October 21, 2010, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, EDT (19:00-20:30 GMT)

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• October 21, 2010

Through its RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated land and mining sites. EPA has identified thousands of acres of Brownfield, Superfund, mining, and other potentially contaminated sites with potential for utility scale solar facilities. Siting renewable energy facilities on brownfields offers significant benefits to communities.

Many brownfields have infrastructure in place such as transmission and water lines, thereby reducing the need for local government investments. Renewable energy can provide a reuse option for brownfields that don't have other viable uses, or are located in sensitive communities. It also avoids development of greenfields that might otherwise be used to site these facilities. In addition, these facilities may generate tax, land use, and royalty revenues and provide construction and maintenance jobs.

During this session, Lura Matthews will provide an overview of how siting renewable energy on brownfields benefits communities and how local governments can strategically plan for renewable energy siting on contaminated sites. Kevin Mayer, of EPA's San Francisco office, and Josh Berkow, of Apex Wind Energy - Axio Power, will present case studies of projects successfully sites on contaminated properties.

• Lura Matthews, U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Center for Program Analysis (matthews.lura@epa.gov)
• Kevin Mayer, U.S. EPA Region 9 (mayer.kevin@epa.gov)
• Josh Berkow, Apex Wind Energy - Axio Power (jberkow@axiopower.com)

• Jean Balent, U.S. EPA, Technology Innovation and Field Services Division (balent.jean@epa.gov)

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