RE-Powering America's Land Initiative: Benefits Matrix, December 2019

RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

"Communities across the nation are creating jobs and stimulating economic growth by redeveloping
contaminated land. Renewable energy projects present opportunities for environmental benefits and
energy savings in local communities. EPA is committed to helping communities return properties to
beneficial, productive reuse that meets their needs."

- Peter C. Wright, Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management

ACROSS THE

COUNTRY

All renewable energy projects on contaminated sites realize benefits—from
saving money, creating new sources of revenue, to producing clean energy. EPA has
reviewed developer and community source data to identify documented benefits
for 295 sites. Stakeholders involved with re-developing sites note specific benefits
in terms of job creation, energy cost savings, tax revenue, lease revenue,
environmental benefits and others.

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When formerly contaminated sites are redeveloped with renewable energy projects, EPA findings show multiple benefits
for the communities.1 Although all renewable energy installations on contaminated sites have value to the developer or
community, the benefits realized for any one project are not always touted publicly. As part of its inventory, RE-Powering
tracks benefits such as energy cost savings, increased revenue, and job creation. EPA has identified trends in benefits,
including the following:

Energy cost savings are the most frequently reported benefits, with a quarter of the sites reporting energy cost savings.

Environmental benefits are reported at many of the sites with solar installations.

Examination of the information included in this document may encourage and assist in planning for future development of
renewable energy installations.

1 To date, the RE-Powering Initiative has identified 352 renewable energy installations on 327 contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites with a cumulative installed capacity of 1,710.2
megawatts (MW) in a total of 41 U.S. states and territories. In this document, installation and project refer to a single renewable energy technology installation, while site and location
refer to a single contaminated property. A site or location may have more than one installation or project. For example, the former Dave Johnston Mine (one site) has three separate
wind installations, two of which reported benefits that are highlighted here. The RE-Powering Initiative list tracks completed projects where renewable energy systems have been
installed on contaminated sites. This resource is available at httDs://www.eDa.aov/re-Dowerina/re-Dowerina-trackina-matrix.

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The commonly reported benefits from renewable energy on contaminated lands include revenues from land leases and
taxes, electricity cost savings associated with the reduced need to purchase powerfrom the grid, job creation, and reduced
greenhouse gas emissions.2

Minnesota Brightfields Initiative - Solar Development on Closed Landfills

The Metropolitan Council, the SolSmart Program, and their
organizational partners have aggregated a state-wide, regional, and
national team of public, industry association, and non-profit solar and
energy professionals to support the "MN Brightfields Initiative." The
Brightfields Initiative is actively pursuing opportunities to encourage
solar generation on closed landfill properties.

MN Brightfields requested assistance from EPA to screen closed landfills
for solar opportunities. EPA's RE-Powering America's Land Initiative is
providing ongoing assistance to planners in Minnesota by screening
and evaluating closed landfills for solar using similar methods that were
developed for RE-Powering America's Lands Mapper Tool.

"We're trying to develop a new market in
Minnesota. Our state and local governments see
a non-partisan partner plugging us into existing
staff people, experts, case studies, and resources,
which keep us from replicating the 'wheel,'and
instead focus on applying the wealth of
RE-Powering's resources to moving our state's
and communities' initiative forward."

—Cameran J. Bailey, Metropolitan Council
& SolSmart Solar Advisor on the benefits of
working with the RE-Powering Team

Sources used to populate this document include other EPA resources (fact sheets, case studies, etc.) or statements by parties directly involved with their respective projects—e.g.
the city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; federal agencies; and/or financiers. Note that the benefits reported may have been calculated using different methods and/
or expressed in different units; therefore, a cumulative expression of the total benefits achieved by renewable energy projects on contaminated lands is not possible from publicly
available sources. In addition, the specific benefits of each project can vary due to a number of factors, including electricity prices, site clean-up status, incentives and policies such as
renewable portfolio standards, development costs, availability of transmission and infrastructure, and renewable energy technology type and capacity.

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Casting New Beginnings for Former Foundry

The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) Solar Field Park is
located in Coldwater, Michigan. The site was a former foundry, which
was a barren piece of land for nearly 30 years. Branch County received
approximately $13,000 of EPA Brownfield grant funding for property
environmental assessments. The blighted foundry site was adjacent
to a residential neighborhood, a city park, and an electric substation.

In May of 2018, NextEra Energy Resources LLC developed a 1.3 MW
solar array on the site. The installation of the solar field gave Coldwater
an opportunity to clean-up the site and show their environmental
stewardship to the community.

The City of Coldwater has a 99-year lease with the site's owner Marmon
Group for $1. A Power Purchase Agreement is in place with an average
cost of less than 5 cents per kWh.The solar installation also helps the
utility meet renewable requirements for Municipal Electric Utilities in
Michigan. The community support was positive throughout the entire
process and the solar installation is a source of on-going pride for the
community. Not only did the development of the solar field clean-up a
blighted site, but the city became one of a very few small communities
in Michigan to have a solar field, not to mention one on a brownfield.

A Range of Benefits from Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands

Renewable energy installations on contaminated land can provide a range of benefits to municipalities, developers, businesses,
and the environment. Some examples include:

Annapolis Renewable Energy Park (Annapolis, MD): A 16.8-MW solar project located on approximately 80 acres of the
closed and capped Annapolis landfill offers benefits to the city and county. The City of Annapolis owns the landfill where the
Annapolis Renewable Energy Park is located. The city earns revenue by leasing the landfill to Annapolis Solar Park. The city also
saves money by purchasing some of the electricity at a rate less than what the city was paying. Local businesses were involved
in the construction of the project. More than 100 green jobs were created or will be created in the city over the next 20 years
as a result of this installation. Additionally, the City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and Anne Arundel County Board
of Education signed power purchase agreements for the solar energy, which will be used to power city, county and school
buildings and operations.

Long View Forest Solar (Hartland, VT): A 0.745-MW solar project is located on a remediated brownfield site that was formerly
a sawmill. The project produces approximately 900.000 kWh per year or enough to power approximately 125 homes annually.
The project is generating savings for Mascoma Bank as well as the Montshire Museum of Science located in Norwich, VT;
combined these two entities will realize approximately $700,000 of savings on their electricity bills over the 25-year term of the
agreement. The solar array has increased the size of the local tax base in addition to generating renewable power.

"A site that sat bligh ted for almost 30 years,
offering little to no value, was once again an asset
to our community."- Bob Granger, Energy Waste
Reduction Manager, CBPU

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Opening of Solar Field (Photo Courtesy CBPU): Left to right,
JeffBudd- Asst. Utility Director; Cisco Ortiz, Council Member;
Keith Baker, City Manager; State Senator Mike Shirkey; Paul
Beckhusen -Utility Director; Marc Gerken, President & CEO
of American Municipal Power; Tom Kramer, Mayor; Mike
Beckwith, Council Member; Scott Ohm & Travis Machan; Board
Members; State Representative Eric Leutheuser; Bob Granger;
Energy Optimization Manager; Dave Watson, Board Member.

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Inside the Numbers

RE-Powering has documented benefits for 295 renewable energy on contaminated land installations currently tracked in the
RE-Powering Tracking Matrix. Many installations publicly reported multiple benefits; as such, the RE-Powering Benefits Matrix
includes citations of 497 total reported benefits. In addition to these, many expected benefits have not been publicly reported.
Benefits are anticipated for every renewable energy project on contaminated land, including energy cost savings, revenue,
greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, or a combination of these. Although not comprehensive of all realized benefits, the following
charts represent a snapshot of the types of benefits stakeholders are touting publicly as measures of success.

Reported Benefits for Renewable Energy Projects on Contaminated Lands3

Environmental
Energy Cost Savings
REC Revenue
Lease Revenue
I Tax or PILOT Revenue
Jobs
I Other

3 Pie chart represents percentage of benefits across 497 total benefits identified within the 295 renewable energy on contaminated sites with reported benefits. The "Other" category in
all charts includes cost savings associated with powering site clean-up (green remediation); induced economic benefits to the community resulting from jobs created (e.g., more
customers for the local diner); secondary use of renewable energy installations as tools for learning and data gathering; and the ability to use renewable energy installations for
distributed generation.

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

AZ- ARIZONA





























Ajo Solar Project

AZ

Ajo

Mine Lands

Private

Solar

5

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

Half of the approximately 50 construction jobs went to local
residents. The electricity generated onsite will be sold to
Arizona Public Service (APS) under a 25-year power-purchasing
agreement.











Bagdad Mine Solar

AZ

Bagdad
(census-
designated)

Mine Lands

Private

Solar

15

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

Power generated by the solar is sold to Freeport-McMoRan
at a set rate under the terms of a 25-year power purchase
agreement. The project generates 15 megawatts of electricity,
enough to power about 3,000 homes.











Apache Powder

AZ

Benson

Superfund

Private

Solar

0.0014

On site Use - Green
Remediation

1997

The use of solar and wind energy to power cleanup reduces
the 30-year groundwater cleanup cost from $25 million to
approximately $2.5 million. The cost of solar PV system and
windmill pump is three times less expensive than the cost to run
power lines and pay for electricity at remote areas of the site.











Desert Star Solar Plant

AZ

Buckeye

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

10

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

Estimated $15,000,000 -$20,000,000 of direct and indirect
investments were made to the local economy from this project.
More than 100 construction jobs.











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Regulus Solar Power Plant

CA

Bakersfield

Brownfield

N/A

Solar

82

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

The project will contribute to the creation of 1,300 full time
equivalent employee years, $6.1 M in property taxes and $25.4M
in sales generated for the county over 20-year life of project. It
is anticipated to provide almost $184 million in revenue to local
businesses, governments and households during the first 20
years of operation.











Camp Pendleton

CA

Camp
Pendleton

Superfund

Federal

Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command anticipates the
system will save the Marine Corps $336,000 yearly in electricity
costs while more than tripling its previous solar energy capacity.











Cloverdale Landfill

CA

Cloverdale

Landfill

N/A

Solar

1.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The Cloverdale project is designed to generate over 2.7 million
kilowatt hours of energy annually, the equivalent of more than
6,000,000 pounds of C02.











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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

MCE Solar One (Chevron
Richmond Refinery)

CA

Contra Costa

Oil Refinery
Landfill

Private

Solar

10.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Supported 341 jobs; partnered with job-training program
RichmondBUILD to train and hire local residents. Maximized
local economic benefits by requiring 50% local resident
workforce and engaging Richmond-based contractors and
supplier.











Frontier Fertilizer

CA

Davis

Superfund

Private

Solar

0.06888

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2011

The system offsets up to 5% of the site's annual electricity use
for pump and treat system operations, saving energy costs of
approximately $1,500 per year.











Western Regional Sanitary
Landfill

CA

Lincoln

MSW
Landfill

Private

Solar

0.009

Onsite Use -
General

2017

WPWMA will be saving $.04 per kWh over what it would
otherwise be paying PG&E—savings that are ultimately passed
along to landfill ratepayers. More than 25 local students from
Sierra College gained hands-on training for solar jobs by
designing and installation the system. Solar powers the landfill's
LFG power plant.











Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory

CA

Livermore

Superfund

Federal

Solar

0.004

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2009

The self-powered solar treatment units allow ground water
treatment at remote areas of the 7,000-acre site without the
installation of costly power lines or generators.











Pemaco Superfund Site

CA

Maywood

Superfund

Municipal

Solar

0.006

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2007

Annual electricity cost savings of $2,839.











