EPA Tracked Sites in Kansas with Utility Scale
Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy Generation Potential
Resource
Potential
Moderate
Solar Resource
kWh/m2/day
<3.5
>3.5-4
>4-5
>5-6
>6
EPA Tracked Sites
O Abandoned Mine Land
• Brownfield
O RCRA
O Federal Superfund
© Non-Federal Superfund
O Landfill
PV Type
Utility Scale PV Only
Site Characteristics
Resource availability:
• Utility scale PV: Direct normal solar resource
availability equal to or greater than 5 kWh/m2/day
Distance to transmission lines of 10 miles or less
Property size of 40 acres or more
Distance to graded roads of 25 miles or less
Number of sites
40 to 100 acres: 2 sites
100 to 200 acres: 2 sites
Greater than 200 acres: 3 sites
Total: 7 sites: 1174 acres
Quick Facts on State Solar Energy Policy as of December 2009
A state renewable portfolio standard (RPS) that includes a solar set-aside requires a percentage of the
state's electricity be generated from solar resources. An RPS can also include a solar multiplier that
gives additional credit in meeting the RPS for solar projects or require an increase in distributed
generation (i.e., electricity generation close to the point of use), which can spur solar development.
Policy driven demand for electricity generated from solar resources may increase the viability of PV
solar generation at a site that would otherwise not be considered viable based on solar resource
availability.
RPS Requirement
Solar Set-Aside Requirement
Solar Multiplier
Distributed Generation Requirement
Installed PV Solar Capacity (2008)
Average Solar Renewable Energy Credit (1 MWh)
Average Electricity Tariff for 2007 (1 kWh)
At this time it is uncertain from which
states KS can purchase renewable
energy credits.
20% by 2020
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Not readily available
$0.0684
Kansas
&EPA
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data provided by the Database of State Incentives for Renevtables S Efficiency (DSIRE). This map and its associated data are intended to provide a
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