Land-Use Screens for Electric System Planning: Using Geographic Information Systems to Model Opportunities and Constraints for Renewable Resource Technical Potential in California
Saffia Hossainzadeh, Erica Brand, Travis David, Gabriel Blossom
Abstract
The Land-Use Screens for Electric System Planning: Using Geographic Information Systems to Model Opportunities and Constraints for Renewable Resource Technical Potential in California report (CEC Land-Use Screens Report) describes updates to land-use screens for electric system planning. The report provides technical updates to the method for using biodiversity, habitat, and agricultural datasets to assess renewable resource technical potential for onshore wind, solar photovoltaic, and geothermal resources for electric system modeling and resource planning. The report summarizes the historical application and evolution of land-use screens developed and applied by the California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities Commission.