Travis Air Force Base

CA

Near Fairfield

Superfund

Federal

Solar



Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2008

Brings Travis Air Force Base one step closer to shutting down
its four groundwater treatment plants that currently cost about
$7,000 a month in utilities to operate.











Milliken Landfill

CA

Ontario

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

3.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Produces enough electricity to power 500 homes.











NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL)

CA

Pasadena

Superfund

Federal

Solar

0.564

Rooftop

2011

Under a 20-year power purchase agreement, the PV system
is expected to annually generate 869,158 kWh of energy
(approximately 20% of the treatment system's electricity
consumption, or the equivalent power used by 100 to 125
average Pasadena homes).











PSEG Pittsburg Solar
Energy Center

CA

Pittsburg

Landfill

Private

Solar

25.4

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

The project will help PG&E meet California's mandate that 33%
of the energy sold by investor-owned utilities must come from
renewable resources by 2020.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

West County Wastewater
District

Richmond

Brownfield

Municipal

Solar

Onsite Use -
General

2008

West County Wastewater District will purchase energy at a fixed
price over the next 20 years, providing a cost-saving. PG&E's Self
Generation Incentive Program mitigated project cost. The PV
system is estimated to produce 30% of the wastewater facility's
electricity needs.

Tequesquite Landfill

Riverside

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

7.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

A 25-year PPA will help Riverside Public Utilities minimize the
effect of rising electricity costs.

Aerojet General
Corporation Superfund
Site

Sacramento

Superfund

Private

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

The project is anticipated to save more than $10 million in
electricity over the cleanup project's 25-year life, due to the
lower cost of electricity purchasing established by the PPA.

Fischer Properties: Depot
Park

Sacramento

Brownfield

Private

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

The project provides more than 40% of the electricity load for
the park during peak hours. That is equivalent to 6,335 barrels of
oil, or removing 500 vehicles from the road.

Sutter's Landing Landfill
Solar

Sacramento

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Revenue from the power generated for and consumed by
residents and businesses, and from lease payments, will be
re-invested to fund park preservation and maintenance. Lease
payments to city of $15,000 per year.

CO - COLORADO

Aurora/Arapahoe Solar
Array

Aurora

Brownfield

Public

Solar

0.5

Community

Owned/

Subscription

2013

System is demonstrating cost savings. As of April 13,2016,
lifetime energy production was 1,980,738 kWh, with customer
savings from energy production of $725,004.

Bel mar Mixed Use
Development

Lake wood

Brownfield

Other

Solar

1.7

Rooftop

2008

The system supplies all the electricity for the parking garages at
the shopping mall, which is equivalent to 5% of Be I mar's energy
use. A PPA uses RECs in exchange for below-retail electricity
rates. The system generates enough energy to power 350
homes.

Boulder Cowdery
Meadows Solar Array

Boulder

Superfund

Private

Solar

0.5

Community
Owned /
Subscription

2013

System is demonstrating costs savings. As of April 13,2016,
lifetime energy production was 2,136,641 kWh, with customer
savings from energy production of $462,168.

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Coyote Ridge Solar

CO

Fort Collins

Landfill
Buffer

Municipal

Solar

1.95

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Project is a part of a statewide initiative to demonstrate how
low-income community solar can help reduce energy costs for
highest-need customers (i.e., those who spend 4% of income or
more on utility bills). Project also provided thousands of hours in
solar installation job training.











Dreher Pickle Plant

CO

Fort Collins

State

Brownfield

Municipal

Solar

0.62

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

Community solar project - Estimated that customers will receive
a 6.9% payback on their solar panels in the first year and an
average annual payback of 9.5% over the solar array's lifetime.











Fort Carson

CO

Fort Carson

RCRA

Federal

Solar

2

Wholesale
Electricity

2008

Project expected to save Fort Carson $500,000 in energy costs
over the life of its 20-year contract with the utility.











New Rifle Mill

CO

Rifle

Other

Municipal

Solar

1.7

Onsite Use -
General

2009

Siting the project on contaminated land already owned by
the city saved taxpayers approx. $2 million. City entered into
an agreement to purchase electricity for the next 20 years at a
fixed rate below what the city currently pays for conventionally
produced electricity.











Norwood Landfill
Community Solar

CO

Norwood

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Will lower the electric bills of qualified low-income residents in
SMPA's service territory.











Place Bridge Academy

CO

Denver

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.101

Onsite Use -
General

2013

Schools are not required to pay up-front costs for the systems,
and will realize an overall cost savings on their electricity bills.
Schools will incorporate an education component. The following
environmental benefits will also be realized: 142,274 kWh of
electricity production; 291,377 pounds per year of annual C02
emissions reduced; 318,713 miles per year equivalent reduction
in vehicle miles driven and equivalent 11,207 trees planted.











Summitville Mine
Superfund Site

CO

Del Norte

Superfund

Federal

Hydro

0.032

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2011

Hydroelectric plant will generate approximately 145,000 kWh
per year - enough to power about 20 households, and prevent
120 metric tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the
atmosphere every year. It is anticipated that the hydroelectric
plant will provide 15 to 20% of the electricity needed to operate
the existing water treatment plant.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

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Barkhamsted-New
Hartford Landfill

CT

Barkhamsted
and New
Hartford

Superfund

Towns of
Barkhamsted
and New
Hartford

Solar PV

1.50

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The lease payments help supplement the operating income of
Regional Refuse Disposal District One, which continues to run a
recycling program and transfer station.











Bethel Town Landfill Solar

CT

Bethel

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

0.948

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Through virtual net metering, 100% of the energy generated is
used to power town buildings and operations, offsetting total
town consumption. The Town of Bethel is now being supplied
by green renewable energy with annual energy savings of
1,254,587 kWh and annual C02 emissions reduction of 934
metric tons. The project secured an additional subsidy for the
project via the State of Connecticut's Zero Emission Renewable
Energy Credit (ZREC) program. The installation helped bring
the town landfill back into compliance with the Connecticut
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.











Bozrah Landfill Solar

CT

Bozrah

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

3.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The portfolio will include two Tesla battery storage systems.
The two battery systems will have an aggregate capacity of 1.5
MW and provide up to 6 MWh of electricity, enabling CMEEC
to remotely dispatch stored solar energy for optimal grid
performance.











Bridgeport Landfill

CT

Bridgeport

MSW
Landfill

Private

Solar

2.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The full energy park (2.2-MW solar and 2.8-MW fuel cell)
expected to provide $7M to city in lease revenue over the
course of the 20-year lease; create 92 jobs; and provide power
for the equivalent of 5,000 homes annually.











Derby Landfill

CT

Derby

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.55

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

Energy from panels will be used to reduce town's electricity
expenses by 15-20% over the next two decades.











Ecology Park (AKA
Branford Landfill Solar)

CT

Branford

Landfill

Town of
Branford

Solar PV

-

Unknown

2018

The project will generate significant savings to the taxpayers in
the form of lower utility payments.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Evansville Ave. Landfill
Solar

CT

Meriden

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Solar project offsets power needs of co-located water pollution
control facility. City will save anywhere from $31,708 to $106,222
annually, or $634,150 to $2.2 million over the 20-year contract
term (depending on future cost of electricity). City will also
receive annual tax payments over the 20-year contract totaling
$235,923. No cost to the city for this project.











Gallup's Quarry

CT

Plainfield

Superfund

Green leaf
Power

Biomass

37.50

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

The 37.5-megawatt power plant uses waste wood to generate
enough electricity to power the equivalent of about 40,000
homes in Plainfield. Connecticut Light & Power purchases 80%
of the generated energy under a 15-year agreement with the
facility owner, while the remaining energy contributes to the
regional renewable energy certificate market.











Hartford CT Landfill (Solar)

CT

Hartford

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The facility will sell excess electricity to the grid or, potentially, to
the City of Hartford at a discounted rate that could save the City
several hundred thousand dollars per year on its electricity bill.
In addition, in 2012, Connecticut Light & Power selected the
project to receive zero - emission renewable energy credits, or
ZRECs.The ZRECs add 11 cents per kilowatt - hour to the price of
electricity generated for sale by the solar collectors.The system
will generate up to one megawatt of electricity, enough to
power about 1,000 homes when operating at full capacity.











Newtown Landfill Solar

CT

Newtown

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Under the PPA, town will purchase the generated electricity at
$0.0630 per kWh vs. current cost of $0.09795











North Haven Landfill

CT

North Haven

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.384

On-site Use -
General

2017

Powers on-site wastewater treatment facility.











Rogers Road Landfill

CT

Norwich

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

3

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The community has taken land with no other use and created a
good reuse of a brownfield location by installing solar.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Stafford Landfill (CT)

CT

Stafford

Landfill

Town of
Stafford

Solar PV

0.95

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Includes two other arrays in the city, combined these three
arrays provide enough electricity to power 80% of the town's
buildings. The system is projected to save the town $4.3 million
over 15 years, and $12.3 million over 25 years. Utilizes a Tax
Exempt Lease Purchase (TELP) and make use of a long-term
Zero Emission Energy Credit (ZREC) contract to allow the
town to own and operate the arrays outright, as well as virtual
net-metering. Stafford's collection of solar arrays eliminates the
equivalent greenhouse gas emissions from driving 7,410,973
miles in an average passenger car and C02 emissions from
3,299,687 pounds of coal burned and carbon sequestered by
2,927 acres of U.S. forest for one year.











Wintergreen Ave. Landfill

CT

New Haven

MSW
Landfill

Private

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The installation will provide minimum savings for the town of
$30,000 per year.











Woodstock (CT) Landfill
Solar

CT

Woodstock

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Installed at no cost to taxpayers and will save the town over $2.4
million over the next 20 years.











DE - DELAWARE

DuPont Newport

DE

Newport

Superfund

Private

Solar

0.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Construction created nearly 120 jobs.











McKees Solar Park

DE

Newark

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.23

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Funding model wherein residential electric users can contribute
$50 in return for a $0.01 per kWh rebate on one (1) 100 kilowatt-
hour block of power generated from the park per month, which
will displace the first 100 kwh of household consumption.
Residents can also make outright tax-deductible donations to
the park.











North and South Peninsula

DE

Wilmington

Brownfield

Greenwood
Energy

Solar PV

1.95

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

The project sells energy and SRECs to Delmarva Power & Light
under separate long-term contracts.









P

FL- FLORIDA

Lake Worth Landfill

FL

Lake Worth

MSW
Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Helps meet city's commitment to diversifying the city's energy
to clean and renewable energy sources









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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

GA-GEORGIA





























Deptford Landfill

GA

Savannah

Landfill

Dulany
Industries

Solar PV

1.20

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

The installation turns a brownfield into a greenfield.











Hickory Ridge Landfill

GA

Atlanta

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

Will generate enough energy to meet the needs of 224 homes
annually.











Jekyll Island Landfill

GA

Jekyll Island

Landfill

Georgia

Solar PV

1.00

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

The Authority leases the land to Cherry Street Energy for about
$2,000 a month for 30 years.











HI-HAWAII

Kapolei Sustainable
Energy Park

HI

Kapolei

RCRA

Private

Solar

1.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

The system will produce enough electricity to power between
150 and 250 homes with clean, solar energy.











IA - IOWA

Schaus-Vorhies Solar

IA

Fairfield

Brownfield

Private

Solar

0.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The system will pay for itself within 5-6 years, and cover 100%
of the company's electrical needs on a net-annual bases. Total
energy production (over 25 years) will prevent 10,587 metric
tons of C02 from entering the atmosphere, equivalent to about
11 million pounds of coal or 25 million miles driven in a typical
passenger car.











