EPA Tracked Sites in New Mexico with Photovoltaic (PV)
Policy Driven and Utility Scale 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
•
O
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O
PV Type
Brownfield
RCRA
Federal Superfund
Non-Federal Superfund
Landfill
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: 5 sites
100 to 200 acres: 0 sites
Greater than 200 acres: 17 sites
Total: 22 sites; 3,237,510 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 \iability 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,
NM 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 2020 (lOUs): 10% by 2020 (co-ops)
4% by 2020 (est. 420 MW by 2025)
N/A
0.6% by 2020
1 MW
Not readily available
$0.0744
I New Mexico
I Entire State
&EPA
This map V.QS developed by SRA International for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fEPA)
OSWER 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 Renev&bles & Efficiency (DSIRE). This map and
its associated data are intended to provide a general understanding of the renevjable energy potential of
EPA tracked sites: additional site-specific technical and economic analysis is required to
determine the actual energy generation potential of these sites. For further information, please see
the accompanying Data Guidelines document at VAmepa.gov/renev&bleenergyland or contact
c leanenergy@epa. go v.
U.S. EPA OSWER
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