[CPEO-BIF] Proposed grants for renewable energy on former Virginia coal sites

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Proposed fund would provide grants for renewable energy projects on former coal sites in Va.

By TIM DODSON 
BRISTOL HERALD COURIER (VA)
January 29, 2020
 
New funding for renewable energy projects on brownfields and former coal sites could become available under a proposed program before Virginia’s General Assembly.

The Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund would provide up to $35 million annually for sun, wind and geothermal projects under House Bill 754, introduced by Del. Terry Kilgore, R-Gate City. Dels. Chris Hurst, D-Blacksburg, and Tony Wilt, R-Harrisonburg, are chief co-patrons of the bill.

The proposal comes amid advocacy in recent years for cleaning up and finding new uses for abandoned coal sites. And as renewable energy sources play a larger role in U.S. electricity generation, efforts are underway to increase the industry’s presence in Southwest Virginia and attract new jobs.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/local/proposed-fund-would-provide-grants-for-renewable-energy-projects-on/article_676d626a-c56c-57e5-b39e-73104cd28c29.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
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