West Dubuque Solar
Garden

IA

Dubuque

Brownfield

City of
Dubuque

Solar PV

5.00

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The annual output of the system is equal to the annual usage of
about 126 average Iowa homes. The Downtown Dubuque Solar
Garden features an educational display and information to teach
visitors about advancements in clean energy technology.











IL-ILLINOIS

Exelon City Solar

IL

Chicago

Brownfield

Municipal

Solar

10

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

During construction, the $60 million project created 200
jobs. The developers sou reed much of its labor and building
materials from local companies on Chicago's South Side. The
system provides permanent work in the areas of operations,
maintenance, and security.The project also expands the local
tax base and generates revenues from the land lease.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Gobnob Wind Turbine
Project

IL

Farmersville

Brownfield

State

Wind

0.9

Wholesale
Electricity

2009

The Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative signed a 20-year
lease agreement with the Department of Natural Resources for
$1,200 per year. The system will result in a reduction in GHG
emissions of 1,997 tons of carbon dioxide annually.











Kokomo Solar Park

IL

Kokomo

Superfund

Private

Solar

7

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Provides 7 MW of clean power capacity to the community and is
located on a remediated Superfund parcel of land











IN - INDIANA

Crane Naval

IN

Crane

Landfill

U.S. Navy

Solar PV

17.00

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The installation is providing and promoting energy
sustainability and bringing renewable energy options to the
installation and neighboring communities. In exchange for
providing secure, on-base land needed for the project, NSA
Crane will receive in-kind consideration in the form of electrical
infrastructure upgrades, such as a motor-operated disconnect
switch, and a microgrid feasibility study to increase future base
resiliency.











Marion County Solar #1

IN

Indianapolis

Landfill

Private

Solar PV

5.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

This solar project produces enough electricity to power over
700 homes and the equivalent to removing 7,000 tons of carbon
dioxide from the environment every year.











Marion County Solar #2

IN

Indianapolis

Brownfield

Private

Solar PV

1.9

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

This solar project produces enough electricity to power over
700 homes and the equivalent to removing 7,000 tons of carbon
dioxide from the environment every year.











Reilly Tar & Chemical
(Indianapolis)

IN

Indianapolis

Superfund

Private

Solar

10.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Under the 15-year PPA with Indianapolis Power and Light
(IPL), developer Hanwha Q CELLS will sell electricity and
environmental attributes from Maywood Solar Farm for 15 years.
IPL will purchase 100% of the output at a set price ($.020/kWh)
and will retain ownership of project RECs.The project created
75-100 jobs during construction and will continue to have a
positive impact on the economy through ongoing operating
and maintenance contracts with local firms during the 15- to
35-year operating period of the facility.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

KokomoWind Farm
(Continental Steel)

IN

Kokomo

Superfund

Private

Wind

unknown

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

unknown

Three on-site wind turbines produce enough energy to offset
at least half of the energy needed for ongoing groundwater
treatment.











KY- KENTUCKY

Fort Campbell Solar Phase
One

KY

Fort Campbell

Landfill

Federal

Solar

1.9

Onsite Use

2015

Helps Fort Campbell meet federal directives outlined in the
American Renewable Energy Act, requiring federal installations
to obtain 25 percent of their energy by renewable means by
2025.











Fort Campbell Solar Phase
Two

KY

Fort Campbell

Landfill

Federal

Solar

3.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Combined with Phase One of the installation, provides a total of
5 MW of solar to Fort Campbell. Expected to reduce the post's
energy load on the power grid and help save money that will be
repurposed toward training soldiers.











MA - MASSACHUSETTS

Acton Landfill

MA

Acton

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

If the market rate for electricity remains at least one penny per
kWh above the fixed contract rate, the predicted cost savings
from the landfill solar system totals over $325,000 for the 20 year
period (more than $15,000 per year). If the market rate stays at
the Town's average 2013 rate or increases, Acton will save over
$1,700,000 over the 20 year period, or $85,000 per year.











Aquinnah Landfill

MA

Aquinnah

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.05

Onsite Use -
General

2012

The array will produce enough energy to power the Town's
Municipal electrical load including theTown offices, police &
fire stations, library, street lights, and public bathrooms and
eventually save the town over $10,000 per year in electricity costs.











Barnstable Landfill

MA

Barnstable

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

4.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Estimated annual savings for the town of over $270,000.











Beech St. Landfill

MA

Rockland

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

3.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The town has 25-year PPA with NextSun and has locked in a
rate of $0.0699/kWh for the first year and 2% increase in annual
power rates after that versus original rates of $0.07887/kWh. A
land lease will generate revenue of $50,000 per year.The project
will save Rockland taxpayers through lower electricity prices,
saved tax revenue, and provide a hedge against future energy
rate hikes.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Bellingham Landfill

MA

Bellingham

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

4.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Energy generated is being purchased by the town of Randolph,
saving millions of dollars over the life of the project. Town will
receive a total of over $3.5 million in lease payments and tax
revenues for the project.











Bent Mill Solar

MA

Gardner

Brownfield

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

City of Gardner benefits from the land lease and tax payments.
Four local organizations are saving tens of thousands of dollars
on their annual electricity bills, including GAAMHA, Inc., a non-
profit provider of services for adults with disabilities. GAAMHA
estimates they will see savings of at least $10,000 annually.











Bolton Orchards

MA

Bolton

Brownfield

Private

Solar

6

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Chelmsford's Town Manager negotiated a 25-year Net Metering
Power Sales Agreement (NMPSA) with Main Street Power, who
owns and operates the facility. The Town of Chelmsford receives
25 years of discounted electricity rates for the energy produced
by the solar facility under the NMPSA. The project will provide
tax revenue to town of Bolton and power to town of Chelmsford
(higher demand than Bolton).











Bolton Orchards Phase II

MA

Bolton

Brownfield

Private

Solar

2.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The community solar project that enables residents to save
money on their utility bills and support local solar.











Boxford Landfill

MA

Boxford

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Town touts economic benefits of approximately $3 million
over the next 20 years, receiving: (1) nearly all of the town's
municipal annual electricity needs from the solar project, using
clean electricity that is approximately 40% cheaper than the
town's current power purchase rate; (2) revenue in exchange
for leasing the capped landfill to the solar project's owner and
the partnership that acquired and constructed the project with
plans to remain the long-term owner and operator; and (3) tax
revenue for the life of the solar project. Solar will also power the
equivalent of 200 homes.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Braintree Landfill

MA

Braintree

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.26

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The Braintree Electric Light Department has an agreement to
buy the electricity that the site produces at a competitive rate of
6.5 cents per kilowatt (from Braintree Electric Light Department
general manager William Bottiggi). Over the course of a year
the project is expected to generate 1,645,000 kilowatt-hours of
electricity—enough to power to more than 200 homes.











Brewster Landfill

MA

Brewster

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.23

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The project is expected to save town $75,685 in the first year.











Bridge Street Landfill

MA

Fairhaven

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

The town is expected to save $1,5M over 30 years. A PPA allows
town to avoid costs associated with solar system ownership.











Brockton Brightfield

MA

Brockton

Brownfield

Municipal

Solar

0.46

Wholesale
Electricity

2006

Generates nearly $145,000 in annual revenue for the city, which
goes towards paying off the cost to build and maintain the
brightfield. It is estimated that the loan will be paid off in full by
2026, and the city will begin to directly profit from the sale of
RECsand electricity.The brightfield has a module warranty of 20
years, and with an expected system life of 30-50 years, the city
should see profits for 10 to 30 years.











Cedar Street Landfill

MA

Coh asset

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.42

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Town could net as much as $1.6 million in energy cost savings
over the 20-year contract, depending on net metering credit
rates. Solar will produce power equal to approximately 16% of
the town's annual electric load.











Charles George Landfill

MA

Tyngsboro/
Dunstable

Landfill

Private

Solar

3.56

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Produces nearly 4,600,000 kWh of electricity per year, enough
to power approximately 460 New England homes and avoid the
release of over 3,500 tons of carbon dioxide annually from non-
renewable power plants.











Chatham Landfill

MA

Chatham

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Estimated to save town $120,446 in the first year and more than
$3.5M by the end of the 20-year PPA.











Chicopee Elks Landfill

MA

Chicopee

Landfill

Private

Solar

2.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

Power sold to Chicopee Electric & Light at a discount, saving
ratepayers money on their utility bill. 55 jobs created.











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Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Chilmark Landfill

Chilmark

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.099

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

System offsets 60% of town's historical energy usage. In first
year of operation, saved town $2,374 from net metering (as of
Sept 2015).

Concord Landfill Phase 1

Concord

Landfill

Private

Solar

1.7

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Total installation (full 2.9 MW) expected to produce 2% of town's
electricity needs. Enough energy to provide almost 400 homes
with their annual energy needs.

Cottage Street Landfill

Springfield

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

3.9

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Estimated to have brought $22 million of construction revenue
to the region.

Cowles Gravel Solar

Westfield

Brownfield

Private

Solar

2.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Solar development will provide lease revenue to the town.
Developer made several site improvements, including grinding
an existing stockpile on the site of more than 56,000 tons of
asphalt from roads and other demolition and construction
debris to grade the site for solar and erecting a fence to deter
off-road vehicles from entering (which was a prior issue in the
community).

Dorchester Solar Power
Project

Dorchester

Brownfield

Private

Solar

1.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

Over a 30 year period, this system is expected to save
approximately 4,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide, 1,800 pounds of
nitrous oxide, and 1.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide. This is
equivalent to the emissions produced in generating electricity
for 260 average household.

Dover Landfill

Dover

Landfill

Private

Solar

1.4

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Will allow Dover and Boston metro residents to enjoy local
clean energy at no cost to join, while saving them 10 percent
on their electricity bills. Expected to avoid approximately 1,300
metric tons of C02 each year, equivalent to removing 270
cars from the roads. Created local jobs. Helped Dover achieve
Green Community status, which will allow the town to apply for
additional grant money from the state.

Duxbury Landfill

Duxbury

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.585

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The system should meet 15% of town's electricity needs
and save $45,000 per year. The project will generate enough
electricity for over 100 homes.

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vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Eastham Landfill

MA

Eastham

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.627

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Savings from the system are estimated to be $34,010 in first
year.The 627 kW array will provide green energy to the Town of
Eastham, decreasing their carbon footprint and their utility bills.











Emery Street Landfill

MA

Palmer

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

5

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Will generate clean solar energy and net metering credits that
deliver energy savings to the Town of Andover, while the Town
of Palmer receives long-term lease payments and tax revenue.











Everett Solar Power
Project

MA

Everett

Brownfield

Private

Solar

0.605

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

The project provides added tax revenue for Everett and helps
National Grid temporarily offset customer demand as the load in
the area steadily increases.











Fairhaven Sanitary Landfill
(Canton)

MA

Canton

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

5.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The electricity produced by the solar system is expected to save
the town approximately $1.5 million over the course of the 30
year contract.











Falmouth Landfill

MA

Falmouth

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

4

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Total economic benefit to the community over the life of the
project is projected to be over $14 million. Installation avoids
the equivalent of4,000 tons of C02 emissions each year. Fifty
(50) jobs created during construction.











Former Grasso Landfill

MA

Agawam

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.98

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Makes the nearby, energy-intensive Hood plant more
competitive in today's challenging business environment, while
providing new tax revenue to Agawam.











