United States
                 Environmental Protection
                 Agency

State Incentives  for Achieving  Clean and  Renewable  Energy

Development on Contaminated Lands

The development of dean 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 redevelopme
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.)
Alternative Power & Energy (APE) Grant Program
www.bsu.edu/cecd/media/pdf/environmental-development.pdf
Provides matching fund grants of up to $25,000 per project to nonprofit,
public, and commercial entities to support the purchase and installation of
alternative energy systems that offset fossil fuel usage and encourage
public education. Incentive amounts vary depending on the size and cost of
the energy system. The FY 2008-2009 application deadline expired
September 19,2008. A new program solicitation is expected to be issued
in July 2009, pending funding availability.

Indiana Clean Energy Credit Program (CECP)
www.in.gov/idem/4134.htm
Awards "credits" to companies for voluntary renewable energy projects.
One credit is awarded for each ton of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions
prevented. Credits can be sold or traded on a national market and have
been valued, in recent years, between $2,500 and $6,000. Several projects
can be combined on a single application to equal one ton of NOx. Similarly,
several organizations could form a group and apply based on their
combined savings. Projects are eligible for allowances indefinitely;
however, annual reapplication is required.

Energy Project Feasibility Study (EPFS) Program
www. in.gov/oed/23 76.htm
Provides cost-share grants to public, nonprofit and business entities to
conduct feasibility studies investigating potential renewable energy
resources.

Tax Incentives (abatements, deductions, credits, etc.)
Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption
www.in.gov/oed/2379.htm
Exempts solar, wind, and geothermal energy systems from property tax.
Exemption is allowed each year that a qualifying system functions. Entire
renewable energy systems and affiliated equipment, including equipment
for storage and distribution, are exempt from property tax. Applications
must go through county auditors before going to Environmental
Management.

Technical Assistance and Other Incentives	
Indiana Renewable Energy Association
www.indianarenew.org/
Provides information on renewable energy issues at the Indiana General
Assembly and in the State of Indiana.
Indiana Coalition for Renewable Energy and Economic
Development
www.indianacleanpower. org/
Holds meetings, conducts legal and policy research, and performs
outreach to stakeholders to support Indiana's growing renewable energy
industry.

Net Metering	
www.in.gov/iurc/
Offers net metering to residential customers and K-12 schools with solar,
wind and hydroelectric generators with a maximum capacity of 10 kW.
Utilities may limit the aggregate amount of net-metering (nameplate)
capacity to 0.1 %of their most recent summer peak load.
                         Quick Facts
  Public Benefit Fund (PBF)                      Yes D No 0
  Renewable Portfolio Standard                   Yes D No 0
  Net Metering*                                 Yes 0 No D
   "for residential customers and K-12 schools
  Interconnection Standards                      Yes 0 No D

              Electric Power Industry Generation by
               Primary Energy Source (EIA, 2006)
     Petroleum-Fired      0.1%    Nuclear             0.0%
     Natural Gas-Fired    2.0%    Hydroelectric        0.4%
     Coal-Fired          94.8%    Other Renewables   0.2%
     Other Gases         2.2%    Other              0.3%
                       Points of Contact
   Indiana Office of Energy and Defense Development
   www.energy.in.gov/
   APE Grant Program, EPFS Program
   Travis Murphy, tmurphy@oed.in.gov, (317) 232-7578
   Indiana Department of Environmental Management
   www.in.gov/idem
   CECP, Roger Letterman, rletterm@idem.in.gov (317) 232-8342
   Renewable Energy Property Tax Exemption
   Donna Palmer, dpalmer@idem.in.gov, (317) 233-0478
   Indiana Renewable Energy Association
   Laura Ann Arnold, lauraarnold@indianarenew.org, (317) 635-1701
   Indiana Coalition for Renewable Energy and Economic Development
   Jesse Kharbanda, jkharbanda@hecweb.org, (317) 685-8800 Ext. 103
   Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, www.in.gov/iurc/
   Net Metering, David Johnston, djohnston@urc.in.gov, (317) 232-4234
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.)
  Stipulated Site Assessment Grants (SAG)
  www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/files/SAG_Guidelines.pdf
  Provides SAGs to political subdivisions to perform site assessment and
  investigative activities. Eligible activities include Phase I and II
  Environmental Site Assessments, and lead paint and asbestos surveys.
  The maximum available award is $100,000 per applicant, per round; there
  are generally two rounds per year.

  Stipulated Remediation Grants (SRG)
  www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/files/SRG_Guidelines.pdf
  Provides SRGs to political subdivisions to finance environmental
  remediation costs at eligible brownfield sites. Awards may not be used to
  remediate sites contaminated solely by petroleum. Maximum SRG award is
  $400,000 per applicant per round (generally two rounds per year).

  Petroleum Remediation Grants (PRG)
  www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/files/PRG_Guidelines.pdf
  Provides PRGs to political subdivisions to assess and remediate petroleum
  contamination (or petroleum contaminants co-mingled with hazardous
  substances) at eligible brownfield sites. The Indiana Brownfields Program
  has dedicated $5,250,000 for this grant program ($750,000 per each of the
  seven regions in Indiana).

  Federal Matching Grants (FMG)
  www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/files/FMG_Guidelines_FINAL090308.pdf
  Provides funding to political subdivisions and other qualifying federal grant
  recipients that receive an EPA Brownfields grant award. The amount of a
  FMG award is dependent upon the type and amount of the EPA grant.

  Low-Interest Loans (LIL)  Incentive
  www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/files/LIL_Guidelines.pdf
  Makes low-interest loans available to political subdivisions to acquire
  eligible brownfield sites and conduct environmental assessment,
  remediation and demolition activities. Maximum loan is based  on available
  funds and determined on a case-by-case basis but in no instance will
  exceed 50% of funds available for loans. A loan may also be partially
  forgivable such that not more  than 20% of the total loan amount may be in
  the form of a forgivable loan.

  Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
  www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/files/Guidance_for_RLF_lncentive.pdf
  Makes low- to zero-interest loans available to finance environmental
  cleanups and facilitate the redevelopment of brownfield sites. The program
  has $2.8 million in funds available.
                                             Limitations on Liability
                                             Voluntary Remediation Program - Covenant Not to Sue (CNTS)
                                             www.in.gov/idem/4127.htm
                                             Offers liability protection through a Certificate of Completion (COC) issued
                                             by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM),
                                             followed by a CNTS from the Governor's office. The IN Brownfields
                                             Program offers Comfort and Site Status letters to address liability issues
                                             and to facilitate lending transactions and property reuse.
                                                                        Quick Facts
                                               Limitations on Liability                           Yes 0  No D
                                               Number of State-Tracked Contaminated Properties:         343
                                               Includes "active" Voluntary Remediation Program sites
                                               Number of EPA CERCLIS Sites:                          220
                                               Sites identified for potential investigation under the federal Superfund Program
                                               Number of EPA Brownfields Properties:                    246
                                               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 Indiana.
                                                                                            Points of Contact
                                                                      Indiana Finance Authority Brownfields Program
                                                                      www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/
                                                                      SAG, SRG, PRG, FMG, LIL Incentive, RLF
                                                                      Sara Westrick Corbin, swestrick@ifa.in.gov, (317) 234-1688
                                                                      Limitations on Liability
                                                                      IDEM Section Chief, Richard Harris, (317) 234-0966
  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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