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The information contained in these maps is also available via an Renewable Energy Interactive Mapping Tool. To use this tool:

First, make sure you have Google Earth loaded onto your computer. You can download Google Earth for free online.
Second, open the Renewable Energy Interactive Map (KMZ, 1.2 MB) to launch the Renewable Energy Maps and associated site information.
Third, make sure to check the box next to "RE_on_EPA_Tracked_Sites" in Google Earth's left navigation panel. Doing so will add a new layer of dots to the Google Earth map.

The maps and incentive sheets on this page were developed by EPA in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and provide information about opportunities for renewable energy generation on contaminated lands and minings sites in all 50 states. This page covers potential for six types of renewable energy:

Community wind energy - Wind energy potential with wind power class of 3 or greater.
Utility scale wind energy - Wind energy potential with wind power class of 4 or greater.
Utility scale Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) - Direct normal resource availability of 6 kWh/m2/day or greater.
Utility scale Photovoltaic solar energy (PV) - Direct normal resource availability of 5 kWh/m2/day or greater.
Biopower facility - Cumulative biomass resources of 140,000 metric tons/year or greater within 50 miles.
Biorefinery facility - Cumulative crop residues of 333,000 metric tons/year or greater within 50 miles.

EPA OSWER Center for Program Analysis Data Guidelines for "Clean and Renewable Energy Generation Potential on EPA Tracked Sites" Maps (PDF) (7pp, 115KB, About PDF) - This document outlines the renewable energy mapping methodology, data considerations, data sources and attributes, and contact information.

Maps for these six types of energy, as well as non-grid connected wind and photovoltaic solar energy, for the entire nation are also available:

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.

The table below contains maps showing the locations of opportunities for renewable energy generation on contaminated lands and mining sites in all 50 states. The incentive sheets contain information about federal (PDF) and state incentives that are available for renewable energy generation and contaminated land redevelopment in each state.

The data shown in the maps in this table can be found in this Mapping Data Excel File (7.9 MB).

Each incentive sheet in the table below is in PDF format, 2pp, about 500K -2 MB.
Each map in the table below is in PDF format, 1pg, about 650K.

