RE-Powering America's Land:
Evaluating the Feasibility of Siting Renewable Energy Production
on Potentially Contaminated Land
             Onamia, Minnesota
EPA/NREL Partnership
In September 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the
RE-Powering America's Land: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated
Land and Mine Sites initiative. EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy's National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are collaborating on a project to evaluate the
feasibility of siting renewable energy production on potentially contaminated  sites.
EPA has provided more than $650,000 through an interagency agreement that pairs
EPA's expertise on contaminated sites with NREL's expertise in renewable energy.
The project will analyze the feasibility of siting renewable energy on 12 sites across
the country. The analysis will include, among other things, the best renewable
energy technology for the site, the optimal area to locate the renewable energy
technology on the site, potential renewable energy generating capacity, the return
on investment, and the economic feasibility of the renewable energy projects.  NREL
will also pursue an analysis to explore the potential for siting alternative fuel stations
(e.g., electric charging stations) at former gas station sites.

Mille Lacs Band Ledin Site
Recently acquired by the Mille Lacs Band Tribal Community, the Ledin site is a parcel
of rural land. A portion of the property was used as a dump site by the previous
owner. The pa reel is adjacent to a paved road and is roughly 1.5 miles from an
electrical substation owned by Mille Lacs Electric Cooperative.Three phase power
lines run through the property.

Feasibility Study: Begins Spring 2010
NREL is conducting a study on the potential for wind power generation on the Mille Lacs Band Community dumpsite. The feasibility
study will evaluate the technical and economic opportunities and challenges at the site. It will:
       Provide a preliminary analysis of the viability of the site;
       Assess wind resource availability;
       Identify possible system size, design and location; and
       Review the economics of the proposed system
      Mille Lacs Band Tribal
      Community Dumpsite
           Ledin Property
         Onamia, Minnesota
Site Facts:
  Site type: Brownfields
  Renewable technology: Wind
  Generation potential: Community scale

Contacts:
  EPA Region 5
  Linda Mangrum
  mangrum.linda@epa.gov
  (312)353-2071
  National Renewable Energy Lab
  Gail Mosey
  gail.mosey@nrel.gov
  (303)384-7356
  www.nrel.gov
     For more information, visit www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland or contact cleanenergy@epa.gov
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