RE-Powering America's Land:

Ulster, New York

Evaluating the Feasibility of Siting Renewable Energy Production



on Potentially Contaminated Land



Feasibility Studies to RE-Power Communities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's RE-Powering America's Land initiative
encourages renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated
land and mine sites when it is aligned with the community's vision for the site. EPA
and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
are collaborating on a project to evaluate the feasibility of siting renewable energy
production on potentially contaminated sites.This effort pairs EPA's expertise on
contaminated sites with NREL's expertise in renewable energy. The feasibility studies
will provide site owners and communities with a realistic and achievable plan for
putting renewable energy on a given site.

Site Description

The 256-acreTechCity site is the largest industrial site in the town of Ulster, New
York. For decades, the property housed an industrial center, which was the economic
heart of the Central Hudson Valley region. In the early 1990s, the plant closed and
8,000 jobs were lost. The plant closing left behind groundwater contamination
that will require remediation over the next 100 years via a pump-and-treat system.

TechCity has undertaken a multi-million dollar effort to redevelop the property
including central utility decommissioning, running separate high-efficiency utilities
and conducting ongoing planning and environmental work.

Community Goals

The redevelopment plant leaves large areas of more than 50 acres open for ground-
mount solar and calls for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) over large-scale buildings,
each of which is larger than five acres in size. Renewable energy manufacturing
businesses have been attracted as tenants and currently manufacture PV modules,
solar thermal products, LED lighting, and energy-efficient roofing materials onsite.

Bringing renewable energy production to the site could further bolster the efforts of these green businesses.

Feasibility Study: Solar

EPA and NREL are collaborating to conduct a study on the potential for solar power generation on the TechCity site. The feasibility
study will evaluate the technical and economic opportunities and challenges at the site. It will:

¦	Provide a preliminary analysis of the viability of the site;

¦	Assess solar resource availability;

¦	Identify possible system size, design and location; and

¦	Review the economics of the proposed system.

TechCity

Ulster, New York

Site Facts:

Site type: RCRA
Renewable technology: Solar

Contacts:

EPA Region 2

Vince Pitruzzello
pitruzzello.vince@epa.gov
(212) 637-4354

EPA Headquarters

Lura Matthews
matthews.lura@epa.gov
(202) 566-2539

www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland

National Renewable Energy Lab

Gail Mosey
gail.mosey@nrel.gov
(303) 384-7356
www.nrel.gov

The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of
this information. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.

For more information, visit www.epa.gov/renewabieenergyiand or contact deanenergy@epa.gov

&EPA

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
November 2011


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