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State and National Maps
Background Information
The maps 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 mine sites in all 50 states. Maps have been developed for EPA tracked sites as well as some state tracked sites. These sites are at varying stages of the cleanup process. Specific information about the status of each site and contact information is available in the Interactive Maps within each site’s pop up box, under Current Environmental Status of Site. You can also search for cleanup status information through EPA's Cleanups in My Communities site.
This page covers potential for 13 types of renewable energy. Basic renewable energy technology information is provided on the Reports and Fact Sheets page. The Data Guidelines document on the Data Information page provides more specific information , including definitions of the renewable energy types and am overview of the mapping methodology, data considerations, data sources and attributes.
- Wind: Utility scale, community and non-grid connected
- Solar: Utility scale concentrating solar power (CSP), utility scale photovoltaic (PV), utility scale PV policy driven and non-grid connected PV
- Biomass: Biopower facility and biorefinery facility
- Geothermal: Flash power plant, binary power plant and geothermal heat pump
- Landfill Gas Energy Project
State and National Renewable Energy Maps
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- Maps by State
- Maps by Energy Technology
- List of all Maps (PDF) (2 pp, 159K)
Each document in the map or lists below is a one or two page PDF file, averaging around 700K in size.
Maps by State
Maps covering all of the United States
Maps by Energy Technology
Wind
Solar
- Utility Scale Concentrating Solar Power
- Photovoltaic Policy Driven and/or Utility Scale Phovoltaic
- Non-Grid Connected Photovoltaic Solar