Greenfield Solar Farm

MA

Greenfield

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The system is projected to save city $250,000 in first year of
operation and created 50 local jobs.











Greenwood St. Landfill

MA

Worcester

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

8.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Created 150+jobs, including an electrical crew of 50+ workers
from the local IBEW 96. Produces 20% of city's power needs.
Expected energy savings of up to $2M and revenue from energy
credits in first 10 years valued at $10M. Will avoid 7,475 metric
tons of C02 annually, equivalent to the amount emitted from
driving approximately 18,000,000 miles.











Groton Landfill Solar

MA

Groton

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.93

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The installation will provide 25% of Groton Electric Light
Department's required electricity during the middle of the day
in the spring and fall.











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Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Hartford Turnpike/
Shrewsbury Landfill

Shrewsbury

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

3.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The installation will provide energy for 400-500 homes.

Harwich Municipal Landfill

Harwich

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The project is expected to save the town about $300,000 per
year.

Haverhill Solar Power
Project

Haverhill

Brownfield

Private

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

Site serves to conduct load switching with neighboring feeders,
providing National Grid with additional flexibility in serving
customers in this area.

Hill Street Landfill

Norton

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The project will generate enough energy to power
approximately 280 homes in New England and prevent the
annual release of over 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide from non-
renewable power plants. It also created 50 construction jobs.

Howe Street Landfill

Ashland

Landfill

Town of
Ashland

Solar PV

1.00

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

This installation is part of three total installations. The town
entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The
installations provide more than $250,000 in annual savings in its
building portfolio. Through net metering, 100% of the energy
generated is used to power town buildings and operations,
offsetting total town consumption. Additionally, this project
brought the town landfill back into compliance with the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The
installations provide: an annual energy savings of 2.2 million
kWh; annual C02 emissions reduction of 1,632 metric tons;
and enhanced landscaping to blend array into the natural
environment and minimize the visual impact of the landfill
system.

Hull Wind II

Hull

Landfill

Municipal

Wind

1.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2006

Combined, Hull Wind I (not on contaminated land) and Hull
Wind II produce approximately 11% of the town's electricity.
Harvard University purchases 100% of the RECs for Hull Wind II,
equal to about $1.5 million in revenue for Hull.

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Hunt Road Landfill

MA

Amesbury

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

6

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Allowed this unused landfill with little development potential
to produce energy, tax revenue, and local construction jobs.
Provides the city with discounted electricity rates as well as tax
revenues. Produces enough electricity to power approximately
800 New England homes and avoid the release of over 6,000
tons of C02 annually from non-renewable power plants.











Huntington Avenue
Landfill

MA

Metheun

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Methuen will see nearly $100,000 in energy savings per year
by reducing the town's price per kWh by 40%. Under the terms
of the PPA, Borrego Solar secured financing for the design,
construction, and ongoing maintenance of the solar project,
and will sell the power in the form of energy credits through
National Grid Utility, produced by the project at $0,085 per
kilowatt-hour, roughly $0.06 lower than the current rate.











Indian Orchard Solar
Facility

MA

Springfield

Brownfield

Other

Solar

2.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

The project will generate $400,000 in annual property tax
revenue to city of Springfield.











Iron Horse Park / Dow
Solar

MA

Billerica

Superfund

Private

Solar

3.68

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The array will generate energy for four school systems and one
local government through virtual net metering. Will supply an
average of 20% of the offtakers1 energy needs.











Kingston Landfill (wind)

MA

Kingston

Landfill

Municipal

Wind

2

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The project is expected to produce more than 100% of the
electricity consumed by the municipal electric load of the Town
of Kingston.











Lancaster Landfill

MA

Lancaster

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Energy generated is net metered to offset municipal building
electricity needs, saving the town approximately $75,000
annually.











Lee Landfill

MA

Lee

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

A 20-year PPA provides long-term offtaker of electricity for
developer and long-term energy price assurance for towns
(project serves both Lee and Lenox, MA).











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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Lenox Landfill

MA

Lenox

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

0.748

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Lee and Lenox boards of selectmen have a plan to share a 20-
year solar energy net meter-credit purchasing agreement. Lee
will take 80% of the solar power generated, Lenox the remaining
20%, according to municipal officials from both communities.
The town of Lee would save between $478,000 and $525,000
over the 20-year period on the electricity used to power the
town's two public school buildings, water and wastewater
treatment plants and other municipal facilities. In Lenox the
wastewater treatment plant and the water treatment facility will
yield a total savings of $131,162 over the 20 years.











Ludlow Landfill

MA

Ludlow

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.7

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Without a capital expenditure from the city or its taxpayers,
Ludlow can purchase the energy produced by the solar
energy system at a rate of $0.05 per kilowatt-hour, much less
than the $0.09 per kilowatt-hour charged by the local utility.
Depending on the solar system's efficiency, the town of Ludlow
will save approximately $100,000-$ 140,000 a year on energy
bills. Ludlow signed a 20-year contract to lease 17 acres of the
old town landfill. In return for leasing the land, Borrego Solar
secured private funds to finance the engineering, procurement,
construction, and ongoing maintenance and operation costs
associated with the project.











Mashpee Solar

MA

Mashpee

Landfill

Private

Solar

2.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The total anticipated cost savings over the 25-year Power
Purchase Agreement is anticipated at over $7 million. The
system will generate sufficient electricity to offset a large
portion of the electrical needs of the town at a substantial
reduction in cost from current retail electricity rates. It will
generate enough electricity to satisfy the needs of over 300
homes.











Massachusetts Military
Reservation (Otis)

MA

Sagamore

Superfund

Federal

Wind

4.5

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2011

The turbines to offset electrical costs for powering numerous
groundwater cleanup systems at the site.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

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December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Montague Landfill Solar

MA

Montague

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

5.9

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

As part of the project, both towns will receive energy credits
offsetting their electricity costs over the next 20 years. The
Town of Montague is the landlord of the newly energized solar
site; the site is expected to garner tax revenues on otherwise
unproductive land over the life of the project. The project is
projected to offset annual carbon dioxide by 118,187 tons and
power 16,000 average homes annually.











Mount Tom Solar

MA

Holyoke

Brownfield

Private

Solar

5.76

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The installation produces enough electricity to power 1,800
homes for a year and reduce GHG emissions by 3,000 metric
tons.











Needham Landfill

MA

Needham

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

3.7

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Expected to provide first year revenues from net metering
(-$487,000), PILOT (-$93,600), and land lease (-$50,000).











New Bedford High School
Solar

MA

New Bedford

Brownfield

Municipal

Solar

0.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The project will improve science education through the
installation of an interactive digital "kiosk" and other tools so
teachers at the High School and other schools can incorporate
the solar project into their science lessons.











North Adams Landfill

MA

North Adams

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

In total across this installation plus three other solar sites in the
city, North Adams receives nearly 100 % of municipal power
from solar. The landfill installation represents the largest portion
of this (approximately 40%).











Northampton Landfill
Solar

MA

Northampton

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

3.17

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The development is expected to produce the equivalent of 45%
of the power used by municipal buildings, saving $250,000 in
city energy costs in year one, and $7.5 million over 20 years. It is
the equivalent of taking 444 homes off the grid, or 634 vehicles
off the road.











Oliver Street Landfill

MA

Easthampton

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The system was constructed at no cost to city. Borrego leases
land for $1 and sells Easthampton electricity. For the duration
of the 10 year PPA term, Easthampton will pay $0.06/kWh and
has the option to extend the contract, purchase the solar power
installation, or have it removed at year 11. The reduced cost
per kWh of energy is estimated to save Easthampton over $1.4
million dollars in 10 years.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Osgood Landing Solar

MA

North
Andover

State

Brownfield

Private

Solar

6

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Power purchase agreement includes a 15% discount on
electricity that is estimated to reduce the town's energy bill by
$160,000 in the first year. Town will accumulate over $6M in
energy savings and PILOT revenue over life of the project.











Palmer Metropolitan
Airfield Solar

MA

Palmer

State

Brownfield

Private

Solar

6

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Town of Palmer will receive real and personal property tax
revenue of approximately $2 million over the 20-year project
term; three public entities - the Town of Leicester, the Town of
Spencer, and Worcester State University, will together purchase
all of the net metering credits from the energy generated by
the project, resulting in millions of dollars in energy savings for
these entities over the 20-year term of the energy agreements.
Land owner, JenJill LLC ofWilbraham, Mass., which purchased
the site and paid for its cleanup, will benefit from the long-term
ground lease.











Pembroke Landfill Solar

MA

Pembroke

Landfill

Town of
Pembroke

Solar PV

3.26

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The landfill is now generating clean renewable energy for the
town.











Philips Lightolier Wind

MA

Fall River

Brownfield

Private

Wind

2

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The installation will offset the production of nearly 30,000 tons
of carbon dioxide over the lifetime of the project, supporting the
state's GHG reduction goals; part of Philips Lightolier's plan to
create a net zero energy manufacturing facility.











Pittsfield Municipal
Landfill Solar

MA

Pittsfield

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.91

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Expected to save the city about $140,000 annually in energy
costs.











Prospect Street Landfill

MA

Easton

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.9

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

"The project will save the town approximately $200,000
annually and nearly $4,500,000 over the course of the 20-year
contract. The system will produce the equivalent quantity of
electricity consumed by 235 homes in one year.











Quaboag Landfill Solar

MA

Brookfield

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.434

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

The installation will earn approximately $800,000 over 20 years
for town through lease payments, PILOT, and reduced electricity
costs.The electricity will power nearly all municipal functions,
including schools, emergency response, street lighting and the
Town Hall. This is equivalent to the total annual electrical usage
of almost 100 average single-family homes.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Randolph Landfill Solar

MA

Randolph

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

4.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The project will provide PILOT revenue of approximately $90,000
per year, plus lease revenues.











Ravenbrook Farms Landfill
Solar

MA

North Carver

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

6

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Developer negotiated to allow town to collect more than $200k
in back taxes owed via added land lease payments. Town will
also collect tax revenue on installation going forward.











Raynham Landfill
Community Solar

MA

Raynham

Landfill

Taunton
Municipal
Light Plant

Solar PV

3.00

Community
Owned /
Subscription

2018

Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant (TMLP) endeavors to embrace
renewable energy as part of our portfolio. TMLP has been
increasing the solar renewable production in their territory and
this was an opportunity to reuse a landfill that would otherwise
have no other purpose.











Re-Solve Superfund Solar

MA

Dartmouth

Superfund



Solar

0.15

On site Use - Green
Remediation

2012

The system to generate 90 percent of electricity for the
groundwater treatment system; about 186,000 KWH/yr.











Revere Solar Power Project

MA

Revere

Brownfield

Private

Solar

0.75

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

Located next to an active substation on Railroad Street that has
encountered loading issues; solar project is designed to help
alleviate this excessive loading.











Rising Paper Solar

MA

Great
Barrington

Brownfield

Private

Solar

3.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The project will produce enough clean energy to power the
electrical needs of a local school district and the Town of Great
Barrington's municipal buildings and a net economic benefit of
more than $200,000 in just the first year. The project also allows
for the preservation of wetlands and riverfront buffers on the
site.











Russells Mills Road Landfill

MA

Dartmouth

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.45

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

The savings generated from the landfill solar energy system are
approximately $3 million over the 20-year life of the PPA term. It
generates tax revenue from the solar project as it is constructed
within the town limits.











