Companies developing renewable energy projects know those installations can bring even more value when built on a brownfield site. The ability to repurpose a once-industrial or other area and transform it into a sustainable energy hub, reclaiming the land while providing needed power, can support the surrounding community while providing economic and environmental benefits.

A coal mine waste site in Pennsylvania had sat abandoned for 80 years. Transforming the site into a renewable energy installation would be challenging, not only due to remediation work, but also because of the terrain. It also called for convincing local residents the project would be beneficial, not disruptive, and would consider the impacts of drainage from the site.

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