United States
                 Environmental Protection
                 Agency

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.)
Arkansas Alternative Fuels Development (Grant) Program
http://aad.arkansas.gov/Topics.htm
Provides alternative fuel producers with up to $0.20 per gallon of
alternative fuels produced which is not to exceed $2 million for any one
alternative fuels producer in a given fiscal year. Alternative fuel distributors
can also receive $50,000 to assist with the distribution and storage of
alternative fuels or alternative fuels mixture at distribution facilities that are
located and operated in Arkansas. Funding is available through July 1,
2009. As defined for the purposes of these grants, an "Alternative Fuel
Producer" is an entity that holds controlling interest in more than one
alternative fuels production facility.

Net Metering	
http://arkansasrenewableenergy.org/
Offers net metering for residential renewable-energy systems up to 25 kW
in capacity and non-residential systems up to 300 kW in capacity. Eligible
technologies include solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass
systems, as well as fuel cells and microturbines using renewable fuels.
There is no limit on the aggregate capacity of all net-metered systems.
                                                                                       Quick Facts
                                                                Public Benefit Fund (PBF)
                                                                Renewable Portfolio Standard
                                                                Net Metering
                                                                Interconnection Standards
                                Yes D No 0
                                Yes D No 0
                                Yes 0 No D
                                Yes 0 No D
                                                                            Electric Power Industry Generation by
                                                                             Primary Energy Source (EIA, 2006)
                                                                    Petroleum-Fired      0.3%    Nuclear           29.2%
                                                                    Natural Gas-Fired   17.8%    Hydroelectric        3.0%
                                                                    Coal-Fired          46.4%    Other Renewables   3.3%
                                                                                     Points of Contact
                                                                Arkansas Alternative Fuels Development (Grant) Program
                                                                Arkansas Agriculture Department, http://aad.arkansas.gov/
                                                                General Contact: secretary@aad.ar.gov, (501) 683-4851

                                                                Net Metering
                                                                Arkansas Department of Economic Development
                                                                http://arkansasedc.com
                                                                Jenny Ahlen, jahlen@arkansasedc.com, (501) 682-2460
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.)
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
www.adeq.state.ar.us/hazwaste/bf/default.htm#RevolvingLoan
Offers individual, reduced-interest loans of up to $500,000 for cleanup
costs as determined by an ADEQ approved Comprehensive Site
Assessment. Although the costs of assessments may be considered
eligible in the future, loans can currently be approved for purposes of
cleanup of non-petroleum or mixed petroleum substances only. Payback
periods are negotiable and are established according to an applicant's
eligibility and needs.

 Limitations on  Liability	
ADEQ Voluntary Cleanup Program
www.adeq.state.ar.us/regs/dratts/reg29_dratt_docket_05-005-
R/reg29_dratt_docket_05-005-R_statement_of_basis.pdf
Allows individuals, companies, and real estate developers who did not
cause or contribute to site contamination and who wish to purchase
abandoned or underutilized properties to enter into an agreement with the
AQEQ for the cleanup (if required) and redevelopment of the property. The
purchaser of the property will be able to define his or her financial
obligations early in the process and, after approval from the Department,
the purchaser will not be held responsible for fines or penalties related to
past contamination  identified in a comprehensive site assessment to be
completed by the participant.
                                                                                             Quick Facts
                                                                    Limitations on Liability                            Yes 0 No D
                                                                    Number of State-Tracked Contaminated Properties:         54
                                                                    As reflected in a public record of state brownfields maintained by the AR DEQ
                                                                    Number of EPA CERCLIS Sites:                          104
                                                                    Sites identified for potential investigation under the federal Superfund Program
                                                                    Number of EPA Brownfields Properties:                     50
                                                                    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 Arkansas.
                                                                                           Points of Contact
                                                                    ADEQ Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund, ADEQ Voluntary Cleanup
                                                                    Program
                                                                    Tamara Almand, almand@adeq.state.ar.us, (501) 682-0867
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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