Saugus Landfill Solar

MA

Saugus

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.66

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Projected to save the town more than $3 million in electricity
costs over 20 years, in addition to generating $80,000 annually
in additional revenue through a payment in lieu of taxes and the
land lease payment











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Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Scituate Landfill

Scituate

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

The system is expected to save town $200,000 per year from
discounted energy rates. TheTown pays Scituate Solar $0,084/
hour ($0.145/hr. to National Grid). Revenue to pay for municipal
building energy costs. City paid nothing upfront except
legal fees of approximately $9,000. Project qualified for 1603
Treasury Grant and the SRECI program administered by the
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources.

Shaffer Landfill (Iron Horse
Park)

Billerica

Superfund

Municipal

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The installation provides the town with certainty and
predictability with respect to the revenue stream to be
generated from the subject property over its 20 year term. The
facility allows Billerica to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Shirley Landfill

Shirley

Landfill

Town of
Shirley

Solar PV

1.35

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Estimated C02 Offset (over the life of the system) 23,279 mT.

Silver Lake Solar
Photovoltaic Facility

Pittsfield

Brownfield

Other

Solar

1.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

The installation contributes approximately $220,000 of annual
property tax revenues to the City of Pittsfield.

Simonds Rd. Landfill

Williamstown

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Anticipated that the project will generate at least $5 million of
savings over 20 years; expected to displace 1,772 tons of C02
annually.

South Hadley Landfill

South Hadley

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.08

Onsite Use -
General

2012

Electricity generated partially offsets electrical consumption
from the adjacent South Hadley Department of Public Works
(approximately 50%).

Stockbridge Landfill

Stockbridge

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

0.9

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The project is utilizing otherwise unusable land to generate
renewable power, all while saving the town approximately
$60,000 annually in electricity cost reduction and new tax
revenue. Over the 20-year life of this solar PV facility, theTown's
projected economic benefit is upwards of $1 million. It also
creates about 849 metric tons of C02 offset annually, equivalent
to 182 passenger vehicles driven for one year or annual
electricity usage of 127 homes.

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Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Stow Brownfield Solar

Stow

Brownfield

Private

Solar

2.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

The project pays the town of Stow $12,000 per year as payment
in lieu of taxes, plus the property taxes as determined by the
assessment, an amount that now comes in at a little less than
$8,000 annually for the twelve acres.

Sudbury Landfill Solar

Sudbury

Municipal

Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Expected to save the equivalent of 1,310 metric tons of C02 per
year.

Sullivan's Ledge

New Bedford

Superfund

Municipal

Solar

1.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The system is expected to save city $2.7 million over 20
years. Used a local (MA-based) capital firm, BlueWave, for
development.

Theophilus Smith Landfill

Dennis

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The Dennis-Yarmouth School District and Dennis Water District
will share approximately $500,000 to 695,000 in annual savings
from installation.The town agrees to purchase the energy at a
reduced rate and sell excess to the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
School District and the Dennis Water District at a reduced rate.
Clean Focus owns and operates system at no cost to town.

W.R. Grace Solar

Acton/
Concord

Superfund

Municipal

Solar

5.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The installation will provide the town more than $700,000 in
PILOT revenue over 20 years. Offsets approximately 4,503 metric
tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Waltham Street Landfill

Maynard

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Lease payments $2,500 per MW annually. Electricity generated
by the panels goes into the regional grid; in return the utility
(NSTAR) provides energy credits to the town.

West Boylston Landfill

West Boylston

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Net savings of about $1.8 million for the community over the life
of the array.

West Tisbury Landfill

West Tisbury

MSW
Landfill

Private

Solar

0.884

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

A 10-year PPA with extension options provides long-term
energy cost assurance and savings for the town of up to $45,000
over the first 10 years of the PPA.

Westfield Landfill

Westfield

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

The city receives benefits from lease payments, payment
in lieu of taxes (PILOT), and operational savings. The power
is purchased by the Municipal Light Board, which provides
electricity to municipal facilities at a reduced rate.

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vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Westford St. Landfill

MA

Lowell

Landfill

Private

Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The city is expected to save $1.5-$2.5 million a year, installed at
no upfront cost to the city.











Weston Landfill

MA

Weston

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.27

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Town will receive one net metering credit for each kilowatt-
hour of electricity generated by the solar array and received by
Eversource (Nstar) over the course of the 20 year lease. These
credits are applied to the electric bill received by the Town,
thereby reducing how much money is spent on electricity used
by the municipality and saving tax dollars.











Williamston Landfill

MA

Williamston

Landfill

Town of
Williamston

Solar PV

1.90

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Williamstown will use energy from the array to power all
of its municipal buildings and the fire district building and
streetlights, as well as facilities of the regional school district.
The discounted clean power will provide both savings and price
stability to the town's energy budget by locking in a long-term
price for electricity at less than half the price the town currently
pays. The town will also receive property tax revenue from the
landfill. A dashboard provides information on output and how
this relates to various environmental offsets.











Woburn Landfill

MA

Woburn

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

3.4

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The installation is expected to generate more than $370,000 a
year in savings for the city.











MD-MARYLAND

Annapolis Renewable
Energy Park

MD

Annapolis

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

16.8

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The city earns revenue by leasing the landfill to Annapolis
Solar Park, saves money by purchasing some of the
electricity at a rate less than what the City was paying and
puts local businesses to work on the construction of the
project. More than 100 green jobs were created or will be
created in the city over the next 20 years as a result of this
partnership. Financial and environmental benefits to the
city over the next 20 years with advancement of energy
efficiency for all local government-owned buildings.











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vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Former Ellicott City
Landfill

MD

Ellicott City

Landfill

Private

Solar

1.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

The installation provides approximately 90% of the annual
electricity needs of Worthington Elementary School; SunEdison
provided solar curricula for the Howard County Board of
Education to use during classroom discussions of environmental
sustainability and renewable energy











Fort Detrick

MD

Frederick

SUperfund

Federal

Solar

18.6

Onsite Use -
General

2016

Expected to provide nearly $3 million in cost avoidance over the
duration of the 25-year electricity purchase agreement the Army
has with the project's private developer and owner.











Forty West Landfill

MD

Hagerstown

Landfill

Private

Solar

2

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

Across all EPGSolar installations (including 2 non-contaminated
land projects), the County will receive more than $375,000 a
year in rent and revenue with an estimated $100,000 in energy
cost savings. (For ALL sites in the plan, not just Forty West
Landfill.)











Frederick County Landfill
Solar

MD

Frederick

Landfill

Frederick
County

Solar PV

1.90

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

Through a net metering agreement, electricity generated by
the solar array is transferred to Potomac Edison's power grid.
The county offsets power costs at designated county facilities
through a net metering agreement.The county will have access
to renewable power at a fixed rate for at least the next 20 years,
under the terms of a 20-year agreement between the county
and TESLA Energy. The agreement also allows the county to
purchase and own Solar Renewable Energy Certificates that the
system generates for at least the next six years at a reduced rate
of $22 (a savings of approximately $32).











Hood's Mill Landfill

MD

Westminster

Landfill

Carroll
County

Solar PV

0.00

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The project will yield a substantial amount of renewable energy,
thereby reducing energy costs projected for the next 20 to
25 years. Department of Public Works staff anticipates up to
25% reduction in the County's energy bill for County facilities
through these projects. A low fixed-rate of $.077 per kilowatt
hour is guaranteed by the contract through 2037 for the 13.4
megawatt hours to be supplied by the solar panels.











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vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Resh Road Landfill (Resh

SI)

MD

Hagerstown

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

2.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The county will generate power savings and rental revenue for
unused ground, as well as cover all of its electricity needs over
the next 20 years with clean renewable energy.











Washington County
Rubble Landfill

MD

Williamsport

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

The county will receive more than $375,000 a year in rent and
revenue with an estimated $100,000 in energy cost savings. (For
ALL sites in the plan, not just Rubble Landfill.)











Washington County
Rubble Landfill #2

MD

Williamsport

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

2.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

The County will generate power savings and rental revenue for
unused ground, as well as cover all of its electricity needs over
the next 20 years with clean renewable energy.











ME-MAINE

Belfast Landfill

ME

Belfast

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.122

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

The system provides nearly 20% of the electricity load for the
city's 11 municipal buildings. It is expected to generate $21,000
a year and pay for itself within 15 years.











Eliot Landfill Solar

ME

Eliot

Landfill

Town of Eliot

Solar PV

0.13

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

The array was installed under a purchase agreement where the
contractor installs and owns the array until the Town purchases
it. The price will be determined based on Fair Market Value
which is anticipated to be around $200,000. This solar array
provides an opportunity to create clean, carbon free power
from land which could not otherwise be used for development
or other uses.The power generated by this array will be used
to offset (about 95%) municipal accounts across the town of
Eliot providing long term cost savings and carbon footprint
reduction. Each year the landfill solar array is expected to
produce 171,144 kWh of electricity offsetting over 180,000 lbs.
of carbon pollution.











Highland Ave. Landfill

ME

South
Portland

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The installation will provide roughly 12% of the electricity used
by South Portland's municipal and school buildings











Portland Landfill Solar

ME

Portland

Landfill

City of
Portland

Solar PV

0.66

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The array will produce 1.2 million kWh per year or about the
same as City Hall / Merrill Auditorium uses annually.











Waldoboro Transfer
Station Landfill

ME

Waldoboro

Landfill

City of
Waldoboro

Solar PV

0.11

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The project will save the town $380,000 over the life of the
system. Sundog Solar will install and own the solar installation
and sell power to the town of Waldoboro for a lower rate than it
currently pays.











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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its Project Tracking Matrix. The following list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported by parties directly involved with their respective projects (e.g., information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.









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Landfill

Town of East
Lansing

Solar PV

0.30

Community
Owned /
Subscription

2018

Residential and commercial electric customers, including
the City of East Lansing and the Capital Area Transportation
Authority, signed a 25-year lease and paid $399 per panel
to receive an annual credit of around $26 per panel on their
electric utility bill for the solar power produced. In turn, they'll
get a credit on their electric bill for the energy produced by
those panels. Each lessee will receive a proportional percentage
of utility bill credit that is equal to the amount of energy their
lease produces. By using renewable resources to produce
electricity, the solar park becomes eligible for renewable energy
certificates (RECs).This solar park will make the Lansing area
more sustainable and is a positive step in East Lansing's Climate
Sustainability Plan to transition to cleaner, more renewable
energy options. Subscribers, including the city government, will
save money on their utility bills. The solar panels are capable
of producing enough electricity each year to power about 60
homes.











Coldwater Board of Public
Utilities Solar Field Park

Ml

Coldwater

Brownfield

Municipal

Solar PV

1.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

This project presented a unique opportunity for Coldwater to
turn a Brownfield site into a Brightfield site.











MN - MINNESOTA

Fridley Plant Solar

MN

N/A

Superfund

Private

Solar

0.147

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2009

Solar panels provide 30 percent of the electrical energy needed
for the remediation system on the southern side of the site. The
amount of energy produced per year would supply enough
power for four average-sized homes. The use of solar energy at
the site reduces carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 41,000
pounds per year.











Hutchinson Landfill

MN

Hutchinson

Landfill

Private

Solar

0.4

Onsite Use -
General

2015

Used local companies for the installation (tenKSolar, Bloomington-
based solar company who supplied the hardware and 975 panels
and Hunt Electric - the contractor that installed the panels).
Generates 15% of power needed for WWTP (next door).











