Siting of Utility-Scale Solar in North Carolina
dc.contributor.advisor | Johnson, Timothy Lawrence | |
dc.contributor.author | Kikuma, Isshu | |
dc.contributor.author | Rublev, Elizabeth | |
dc.contributor.author | Tan, Xuebei | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-27T13:21:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-27T13:21:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-04-27 | |
dc.department | Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences | |
dc.description.abstract | In 2007, North Carolina (NC) passed a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS), the first in the Southeast. The REPS mandated that 12.5% of the state’s electricity demand be met with renewable energy by 2021. 29 states, Washington D.C., and 3 territories also have renewable portfolio standards, with varying goals. The NC REPS, combined with the state’s interpretation of the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), unleashed a torrent of activity in the state, making it second in the nation (after California) for installed solar PV. Our project, using publicly available data and a geographical information system (GIS), creates a screening tool to: (1) identify potential sites for utility-scale solar in the State of North Carolina, given a set of physical constraints; and (2) generate supply curves for those selected sites, given a set of economic constraints. This tool can be used by local zoning boards or commissions, or other interested parties, to gain a better understanding of utility-scale solar projects and make project development processes smoother, facilitating better environmental outcomes, and supporting sustainable economic growth in North Carolina and the U.S. | |
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dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | Solar | |
dc.subject | GIS | |
dc.subject | Utility | |
dc.subject | North Carolina | |
dc.subject | Supply curve | |
dc.subject | Energy | |
dc.title | Siting of Utility-Scale Solar in North Carolina | |
dc.type | Master's project | |
dcterms.provenance | Uploaded superseding PDF with corrected page breaks and tables on 2018-04-30 by mjf33 | |
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