Browsing by Author "Hoffer, Katherine A. Heriot, author"

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Brownfields to brightfields: state policy models to facilitate the reuse of degraded lands for renewable energy
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024-10) Jones, Benjamin J., author; Hoffer, Katherine A. Heriot, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
This report examines strategies to promote siting renewable energy projects on degraded lands. As states seek to deploy renewable energy, the issue of siting has become increasingly contentious. Clean power projects located on undeveloped "greenfields" can encounter opposition. Steering these projects towards contaminated, underutilized, and degraded lands provides an alternative with many advantages. Converting degraded "brownfield" properties into clean energy installations is commonly known as "brightfield" development. Unfortunately, several obstacles hinder such development. Although brightfields have been successfully developed in 46 states, states with multiple policies to encourage this approach have the most projects by a serious margin. This report first discusses the advantages and obstacles to siting renewable energy on degraded lands. We then provide a toolkit of programs, with existing state policy examples, that states can employ to facilitate brightfield development.
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Colorado future of gas: building decarbonization literature review
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023-07) Eisenbeis, Ellen D., author; Evans, Alexandra I., author; Hoffer, Katherine A. Heriot, author; Center for the New Energy Economy, publisher
Requested by the Colorado Future of Gas Steering Committee, this literature review examines a wide range of research on building emissions reductions. Under Colorado's Clean Heat Standard (Senate Bill 21-264), gas utilities will be required to develop clean heat plans that meet the state's goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 4% below 2015 levels by 2025, and 22% below 2015 levels by 2030. This literature review examines different emissions reduction strategies and provides an overview of the costs and emissions impacts associated with the eligible resources allowed under the Clean Heat Standard. The review also discusses how emissions reduction strategies could impact customers, disproportionately impacted communities, the workforce, existing infrastructure, and reliability.