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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

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Former Nebraska
Ordnance Plant

NE

Mead

Superfund

Private

Wind

0.01

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2004

Wind turbine provides sufficient renewable energy for
continued trichloroethene removal and explosives destruction
by the aboveground treatment system during grid inter-tie
operation. Provides electricity cost savings expected to total
more than $40,000 over the next 15 years of treatment, based
on an electricity rate of $0.0546/kWh at the time of wind
turbine startup. Reduces consumption of utility electricity
by 26%. Decreases C02 emissions by 24-32% during off-grid
operation of the system's 230-volt submersible pump. Returns
surplus electricity to the grid for other consumer use. Provides
educational opportunities for Missouri University of Science and
Technology students evaluating renewable energy, remediation,
and electronic system technologies.











NH- NEW HAMPSHIRE

Milton Landfill Solar
Garden

NH

Milton

MSW
Landfill

Private

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Community solar model allows those who can't otherwise install
solar to have access to solar energy; town has signed PPA, which
provides energy cost savings.











NJ-NEW JERSEY

Cinnaminson Landfill
Solar

NJ

Cinnaminson

Superfund

Cinnaminson

Solar PV

8.00

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

The array occupies 25 acres of reclaimed Superfund landfill
space in Cinnaminson, NJ and will generate enough electricity
to power more than 2,000 average-size New Jersey homes
annually.











Bed Bath and Beyond
Solar (Port Reading NJ)

NJ

Port Reading

State

Brownfields

Private

Solar PV

2.1

Rooftop

2011

To date, the Bed Bath & Beyond 41 SunPower® systems have
generated over 125 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean, solar
energy, offsetting over 88,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide
emissions. This is equivalent to the carbon sequestered by 1.4
million tree seedlings grown for 10 years.











Bernards Township
Landfill

NJ

Bernards
Township

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

3.68

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

The array will generate more than $500,000 in revenue for the
town via land lease and energy cost savings.











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Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

BrickTownship Landfill

Brick
Township

Superfund

Municipal

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The township estimates that the solar array will save about $13
million through discounted energy prices over the course of 15
years.

Campbell's Soup
(combined projects #1
and 2)

Camden

Brownfield

Private

Solar

1.74 and
2.66

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Th fixed PPA rate is currently lower than the cost of traditional
electricity for Campbell and provides the company with long-
term visibility into this portion of its electricity costs.

Clean Harbors

Bridgeport

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.5

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2011

The system reduces the $250,000 annual electric bill for cleanup
by 90%. The revenue from the solar installation will fund
continued groundwater treatment.

Diamond Chemical Co.
Solar

East

Rutherford

State

Brownfields

Private

Solar PV

1.47

Onsite Use -
General

2013

Provides a partial source of power for company operations. The
use of solar energy lowers Diamond's energy costs, which saves
money and enhances Diamond's competitiveness.

FedEx Ground Distribution
Hub

Woodbridge

Brownfield

Private

Solar

2.42

Wholesale
Electricity

2009

The project generates 30% of the hub's electricity needs and
an annual reduction of approximately 1,867 metric tons of C02
emissions.

Fort Dix Solar

Pemberton
Township

Landfill

Federal

Solar

16.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The project will produce enough energy to power 1,500 homes,
avoiding more than 15,000 metric tons of C02 emissions-the
equivalent of removing 3,000 cars from the road.

Goya Foods Inc.

Jersey City

State

Brownfields

Unknown

Solar PV

3.45

Rooftop

2015

The solar installation generates over 70% of the building's
energy supply and provides a net zero carbon foot-print.

HackensackSolar Farm

Hackensack

Brownfield

Other

Solar

1.06

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The project created construction and permanent jobs (number
not specified).

Industrial Land Reclaiming
Landfill

Edison

MSW
Landfill

Private

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

This installation adds to state's renewable energy resources
without reducing the state's open space.

Jersey Gardens Mall
Solar #1

Elizabeth

Landfill

Private

Solar PV

Rooftop

2012

The solar project generates the amount of power required for
approximately 560 New Jersey homes. It is expected to generate
the equivalent of 11 % of the mall's electrical demand. The
loan can be re-paid using Solar Renewable Energy Certificates
(SRECs) generated by the solar installation.

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Northport Industrial
Center Solar

NJ

Elizabeth

State

Brownfields

Private

Solar PV

1.25

Rooftop

2012

The project was financed in part by the PSE&G Solar Loan
Program, which typically helps finance about 50% of a solar
installation's total cost and accepts the Solar Renewable Energy
Certificates (SRECs) that the system generates as payment for
the loan. Renewvia Energy owns and operates the Northport
solar project and sells power using PPAs (Power Purchase
Agreements) with the building's tenants.The solar installation
is expected to generate more than 1,500 mWh of electricity
annually and IDl's tenants, ShipcoTransport and Exel, Inc.
expect to save at least $50,000 per year on their electricity bills.
Because of Renewvia's unique structure, both of IDI's tenants
benefit from the one net-metered system, and do so without
the long-term commitments typical of PPA-backed projects. The
system's annual carbon dioxide offset, a reduction in emissions
of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases, is expected to total 247
tons and over a 25-year period will reach 12,630 tons. That is the
equivalent of annually removing 98 automobiles from the road
or 1.2 million miles not driven, and equal to planting 122 acres
of pine trees.











Owens Corning Landfill

NJ

Gloucester
Township

Landfill

Private

Solar

3

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The installation will bring in $830,000 in revenue for Gloucester
Twp. from lease payments made by Marina Energy.











Park Elementary School
Solar

NJ

Newark

State

Brownfields

Municipal

Solar PV

0.51

Rooftop

2011

The school is using the installation to develop a green
curriculum for students.











Parklands Solar Farm

NJ

Bordentown
Township

Landfill

Private

Solar

10.4

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

PSE&G estimates that at the height of construction, there
were approximately 100 people onsite working on the project
in a range of jobs, including electricians, engineers, heavy
equipment operators, ironworkers, laborers, and truck drivers.











Paulsboro Terminal
Landfill

NJ

Paulsboro

Brownfield

Private

Solar

0.276

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2002

The solar installation will generate 350,000 kWh/year and will
power approximately 30% of demand for remediation of the
terminal. A reduction of C02 gases by 571,000 pounds per year
is expected.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Pennsauken Landfill
Renewable Energy Park-
Solar

NJ

Pennsauken

Landfill

Other

Solar

2.6

Onsite Use -
General

2008

All power from the installation sold to Aluminum Shapes
aluminum company.











Picatinny Burning Grounds
Solar

NJ

Morris

Superfund

Federal

Solar

0.8

Onsite Use -
General

2016

The installation provides the base with major energy cost
savings as well as an on-base, secure, and reliable source of
energy. It will save Army approximately $56,531 annually.











Princeton Landfill Solar

NJ

Princeton

Landfill

Private

Solar

2.7

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Solar energy is sold under a long-term PPA to Stony Brook
Regional Sewerage Authority at a reduced rate, providing
substantial savings to Stony Brook and its customers. Princeton
receives the benefits of land lease payments in exchange
for hosting the facility. Princeton is expected to realize over
$455,000 from lease payments while Stony Brook is expected to
realize more than $2.4 million in energy savings.











Royal Wine Corporation
Solar

NJ

Bayonne

State

Brownfields

Unknown

Solar PV

1.15

Rooftop

2012

Royal Wine Corporation is utilizing a federal incentive program
afforded by the American Recovery Act that allows a 30%
federal grant on the project. Royal Wine will also participate
in the New Jersey Clean Energy Program allowing companies
to earn Solar Renewable Energy Certificates.The system is
estimated to reduce the release of over 20,000 metric tons of
carbon dioxide over the 20 year life expectancy of the project,
or the equivalent to one of the following: more than 3,500
passenger cars not driven; 2.0 million gallons of gasoline not
burned; 42,000 barrels of oil not consumed; 2,200 households'
electricity use; 46,000 tree seedlings grown; or 200 acres of
forest preserved from deforestation.











Schering Corporation
Solar

NJ

Summit

RCRA

Private

Solar PV

1.65

Rooftop

2009

The company will be able to use the clean energy supplied by
the solar panels to meet about 12% of its peak energy needs.











Silver Lake Solar Farm

NJ

Edison

Brownfield

Private

Solar

2.02

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

PSE&G used a NJ contractor to build Silver Lake Solar Farm.











South Brunswick Landfill
Solar

NJ

South
Brunswick

Superfund

Private

Solar PV

13

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The installation reduces C02 emissions that would otherwise be
generated by 1,800 homes.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Tinton Falls Solar

NJ

Tinton Falls

Mine Lands

Private

Solar

20

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Provided "hundreds" of highly skilled union and professional
jobs during construction.











Trenton Solar Farm

NJ

Trenton

Brownfield

Other

Solar

1.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2010

Creation of green jobs.











Wakefern Food
Corporation Solar

NJ

Keasbey

State

Brownfields

Private

Solar PV

2.38

Rooftop

2012

The solar installation will supply power to a refrigerated
warehouse, helping lower Wakefern's long-term electricity costs
and its greenhouse gas emissions, eliminating 2,000 metric
tons of carbon-equivalent emissions from the atmosphere. This
equates to removing the carbon dioxide emissions produced by
approximately 390 vehicles. It is estimated that up to 35 jobs will
be created as a result of this project.











White Rose Foods Solar

NJ

Carteret

State

Brownfields

Private

Solar PV

4.9

Rooftop

2012

Designed to supply 100% of the electricity needs at the grocer's
dry warehouse facility and will displace approximately 2,400
metric tons of C02 from the environment annually. The building
that the facility is built on is owned by KTR Carteret and 380
Middlesex Solar LLC has a lease agreement with the owner.











NM-NEW MEXICO

Chevron Questa

NM

Questa

Superfund

Private

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

The village of Questa has seen economic benefits from the
project. Chevron worked with several local companies, adding
close to $3 million to the local economy and an additional $2.5
million with other contractors in the New Mexico area.











Emcore Eubank Landfill

NM

Albuquerque

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2

On-site Use -
General

2013

Project development employed up to 16 engineers at various
stages, over a dozen electrical contractors, and over 30
construction workers, laborers, equipment operators and truck
drivers. Additional contractors included UL Engineers and
Inspectors, and labor for fencing/signs and electrical enclosures
made locally. The solar farm which will supply approximately 20
percent of the power requirements for EMCORE's Albuquerque
facilities.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

NV - NEVADA





























Nellis Air Force Base

NV

Las Vegas

RCRA

Federal

Solar

14.2

Onsite Use -
General

2007

The system saves the USAF an estimated $1 million annually.











Nellis Solar Array II
Generating Station

NV

Las Vegas

RCRA

Federal

Solar

15

Onsite Use -
General

2016

Created ~150 jobs for site installation and NV Energy upgrades;
new substation and distribution lines help provide system
redundancy and protect AFB against power vulnerabilities;
expected to provide emissions reductions of 27,000 tons annually.











NY-NEW YORK

Lawrence Aviation
Industries Site Geothermal

NY

Port Jefferson
Station

Superfund

Unknown

Geothermal



Onsite Use -
General

2011

Uses onsite geothermal energy to condition interior air of both
groundwater treatment plants. At each building, the extracted
groundwater is immediately routed to the heat exchanger from
which heated or cooled air (during winter or summer seasons,
respectively) is transferred to the building ductwork at an
average rate of 600 standard cubic feet per minute. This and
other measures at the site offset an estimated 4.1 to 4.8 metric
tons of carbon dioxide (equivalent) associated with each plant
annually through use of renewable, geothermal energy.











