Role
Analyst
Affiliation
GEOG 4xx — Spatial Modeling
Date
2024
Tools
ArcGIS ProSpatial Analyst
Research question
Which parcels balance high solar potential with low slope, road access and exclusion constraints?
Objective
Screen a study region for utility-scale solar siting using weighted multi-criteria analysis.
Methodology / Workflow
- 1
Built criteria layers for irradiance, slope, road proximity and exclusions.
- 2
Reclassified each to a common suitability scale.
- 3
Applied weighted overlay and masked out hard constraints.
Maps & results
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Findings
A compact set of high-suitability parcels clusters near existing transmission.
Slope and exclusions remove most of the study area before weighting.