State	State Incentive Sheet	Utility Scale Wind Energy Generation Potential	Community Wind Energy Generation Potential	Concentrating Solar power (CSP) Energy Generation Potential	Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy Generation Potential	Biopower Energy Generation Potential	Biorefinery Energy Generation Potential
Alabama	AL Incentive Sheet					AL Biopower map	AL Biorefinery map
Alaska	AK Incentive Sheet
Arizona	AZ Incentive Sheet			AZ CSP map	AZ PV map	AZ Biopower map	AZ Biorefinery map
Arkansas	AR Incentive Sheet					AR Biopower map	AR Biorefinery map
California	CA Incentive Sheet	CA Utility Scale Wind map	CA Community Wind map	CA CSP map	CA PV map	CA Biopower map	CA Biorefinery map
Colorado	CO Incentive Sheet	CO Utility Scale Wind map	CO Community Wind map	CO CSP map	CO PV map	CO Biopower map	CO Biorefinery map
Connecticut	CT Incentive Sheet		CT Community Wind map			CT Biopower map	CT Biorefinery map
Delaware	DE Incentive Sheet					DE Biopower map	DE Biorefinery map
District of Columbia						DC Biopower map	DC Biorefinery map
Florida	FL Incentive Sheet					FL Biopower map	FL Biorefinery map
Georgia	GA Incentive Sheet					GA Biopower map	GA Biorefinery map
Hawaii	HI Incentive Sheet
Idaho	ID Incentive Sheet	ID Utility Scale Wind map	ID Community Wind map		ID PV map	ID Biopower map	ID Biorefinery map
Illinois	IL Incentive Sheet		IL Community Wind map			IL Biopower map	IL Biorefinery map
Indiana	IN Incentive Sheet		IN Community Wind map			IN Biopower map	IN Biorefinery map
Iowa	IA Incentive Sheet		IA Community Wind map			IA Biopower map	IA Biorefinery map
Kansas	KS Incentive Sheet		KS Community Wind map		KS PV map	KS Biopower map	KS Biorefinery map
Kentucky	KY Incentive Sheet					KY Biopower map	KY Biorefinery map
Louisiana	LA Incentive Sheet					LA Biopower map	LA Biorefinery map
Maine	ME Incentive Sheet					ME Biopower map	ME Biorefinery map
Maryland	MD Incentive Sheet					MD Biopower map	MD Biorefinery map
Massachusetts	MA Incentive Sheet		MA Community Wind map			MA Biopower map	MA Biorefinery map
Michigan	MI Incentive Sheet		MI Community Wind map			MI Biopower map	MI Biorefinery map
Minnesota	MN Incentive Sheet	MN Utility Scale Wind map	MN Community Wind map			MN Biopower map	MN Biorefinery map
Mississippi	MS Incentive Sheet					MS Biopower map	MS Biorefinery map
Missouri	MO Incentive Sheet					MO Biopower map	MO Biorefinery map
Montana	MT Incentive Sheet	MT Utility Scale Wind map	MT Community Wind map		MT PV map	MT Biopower map	MT Biorefinery map
Nebraska	NE Incentive Sheet	NE Utility Scale Wind map	NE Community Wind map		NE PV map	NE Biopower map	NE Biorefinery map
Nevada	NV Incentive Sheet		NV Community Wind map	NV CSP map	NV PV map	NV Biopower map	NV Biorefinery map
New Hampshire	NH Incentive Sheet					NH Biopower map	NH Biorefinery map
New Jersey	NJ Incentive Sheet					NJ Biopower map	NJ Biorefinery map
New Mexico	NM Incentive Sheet	NM Utility Scale Wind map	NM Community Wind map	NM CSP map	NM PV map	NM Biopower map	NM Biorefinery map
New York	NY Incentive Sheet		NY Community Wind map			NY Biopower map	NY Biorefinery map
North Carolina	NC Incentive Sheet		NC Community Wind map			NC Biopower map	NC Biorefinery map
North Dakota	ND Incentive Sheet	ND Utility Scale Wind map	ND Community Wind map			ND Biopower map	ND Biorefinery map
Ohio	OH Incentive Sheet		OH Community Wind map			OH Biopower map	OH Biorefinery map
Oklahoma	OK Incentive Sheet	OK Utility Scale Wind map	OK Community Wind map		OK PV map	OK Biopower map	OK Biorefinery map
Oregon	OR Incentive Sheet		OR Community Wind map		OR PV map	OR Biopower map	OR Biorefinery map
Pennsylvania	PA Incentive Sheet		PA Community Wind map			PA Biopower map	PA Biorefinery map
Rhode Island	RI Incentive Sheet		RI Community Wind map			RI Biopower map	RI Biorefinery map
South Carolina	SC Incentive Sheet		SC Community Wind map			SC Biopower map	SC Biorefinery map
South Dakota	SD Incentive Sheet		SD Community Wind map		SD PV map	SD Biopower map	SD Biorefinery map
Tennessee	TN Incentive Sheet		TN Community Wind map			TN Biopower map	TN Biorefinery map
Texas	TX Incentive Sheet	TX Utility Scale Wind map	TX Community Wind map	TX CSP map	TX PV map	TX Biopower map	TX Biorefinery map
Utah	UT Incentive Sheet	UT Utility Scale Wind map	UT Community Wind map	UT CSP map	UT PV map	UT Biopower map
Vermont	VT Incentive Sheet					VT Biopower map	VT Biorefinery map
Virginia	VA Incentive Sheet		VA Community Wind map			VA Biopower map	VA Biorefinery map
Washington	WA Incentive Sheet	WA Utility Scale Wind map	WA Community Wind map		WA PV map	WA Biopower map	WA Biorefinery map
West Virginia	WV Incentive Sheet					WV Biopower map	WV Biorefinery map
Wisconsin	WI Incentive Sheet		WI Community Wind map			WI Biopower map	WI Biorefinery map
Wyoming	WY Incentive Sheet	WY Utility Scale Wind map	WY Community Wind map		WY PV map	WY Biopower map	WY Biorefinery map

For further information regarding RE-Powering America's Land: Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands and Mining Sites, please contact: cleanenergy@epa.gov.

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