Bethlehem Steel
Winds (combined, two
installations)

NY

Hamburg /
Lackawanna

RCRA

Private

Wind

35

Wholesale
Electricity

2007/2012

The project created approximately $190,000 in annual tax
revenues for local communities and school districts. Created five
permanent green jobs and 140 construction jobs in an area with
high unemployment.











Blydenburgh Landfill
Solar II

NY

Hauppauge

Landfill

Town of Islip

Solar PV

2.25

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Agilitas Energy is leasing two closed landfills from the Town of
Islip in Holbrookand Hauppauge for nearly $120,000 a year.
The solar arrays are expected to generate enough electricity
annually to power over 5,000 homes. The electricity generated
from the solar arrays will be sold to PSEG Long Island, the
transmission and distribution system operator of Long Island
Power Authority, to provide clean energy for local residents
under a 20-year power purchase agreement as part of the Feed-
in-Tariff program.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

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Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Clifton Park Solar

NY

Clifton Park

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Energy generated is estimated to be the equivalent of 90% of
the town's energy usage. Th town will realize savings via remote
net metering credits for this generation.











Dennings Point Landfill
Solar

NY

Beacon

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

2

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Savings to the city based on RFP assumptions is around
$140,000 per year.











Emerson Street Landfill

NY

Rochester

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Under net metering, the city will receive a credit for the quantity
of electricity generated each month. The credit amount is
greater than the PPA rate, thus saving money for the city. It is
anticipated that the city will realize savings of at least $80,000
per year, with total cost savings of over $2 million over the
25-year term of the PPA. Expected to avoid GHG emissions from
approximately 500 passenger vehicles annually.











Former Ferdula Landfill

NY

Frankfurt

Landfill



Wind



Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

1998

The project avoids air emissions associated with consumption
of grid electricity during soil treatment. It capitalizes on wind
intermittency to provide the pulsed effect that is typically
effective in venting operations. Approximately $14,000 was
recovered in capital/installation costs for the wind system within
one year due to avoided electricity. The project accrues annual
O&M costs below $500, in contrast to potential $75,000 for a
conventional soil vapor extraction (SVE) system.











Homeridae Project

NY

Olean

State

Brownfields

Unknown

Solar PV

4.07

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

This project is expected to reduce GHGs by up to 72,900 metric
tons over the life of the underlying projects.











Hoosick Falls Landfill Solar
Garden

NY

Village of
Hoosick Falls

Landfill

Private

Solar

0.592

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

In conjunction with the other structure-mounted installations
on village-owned buildings, installation will save the Village
$40,000 in the first full year of operation, and over $1,300,000
over 20 years.











Islip Municipal Town
Landfill

NY

Hauppauge

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.05

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

The project used an estimated 30 skilled craftsman on the job
and the solar panels are "Buy America Act"qualified.











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Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Kings Park Solar Project

Smithtown

Landfill

Smithtown

Solar PV

4.00

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

The project will provide renewable energy to customers under a
20-year power purchase agreement. It effectively avoids the use
of approximately 4,500 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide,
the equivalent of removing more than 800 cars from the road.
Construction of the project created approximately 50 jobs,
employing mainly local labor. The project will create an ongoing
economic benefit for the region, including an estimated
$800,000 in additional revenue for Smithtown over its first 20
years in operations.

Lincoln Ave. Landfill Solar

Holbrook

Landfill

Town of Islip

Solar PV

3.02

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The electricity generated from the solar arrays will be sold to
PSEG Long Island, the transmission and distribution system
operator of Long Island Power Authority, to provide clean
energy for local residents under a 20-year power purchase
agreement as part of the Feed-in-Tariff program.

Long Island Solar Farm
at Brookhaven National
Laboratory

Upton

Superfund

Federal

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

The project created 200 plus full time equivalent jobs during
construction and 2 full-time operational jobs. The system also
provides price stability for electricity customers of Long Island
Public Authority.

Madison County
Agriculture and
Renewable Energy Park

Lincoln

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.05

Onsite Use -
General

2011

Produces enough energy to offset 50% of the material recycling
facility demand. Low cost land. Improvements are taxable and
jobs were created. Any excess-electricity generated through the
solar modules will be net-metered to the grid. It is estimated
that the 50kW system will generate approximately 50,000 kWh
power year; offsetting existing electric demand at the recycling
facility.

Olean Gateway "Solean"

Olean

State

Brownfield

Private

Solar

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Through arrangement with National Grid and Olean Gateway
LLC, St. Bonaventure University will save an estimated $100,000
or more a year on its electric bill based on credits from the solar
installation. The solar will also reduce the university's carbon
footprint.

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Troy Landfill Solar 1

NY

Troy

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

0.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

City officials say will provide about 20% of Troy's municipal
energy needs while helping the city save an estimated $2
million over the next 10 years. Projects like this support job
creation and spur local investments all across the state.











Ulster County Landfill
Solar

NY

Ulster

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

1.9

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The solar installation avoids greenhouse gas emissions
equivalent to burning 2.4 million pounds of coal or over 5,000
barrels of oil. This installation at the former landfill site will
generate approximately 20% of all the electricity used by
Ulster County Government alone. Not only is that good for the
environment, it will reduce county expenses which is good news
for property taxpayers.











Weibel Ave. Landfill

NY

Saratoga

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

4.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The project is expected to generate 40% of city's overall
electricity needs and to avoid emissions of approximately 1,605
metric tons of C02.











West Nyack Landfill

NY

Clarkstown

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.634

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The town expects to save about $4M over life of system (30
years).











West Park Landfill (Floyd
Ackert Rd.)

NY

Esopus

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The project will generate revenue by selling net metering
credits.











Williamson Landfill

NY

Williamson

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

The system is expected to generate enough power for all town
facilities. The town anticipates $27,000 in savings in 2015 and up
to $1.5 million in savings over the course of 25 years.











OH-OHIO

Brooklyn Landfill Solar

OH

Brooklyn

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

4

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The county can save as much as $3 million on utility bills over
the next 25 years through the solar agreement. The 20-year land
lease will help the City of Brooklyn offset maintenance costs of
approximately $400,000 over the course of the next 20 years.











Cuyahoga Metropolitan
Housing Authority

OH

Cleveland

Brownfield

Municipal

Solar

1.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority will save several
million dollars over the life of the solar panels.











Dayton Tech Town

OH

Dayton

Brownfield



Geothermal



On site Use -
General

2010

Expected annual savings are over $66,000 and 300,000 kwH/
year related to sustainable building and geothermal system
combined.











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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Former Newark Processing
Co.

OH

Newark

Brownfield

City of
Newark

Solar PV

1.50

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Solarvision made use of partially tainted land and a floodplain
to develop this ground-mounted array to supply electricity for
the city's water treatment plant.











Medical Center Company
Solar

OH

Cleveland

Brownfield



Solar

1.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

Partnered with Case Western Reserve University's Solar
Durability and Lifetime Extension research Center to assist with
their research and data collection goals.











Pilkington North America

OH

Northwood

Brownfield

Private

Solar

0.25

On-site Use -
General

2011

Solar array supplies approximately 12% of the R&D center's
power requirements. A feasibility study determined a 2 MW
system would be built in phases to maximize funding stream
and lessen the financial burden through the sale of RECs.











Toledo Zoo

OH

Toledo

Brownfield

Private

Solar

2.1

Onsite Use -
General

2014

Installation provides power to Toledo Zoo (about 30% of zoo's
total electricity needs). The zoo estimates energy savings to be
in the range of $200,000.











Wood County Landfill

OH

Bowling
Green

Landfill

Municipal

Wind

7.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2004

The system supports municipal utility and reduces the amount
of power they have to purchase from other generators; provides
enough electricity to power approximately 2,500 residential
customers.









































OK-OKLAHOMA

Alt us Air Force Base

OK

Altus

RCRA

Federal

Solar

0.0002

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2007

Relying on an off-grid, 200-watt PV array to power a submersible
pump used for recirculation of water through the bioreactor.
During initial operations (2003-2005), the system recirculated
groundwater at a rate ranging from approximately 600 to
1,650 gallons per day (gpd), at an average of 922 gpd. Use of
the onsite solar energy also avoided significant consumption
of materials and other resources (including project funds)
otherwise needed to connect to the electricity grid.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Guthrie Green

OK

Tulsa

Brownfield

Foundation

Geothermal
w/solar



Onsite Use -
General

2012

A geothermal exchange well field circulates water that feeds
ground source heat pumps in the neighboring Tulsa Paper
Company building and the Hardesty Visual Arts Center, reducing
their heating and cooling costs by approximately 60%. Using
the innovative Rygan technology, the well field has a capacity of
600 tons of heating and cooling.











OR-OREGON

Corvallis Municipal Airport

OR

Corvallis

Superfund

Municipal

Solar

0.1

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Array will generate enough electricity to power at least 75% of
the energy consumed by City-paid Pacific Power meters at the
airport











PA-PENNSYLVANIA

Casselman Wind Power
Project

PA

Traverses
Summit,
Black, and
Addison

Mine Lands

Private

Wind

35

Wholesale
Electricity

2008

Expected to generate approximately $245,000 in direct
economic benefit to region annually, through combo of taxes,
easement payments, and direct landowner payments. Up to 150
construction jobs created.











Frey Farm Landfill

PA

Conestoga

Landfill

Municipal

Wind

3.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2011

Turbines provide 21-25% of power needs for nearby Turkey
Hill Dairy (enough to make five million gallons of icecream).
The installation will reduce the dairy's annua I greenhouse gas
emissions by roughly 5,900 tons, the equivalent of ~1,000 cars,
or decreasing demand for foreign oil by 12,000 barrels. Turbines
provide energy diversification and reduced electrical costs.











Highland North Wind Farm

PA

Cambria
County

Mine Lands

Private

Wind

75

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

Generates approximately $5.5 million in tax revenue to the
state, local townships and Forest Hills School District over the
life of the project; over $3 million in local goods and services for
operation and maintenance over the life of the project











Highland Wind Farm

PA

Cambria
County

Mine Lands

Private

Wind

62.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2009

They system will generate approximately $4 million in local
goods and services for operation and maintenance over the life
of the project. Creates $4.5 million in tax revenue to state, local
townships and school districts over the life of the project and 9
full-time O&M staff.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

York County Landfill Solar

PA



Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.3

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2014

The system generates about 300,000 kWh of electricity each
year and reduces the facility's dependence on fossil fuels.
Generates power for the site's general energy needs, including
ongoing management of groundwater treatment systems and
office buildings.











Rl- RHODE ISLAND

A Street Facility Solar

Rl

Johnston

Landfill

Town of
Johnston

Solar PV

3.90

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The town of Johnston is putting vacant, unusable land back
to work to benefit their taxpayers with electricity savings,
enhance tax payments and scholarships for the senior high
school students.The former landfill is producing clean energy
for town buildings while also generating tax revenue.











East Providence Landfill
Solar Farm

Rl

East

Providence

RCRA

Municipal

Solar

2.25

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

City leases land for $40,000 per year for 18 acres (installation
may be expanded in the future). Property tax to city is $30,600
per year, based on the 20% of full valuation of tangible
equipment per the corresponding PILOT agreement.











