2013 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:43:10 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Fwd: RE-Powering America's Land Initiative: EPA-NREL Release of "Best Practices for Siting Solar PV on MSW Landfills" document
 
EPA's RE-Powering America's Land Initiative is pleased to announce the release the "Best Practices for Siting Solar Photovoltaics on Municipal Solid Waste Landfills" document on our website. EPA and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed this best practices document to address common technical challenges for siting solar photovoltaics (PV) on MSW landfills.
 
The purpose of this document is to promote the use of municipal solid waste landfills for solar energy systems. Closed landfills and portions of active landfills with closed cells represent thousands of acres of property that may be suitable for siting solar photovoltaics (PV). These closed landfills may be suitable for near-term construction, making these sites strong candidate to take advantage of the 30% Federal Business Energy Investment Tax Credit.
 
It was prepared in response to the increasing interest in siting renewable energy on landfills from solar developers; landfill owners; and federal, state, and local governments. It contains examples of solar PV projects on landfills and technical considerations and best practices that were gathered from examining the implementation of several of these projects.
 
Many landfills are particularly well-suited for solar development because they may be:
    • Often located near critical infrastructure, including electric transmission lines and roads
    • Located near areas with high energy demand
    • Constructed with large areas of minimal grade
    • Offered at lower land costs compared to open space
Today’s EPA Greenversations blog features the EPA Region 2 Solar Team’s work to conduct feasibility studies at 10 closed MSW landfills in New Jersey. To learn more about their efforts, please read the blog post and contact a member of the team.
 
As part of our announcement, EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response is hosting a discussion forum on solar on landfills. Join the conversation!
 
Please contact a member of the EPA's RE-Powering Rapid Response team if you have any follow-up questions or would like to learn more about the RE-Powering initiative. General comments should be submitted to cleanenergy@epa.gov.
 
Thank you,
Katie
 
_____
Katie Brown
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow
Hosted by U.S. EPA
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
R9 Superfund Division
 
p: 415.972.3073
 


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