EPA Tracked  Sites  in Maryland  with  Photovoltaic  (PV)
                                        Policy  Driven 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
     O
     O
         Brownfield

         RCRA
     O   Federal Superfund
     O   Non-Federal Superfund
     O   Landfill


 PV Type

    A    PV Policy Driven Only
 Site Characteristics
 Resource availability:
   • PV policy driven: State has a RPS that promotes
    solar development: no sites are excluded based
    on resource availability
 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:                     8 sites
  100 to 200 acres:                    13 sites
  Greater than 200 acres:               19 sites
  Total:                 40 sites; 19.249 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.
                                       To partially meet its RPS requirement,
                                       MD can purchase solar renewable
                                       energy credits from entire states or a
                                       portion of states as shown in the map
                                       below.
                                                   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)
20% by 2022
2% by 2022 (est. 1,500 MW by 2025)
N/A
N/A
3.1 MW
Not readily available
$0.1150
(Ma ryl a n d  IZH Entire Sta te
          I   i Portion of State
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                        This map v«as developed by SRA Internationa/ for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) OS WER Center for Program Analysis. Results are
                        based on site screening criteria adapted from National Renev&ble Energy Laboratory (NREL) criteria.  GIS data provided by NREL and EPA and policy
                        data provided by the Database of State Incentives for Renevtables S Efficiency (DSIRE). This map and its associated data are intended to provide a
                        general understanding of the renev,
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