Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar Photovoltaics at the Former Bethlehem Steel Plant Brownfield Site in Lackawanna, New York. A Study Prepared in Partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, selected the Former Bethlehem Steel Plant site in Lackawanna, New York, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provided technical assistance for this project. The purpose of this report is to assess the site for a possiblephotovoltaic (PV) system installation and estimate the cost, performance, and site impacts of different PV options. In addition, the report recommends financing options that could assist in the implementation of a PV system at the site.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages93
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-7A40-58194

Keywords

  • Bethlehem Steel plant
  • economics
  • EPA
  • feasibility study
  • financing
  • JEDI
  • Lackawanna
  • net metering
  • New York
  • photovoltaic
  • PV
  • SAM
  • solar
  • System Advisor Model (SAM)

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