The Department of Energy has commenced an initiative to repurpose lands owned by the agency into clean energy generation sites.
DOE on Friday began the Cleanup to Clean Energy effort, which involves collaborating with government, industry and tribal community officials to lease federal land for utility-scale renewable power projects.
The agency identified five sites to be assessed for the initiative, including the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, which used to be a nuclear production facility. The Idaho National Laboratory, Nevada National Security Site, Savannah River Site in South Carolina and the Water Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico are also in the list.
“DOE will leverage areas that were previously used to protect our national security and will repurpose them to the same end—this time, generating clean energy that will help save the planet and protect our energy independence,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm commented.