EPA  Tracked  Sites in  Texas  with  Photovoltaic (PV) Policy  Driven
                               and/or Utility Scale  PV Solar Energy Generation  Potential
                     Resource
                     Potential
                      Moderate
Solar Resource
   kWh/m2/day

   <3.5

   > 3.5 - 4

   >4-5

   >5-6
 EPA Tracked Sites
     O   Abandoned Mine Land
     O
     O
     O
     O

 PV Type
    A
         Brownfield
         RCRA
         Federal Superfund
         Non-Federal Superfund
         Landfill


        PV Policy Driven Only

        PV Policy Driven and Utility Scale PV
 Site Characteristics
 Resource availability:
   • PV policy driven: State has a RPS that promotes
    solar development: no sites are excluded based
    on 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:
  100 to 200 acres:
  Greater than 200 acres:
  Total:
                                 28 sites
                                 32 sites
                                 99 sites
                    159 sites: 507,529 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 \iable based on solar resource availability.
                                                                                                                                        Presently TXcan not purchase
                                                                                                                                        renewable energy credits from any other
                                                                                                                                        states.
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)
5,880 MW by 2015
500 MW non-wind by 2015
2x for non-wind
N/A
4.4 MW
Not readily available
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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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