Examples of State Policies Supporting Renewable Energy Development on Landfills, Formerly Contaminated Lands, and Mines Working Draft of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) RE-Powering America's Land Initiative (RE-Powering) (March 2022) This non-comprehensive document is a work in progress and summarizes a subset of state policies supporting renewable energy development on landfills, formerly contaminated lands, and/or mine sites for selected states. The summarized policies are direct financial incentives, procurement preferences, and streamlined permitting and environmental reviews. All information in this document is derived from publicly available sources. Financial Incentives and Procurement Policies State Policy Type Policy Name Key Aspects of Policy Web Link Connecticut Procurement Preference Shared Clean Energy Facility (SCEF) Program Continuing a 20% bid evaluation preference for landfill & brownfield renewable energy projects in Year 2 of policy implementation. Individual project sizes are 0.1 - 4 megawatts (MW)Ac- Connecticut Shared Clean Energy Facility Program Connecticut Procurement Preference Non-Residential Tariffs Program (successor to renewable energy credit & virtual net metering programs) There is a 20% bid evaluation preference for landfill & brownfield renewable energy projects during at least Year 1 of policy implementation. Connecticut Non-Residential Tariffs Program Illinois Procurement Requirement Brownfield Solar Requirement in Climate and Equitable Jobs Act At least 3% of new solar renewable energy certificates from utility-scale projects must be obtained from brownfield sites. Illinois Climate and Eauitable Jobs Act Maine Procurement Preference Act to Promote Solar Energy Projects and Distributed Generation (DG) Resources Brownfields, capped landfills, & certain other desirable sites are provided with favorable price adjustments in bid evaluations. Maine Solar Enerev Proiects and DG Resources Act Maryland Direct Financial Incentive Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS): Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions Tax exemptions for renewable energy projects on landfills, brownfields, Superfund sites, reclaimed mines, & some other site types. Maryland REDS Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions Massachusetts Direct Financial Incentive Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) There are $0.04/kilowatt-hour (kWh) & $0.03/kWh adders for landfill & brownfield solar projects, respectively, beyond Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program Examples_of_State_Policies_for_RE-Powering_Sites_March_2022_vl-ad (003) Page 1 ------- State Policy Type Policy Name Key Aspects of Policy Web Link incentives available for other project types. Minnesota Direct Closed Landfill Established ongoing account to Minnesota Closed Landfill Solar Financial Solar pay off debt of closed landfills Redevelopment & Reuse Full Legislation Incentive Redevelopment and Reuse Account being redeveloped for solar & funded prepayment of debt at pilot landfill site. Minnesota Closed Landfill Solar Redevelopment & Reuse Summarv New Jersey Direct Subsection (t) of Higher solar renewable energy New Jersey Successor Solar Incentive Financial Successor Solar certificate prices for landfill & Program Incentive Incentive Program brownfield (& historic fill) projects than many other project types. New Jersey Direct Hazardous There is a specific renewable New Jersey Hazardous Discharge Site Financial Discharge Site energy funding option, in which Remediation Fund Incentive Remediation Fund grants cover up to 75% of remedial action costs for renewable energy reuse. New Jersey Procurement Community Solar Evaluation criteria include New Jersey Community Solar Program Preference Energy Pilot Program strong preferences for contaminated sites & certain other desirable site types. In the program's first year, 10 awarded projects totaling 35 MW in total capacity were on landfill & brownfield sites. The program is geared towards environmental justice access; at least 51% of subscribers must be low & moderate income. New York Direct NY-Sun MW Block Brownfield & landfill ground- New York Doing Solar Business (click on Financial Program mounted solar projects up to "Available Incentives") Incentive 7.5 MW in much of the state are eligible for additional incentives per watt of installed capacity. New York Direct Build-Ready As part of this program, NYSERDA Build-Ready Program Financial Program renewable energy credit offtake Incentive agreements can be bundled with renewable projects developed on under-utilized sites for auction to private buyers. Those offtake agreements are a form of incentive, creating valuable revenue certainty for potential buyers. Rhode Island Direct Renewable Energy Grants for solar PV projects on Rhode Island Renewable Energy Fund Financial Fund: Brownfields brownfields that use net Incentive Solar PV Program metering or virtual net metering arrangements. Remediation costs are not eligible fund uses. Vermont Direct Net Metering Adders & subtractors to net Vermont Net Metering System Rules Financial System Rules metering compensation rates Incentive reward landfills, brownfields, certain mines, & other preferred site types. Examples_of_State_Policies_for_RE-Powering_Sites_March_2022_vl-ad (003) Page 2 ------- State Policy Type Policy Name Key Aspects of Policy Web Link West Virginia Procurement Preference Renewable Energy Facilities Program Preferential utility cost recovery to encourage development of up to 400 MW of solar on former mining sites, closed landfills, brownfields, hazardous waste sites, & certain other preferred sites. West Virginia Renewable Energv Facilities Program Legislation Streamlined Permitting and Environmental Reviews State Policy Type Policy Name Key Aspects of Policy Web Link Massachusetts Streamlined Permitting & Environmental Expedited Review of Renewable Energy Projects Various policies to accelerate review steps & timelines for qualifying renewable energy projects. Massachusetts Clean Energv Results Program Massachusetts Siting Clean Energv at Review Closed Landfills New Jersey Streamlined Permitting Statute allowing solar on a closed landfill as an approved use regardless of the zoning, allowing projects to bypass variance processes & go right to the local planning board for site plan review & approval. TBD New York Streamlined Environmental Review Expedited State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Review Certain brownfield & closed landfill solar projects can qualify as Type II actions, not requiring further environmental review under SEQRA. New York State Solar Guidebook New York Streamlined Permitting Expedited Review by Office of Renewable Energy Siting Large-scale brownfield & landfill projects receive expedited review by this office. New York State Office of Renewable Energv Siting Examples_of_State_Policies_for_RE-Powering_Sites_March_2022_vl-ad (003) Page 3 ------- |