Forbes Street Solar Project
II (FSSPII)

Rl

East

Providence

Landfill

City of East
Providence

Solar PV

4.10

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Forbes Street Solar Project II is expected to produce enough
energy to serve nearly 500 Rhode Island households. Under
a 20-year PPA with National Grid, the solar plant will provide
electricity to customers of Narragansett Electric Co., a subsidiary
of National Grid.











Kilvert Street Solar

Rl

Warwick

State

Brownfields

City of
Warwick

Solar PV

6.30

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The city entered into a 25 year lease agreement. The output of
the Kilvert Street solar array is projected to be 8,360,200 kWh
per year, which equates to approximately 11,202,668 pounds of
carbon eliminated annually.











North Providence Landfill

Rl

North
Providence

RCRA

Municipal

Solar PV

2.6

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The solar installation is expected to provide approximately
$120,000 in new revenue annually and to generate enough
power to supply electricity to roughly 2500 homes annually.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

Rose Hill Landfill

Rl

South
Kingston

Superfund

Town of

South

Kingstown

Solar PV

3.78

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The solar arrays were built at no cost to the municipalities
and 25% of the power generated will be sold backto the
municipalities. All municipal buildings in both towns, including
the school districts, have access to power generated at the solar
facilities. The Towns of South Kingstown and Narragansett,
as well as the University of Rhode island will receive energy
credits over the life of the project. In conjunction with two other
installations in the area this array contributes to: approximately
9,343 tons of annual carbon dioxide offset and 924 average
homes powered annually.











University of Rhode Island
(URI) Disposal Area

Rl

South
Kingston

Superfund

URI

Solar PV

2.70

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Part of the West Kingston Town Dump/URI Disposal Area
Superfund Site. The solar arrays were built at no cost to the
municipalities and 25% of the power generated will be sold
back to the municipalities. All municipal buildings in both
towns, including the school districts, have access to power
generated at the solar facilities. The Towns of South Kingstown
and Narragansett, as well as the University of Rhode island will
receive energy credits over the life of the project. In conjunction
with two other installations in the area this array contributes to:
approximately 9,343 tons of annual carbon dioxide offset and
924 average homes powered annually.











West Kingston Town Dump

Rl

South
Kingston

Superfund

Town of West
Kingston

Solar PV

1.20

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

Part of the West Kingston Town Dump/URI Disposal Area
Superfund Site.The solar arrays were built at no cost to the
municipalities and 25% of the power generated will be sold
back to the municipalities. All municipal buildings in both
towns, including the school districts, have access to power
generated at the solar facilities. The Towns of South Kingstown
and Narragansett, as well as the University of Rhode island will
receive energy credits over the life of the project. In conjunction
with two other installations in the area this array contributes to:
approximately 9,343 tons of annual carbon dioxide offset and
924 average homes powered annually.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

SC- SOUTH CAROLINA





























Savannah River's Biomass
Steam Plant

SC

Hopewell
Township

Superfund

Federal

Biomass

20

Onsite Use -
General

2008

Energy savings of more than $34.4 million annually. Created
more than 27 full-time jobs on-site, with over 600,000 hours of
construction and operational labor in construction period (30
months).











TN-TENNESSEE

Bristol Demolition Landfill

TN

Hermitage

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The city leases the land for $6,000 annually and sells the
electricity generated at the landfill site to Tennessee Valley
Authority via the local energy provider, Bristol Tennessee
Essential Services, for $0.21/kWh.The contract specifies a
twelve-and-a-half-year term of use with another twelve-and-a-
half-year extension. After the initial term of the agreement, the
kW rate will go down to $0.01/ kWh, but the $6,000 annual lease
fee will stay the same. The city receives about 10 percent of
the revenue generated from the system and EcoLogical Energy
Systems (the project developer) gets 90 percent. This system
will produce approximately 300,000 kW of solar electricity
annually with a lifetime guarantee of 30 years. The array
provides enough electricity to power about fifty homes in the
area and offsets over 6,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.











RSI Brightfields One

TN

Bristol

Brownfield

Private

Solar

0.2

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

The project used TN-produced solar panels.











Somerville Solar Project

TN

Somerville

Landfill

Somerville

Solar PV

2.70

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

The array will generate approximately 4 million kWh of
renewable electricity each year, equivalent to the annual
electricity usage of 260 local homes.











Volkswagen Chattanooga

TN

Chattanooga

RCRA

Private

Solar

9.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2013

The project is expected to meet 12.5% of the energy needs
of Volkswagen's Chattanooga manufacturing plant during
full production and 100% during non-production periods.
Equivalent to avoiding C02 emissions of nearly 2,000 passenger
vehicles per year, or the equivalent amount of electricity needed
to power nearly more than 1,000 average American homes
annually.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

TX-TEXAS





























Central Texas Veterans
Landfill Solar

TX

Temple

Landfill

Federal

Solar

2.94

Wholesale
Electricity

2012

Installation saves the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
$300,000 per year in energy costs











Grove Landfill

TX

Austin

Landfill



Solar



On site Use - Green
Remediation

2006

Avoided installation of utility lines and associated air emissions
from construction equipment (and additional consumption
of grid-supplied electricity) by using the PV energy system
wherever possible.











Pantex Renewable Energy
Project (PREP)

TX

Amarillo

Superfund

Federal

Wind

11.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

An estimated $2.8 million annual energy savings for DOE.











Tessman Road Municipal
Solid Waste Landfill

TX

San Antonio

Landfill

Private

Solar

0.13

Wholesale
Electricity

2009

Site uses a flexible solar cover. Republic and CPS Energy will
study and document the results of this installation for use in
the deployment of solar energy covers on owned landfills
throughout the region.











UT- UTAH

Salt Lake City Landfill

UT

Salt Lake City

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

Combined with a solar installation on its roof, landfill solar allow
the city public safety building to achieve net zero energy.











VA- VIRGINIA

Bedford Landfill Solar

VA

Bedford

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

3.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Will generate around 6,000,000 kWh of energy per year,
equivalent to the amount of electricity consumed by more than
500 average American homes annually











Crozet Orchard

VA

Crozet

Superfund

Private

Solar



Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2007

Avoids costs and greenhouse gas emissions associated with
consumption of grid electricity during the treatment process.











VI-VIRGIN ISLANDS

Former St. Croix Alumina
Plant

VI

St Croix

RCRA



Wind, Solar

0

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2002

2003
2006

Wind-driven turbine compressors drive compressed air into
hydraulic skimming pumps. Solar PV powers some recovery
wells. These systems avoid air emissions associated with
consumption of grid electricity during petroleum recovery.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

VT- VERMONT





























Elizabeth Mine Solar

VT

Stafford

Superfund

Private

Solar

7

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

Developer used local civil, mechanical, and electrical contractors
for the project, driving employment for local economies during
installation. Grid upgrades completed during construction
benefited the community with an improved electrical system
that upgraded the reliability of the entire system. Project will
avoid 6,000 tons of C02 annually, equivalent to emissions
from combustion of 14,000 barrels of oil; equal the carbon
sequestration from almost 5,000 acres of forest; and provide
electricity sufficient to power 1,200 homes annually.











Hartford VT Landfill Solar

VT

Hartford

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

1

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Saved the town $28,516.99 in calendar year 2016, offsetting
electricity costs for the Wendell A. Barwood Arena, Town Hall,
and wastewater plant.











Long View Forest Solar

VT

Hartland

State

Brownfields

Long View
Forest, Inc.

Solar PV

0.75

Wholesale
Electricity

2019

The solar project is expected to produce approximately 900,000
kWh per year, enough to power approximately 125 homes
annually.Together, Mascoma and the Montshire Museum of
Science will realize approximately $700,000 of savings on their
electricity bills over the 25-year term of the agreement.











Lyndonville Solar East

VT

Lyndonville

Brownfield

Private

Solar

0.485

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The benefit to Lyndonville Electric Company for Lyndonville
Solar West and East combined over life of contract is expected
to be $ 150,000-$200,000.











Lyndonville Solar West

VT

Lyndonville

Brownfield

Private

Solar

0.5

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The benefit to Lyndonville Electric Company for Lyndonville
Solar West and East combined over life of contract is expected
to be $ 150,000-$200,000.











Rutland Landfill (Stafford
Hill)

VT

Rutland

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2015

The utility plans to lease the dormant landfill from the city for 25
years, with a 25-year option, for $30,600 a year.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackina Matrix. The followina list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a.. information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Revenue

Environmental

Job Creation

Other

South Burlington Landfill

VT

South
Burlington

Landfill

City of South
Burlington

Solar PV

2.20

Wholesale
Electricity

2017

The solar array will employ Vermont's industry-leading virtual
net-metering program. The City and School District will receive
net-metering credits on electric bills for specified meters, at
a significant discount compared to their value.The 25-year
contract will provide the opportunity for long-term savings and
predictable electric pricing—the projected savings could be $2
million to $5 million.











Townshend Landfill

VT

Townshend

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

0.15

Wholesale
Electricity

2014

A community solar project providing power to 15 residences as
well astheTown Hall and town library.











Windham Solid Waste
Management District

VT

Brattleboro

Landfill

Municipal

Solar PV

5

Wholesale
Electricity

2018

The project will generate annual lease revenue for the Windham
Solid Waste Management Division and will also provide
significant savings on electric costs for member communities
through participation in a group net metering arrangement.











Wl-WISCONSIN

Beloit Coal Ash Landfill

Wl

Beloit

Landfill

Municipal

Solar

2.3

Wholesale
Electricity

2016

Enough clean energy to power 500 local homes.











MATC PV Evaluation Lab

Wl

Milwaukee

Landfill

Private

Solar

0.54

Onsite Use -
Training

2010

The estimated energy savings in the first year of operation is
$70,300. Energy produced at the site will be used to operate
the Milwaukee Public Television transmitter that is located at
the site. This will be the first public television transmitter in the
country that will transition to being neutral to the energy grid.
The facility also will serve as a training center for technicians,
designers, site assessors, electricians, sales personnel and other
professionals in the fields of renewable energy.











Refuse Hideaway Landfill

Wl

Middleton

Superfund

State

Solar

0.01

Onsite Use - Green
Remediation

2010

The solar array generates clean power to offset the needs of
the remediation systems. A Madison-based company was hired
to install a 44-solar panel array, capable of generating 12,000
kilowatt-hours per year. Energy from the system is then returned
to the power grid, and the DNR is credited on its next energy bill.











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Office of Land and Emergency Management

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RE-Powering America's Land Initiative:

Benefits Matrix

December 2019

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the EPA encourages renewable energy development on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and mine sites when aligned with the community's
vision for the site. Using publicly available information, RE-Powering maintains a list of completed renewable energy installations on contaminated sites and landfills and compiles this information in
its ProiectTrackinq Matrix. The followinq list tracks benefits associated with completed sites identified and reported bv parties directlv involved with their respective projects (e.a., information from the
associated city, town, or county; site owners; developers; utilities; and/or financiers) or from other EPA resources. Common benefits reported include revenues from land leases and taxes, electricity cost
savings associated with the reduced need to purchase power from the grid, job creation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, et al. This resource is for informational purposes only. Please note that
the benefits listed here are not a comprehensive representation of all benefits associated with completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands and such benefits are calculated in
various ways; nevertheless, this list illustrates the breadth of benefits being realized and highlighted across the country by those developing these types of installations.

Site/Project Name

State

City

Type of
Site

Site
Ownership
Type

RE Type

Project
Capacity
(MW)

Project Type

Completion
Date

Summary of Benefits Identified in
Publicly Available Sources

Energy Savings

Reven ue

Environmental

Job Creation

EPA

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