani.kavalec@epa.state.oh.us, (614) 644-3538
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