Site Renewables Right

The Site Renewables Right Map

To help accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in a way that helps people and nature thrive, The Nature Conservancy is providing the Site Renewables Right interactive online map. The map synthesizes more than 100 layers of engineering, land-use and wildlife data.

Site Renewables Right provides a way for companies and communities to engage in the right conversations to avoid project delays and impacts to the very same wildlife and natural areas we are trying to protect from climate change.

Site Renewables Right has received support from a diverse group representing business, research, conservation and agricultural voices. 

Site Renewables Right in Action

“Renewable energy and transmission are critical to reducing emissions and slowing global temperature rise to ensure a cleaner future for both people and wildlife. The Site Renewables Right tool plays an important role in Audubon’s analysis of clean energy planning and individual projects to make sure that conservation and renewables go hand-in-hand.”

- Garry George, Director of Clean Energy Initiative, National Audubon Society

“The Nature Conservancy’s Site Renewables Right map is an excellent example of data capture that helps organizations make informed business decisions when evaluating renewable energy projects. Projects that are properly sited and developed support a sustainable and equitable clean energy transition, a critical lever in achieving our net-zero by 2040 goal and broader pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) ambitions.”

- Roberta Barbieri, VP Global Sustainability, PepsiCo 

“Renewable energy plays a critical role in Xcel Energy’s vision to deliver at least 80% emissions reduction by 2030, and we’re responsibly developing wind and solar resources to protect the environment. We’re committed to working with organizations such as The Nature Conservancy and its Site Renewables Right initiative that researches and supports protecting wildlife and other natural resources as we provide a clean energy future for our customers.”

- Jeff West, Senior Director of Environmental Services, Xcel Energy

“The Nature Conservancy is a recognized and trusted advocate for natural resources and biodiversity. The Site Renewables Right Map enables multi-benefit solutions for the critical renewable energy investment needed to address the climate crisis. Site Renewables Right demonstrates that developers, communities and natural resource advocates can work in partnership to create a new energy future.”

- Brian Ross, Vice President, Renewable Energy, Great Plains Institute 

“I am a strong supporter of Site Renewables Right. It will help us be better stewards of the land by protecting wildlife and the wide-open spaces of the Great Plains, while also advancing opportunities for a cleaner energy future.”

- Ford Drummond, Oklahoma rancher and TNC Board Member

Global Recognition

The Nature Conservancy’s Site Wind Right map, a prior version of TNC's Site Renewables Right map, won the 2021 “Environmental Protection” Good Practices award from Renewable Grid Initiative (RGI), a European organization focused on energy transmission system operators and non-governmental organizations.