The U.S. Department of Energy's Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization will host a March 30 webinar on Repurposing Fossil Energy Assets from Noon to 5:00 p.m.

The workshop explores strategies for and the many benefits of repurposing legacy fossil fuel infrastructure, including closed coal mines, coal power plants, and orphaned oil and gas wells.

Leveraging and transforming legacy fossil fuel infrastructure creates the opportunity for a skilled workforce to access new sources of high-quality jobs and for states and communities to increase tax revenues.

As clean energy, manufacturing, and other innovative companies grow, energy communities are an attractive option for locating new and expanding operations because they often offer:

-- A skilled workforce with knowledge of industrial operations

-- Entrenched community relationships

-- Access to rail lines, ports, highways, and other distribution infrastructure

-- Electrical interconnect equipment and direct grid connections

-- Industrial land, facilities, and potentially even site and permitting licenses

Click Here to register and for more information.

For more on resources available to transition communities and workers from legacy fossil fuels, visit the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization webpage.

Resource Links:

-- DCED: Coal-Fired Power Plant Redevelopment Playbooks

-- Federal Agencies Webinar On Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments For Energy Communities

[Posted: February 26, 2022]

2/28/2022