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RE-Powering America's Land

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    Find out how to identify sites in the RE-Powering Mapper.

Welcome to EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative. 

RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative encourages renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites when such development is aligned with the community’s vision for the site. Explore our website to learn more about renewable energy and site redevelopment.

RE-Powering America’s Land

  • What is RE-Powering? 
  • What are the Advantages of RE-Powering?
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  • How to Identify Sites
  • How to Develop Sites
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Key Topics

  • Federal and State RE-Powering Incentives and Policies
  • Best Practices for Siting Solar Photovoltaics on Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
  • Coal Ash Disposal Sites and Opportunities for Solar Photovoltaic Development
  • Community Solar

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Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on April 10, 2025
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