RE-Powering Feasibility Studies
EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the feasibility of developing renewable energy production on Superfund, brownfields, and former landfills or mine sites. This project pairs EPA’s expertise on contaminated sites with the renewable energy expertise of NREL. The results of these studies can be found below.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.Other interested parties considering whether or how to conduct a feasibility study for renewable energy on contaminated properties can learn about the types of technological and economic analyses that can be performed by exploring the information contained in these studies.
Feasibility Studies and Fact Sheets
- Solar
These sites were evaluated for solar potential.
- Wind
These sites were evaluated for wind potential.
State City or County Site Name Feasibility Study CA Alpine County Leviathan Mine Superfund Site In progress KS Shawnee Doepke-Holliday Superfund Site Feasibility Study (PDF) (49 pp, 1.8MB) IN Newport Newport Chemical Depot Feasibility Study (PDF) (32 pp, 1.7MB) MI Baraga Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Feasibility Study (PDF) (5 pp, 256K) MN Onamia Mille Lacs Band Tribal Community Dump Site Feasibility Study (PDF) (78 pp, 4.2MB) NE Lincoln West Haymarket Renewable Energy Project Feasibility Study (PDF) (34 pp, 2.2MB) NY Buffalo South Buffalo/Buffalo River Area Feasibility Study (PDF) (32 pp, 1.9MB) RI Newport Newport Naval Station Feasibility Study (PDF) (73 pp, 2.9MB) - Biopower
These sites were evaluated for biopower potential.
State City or County Site Name Feasibility Study IL Rantoul Former Chanute Air Force Base Site Feasibility Study (PDF) (38 pp, 1.2MB) KS Lawrence Former Farmland Industries Nitrogen Plant Site Feasibility Study (PDF) (29 pp, 1.7MB) LA St. Bernard Former Kaiser Aluminum Landfill Feasibility Study (PDF) (48 pp, 1.9MB) MO Kansas City Municipal Farm Site Feasibility Study (PDF) (61 pp, 2.2MB) MT East Helena ASARCO Superfund Site Feasibility Study (PDF) (55 pp, 2.8MB) VT Putney Basketville Warehouse Site Feasibility Study (PDF) (95 pp, 5.4MB) - Geothermal
These sites were evaluated for geothermal potential.
State City or County Site Name Feasibility Study OR Lakeview Uranium Mills Tailing Site Feasibility Study (PDF) (28 pg, 976K) - Other
These sites were evaluated for other potential.
State City or County Site Name Feasibility Study PA Drums Jeddo Tunnel Feasibility Study (PDF) (64 pp, 6.1MB) Various Identifying and Converting Petroleum Brownfield Sites to Alternative Fuel Stations Feasibility Study (PDF) (38 pp, 2.6MB)