SOLAR ON FORMER Beth Wheatley MINELANDS & BROWNFIELDS …€¦ · SOLAR ON FORMER MINELANDS &...
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SOLAR ON FORMER MINELANDS & BROWNFIELDS
GOVERNOR’S ENERGY SUMMITOCTOBER 2018
Beth WheatleyThe Nature Conservancy in West Virginia
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Investing in West Virginia for over 50 years
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Vibrant nature & economy – we can have both!
Development by Design
• Sustain the forests that provide us with clean water, flood mitigation, forest carbon sequestration, wildlife, and nature-based economic activities such as tourism, hunting and fishing, forestry by…
• Siting on lands already impacted by development (former mine lands and brownfields)
Photo: Mark Godfrey -TNC
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Jobs in Solar in West Virginia and Region
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Internal Capabilities
• Science• Policy• Impact Investment• Corporate
Engagement• Project Management• Facilitating
Collaborative Projects
External Stakeholders
• Mineland owners• Solar developers• Utilities• Corporate off-takers• Policymakers• Regulators• Workforce
development• Local economic
development authorities
Aligning Efforts with Implementing Partners
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Questions?Beth Wheatley
Director of External Affairs & Strategic InitiaitivesThe Nature Conservancy in West Virginia