.......................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 : Introduction .................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 The Current State of Renewable Electricity ......................................................................... 2 1.2 Solar Electricity .................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Solar Technologies Used in Model ....................................................................................... 6 1.4 Economic Rationale for Solar Development at Closed Landfills ....................................... 11 1.5 Landfill Gas to Energy Facilities ........................................................................................ 12 1.6 Siting Grid-Connected Solar Power Plants on Closed Landfills ........................................ 14 1.7 Estimating Solar Radiation ................................................................................................. 15 1.8 California as Location for Solar Inventory ......................................................................... 16 1.9 Document Structure ............................................................................................................ 19 Chapter 2 : Literature Review ....................................................................................................... 21 2.1 GIS Models for Solar Analysis ........................................................................................... 21 2.2 Studies using Fuzzy Logic Modeling for Solar Analysis ................................................... 25 2.4 Inventories of Solar Potential.............................................................................................. 28 2.5 EPA and NREL Photovoltaic Potential in Landfill Studies................................................ 34 Chapter 3 : Methodology .............................................................................................................. 38 3.1 Site Identification ................................................................................................................ 39 3.2 Prescreening ........................................................................................................................ 40