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EPA, through its RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative, maintains a list of economic and environmental benefits that have been reported by communities and developers associated with renewable energy projects on contaminated lands. Compiled from publicly available information, the latest benefits matrix offers detailed insights into how benefits such as lease and tax revenues, reduced electricity costs, job creation, and lower greenhouse gas emissions have been realised across different projects. 

The locations of completed projects with their associated benefits can be explored using the Benefits Mapper.

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