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The paper considers the development of alternative energy for an industrial region (as exemplified by the Kemerovo oblast). Based on the assessment of natural, environmental and socio-economic factors and conditions, we demonstrate possibilities of alternative energy for each administrative region of Kuzbass. Presented is the zoning of the territory, the main criterion of which was the similarity of the development paths of alternative energy. We identified seven zones, and each one has its own promising types of alternative energy: solar, wind, small and micro-hydropower, bioenergy and, as a feature of this territory, the use of mine methane. We supplied justification that the economy of the region, based on the coal industry, can experience all the negative consequences of a decrease in demand for this energy resource. The significant potential of the resources of the Kem erovo oblast for the development of alternative energy enables the development of a new energy industry and identifies new ways of regional development.