Research Article

Determination of a Suitable Renewable Energy Source for Mini-Grid Business: A Risk-Based Multicriteria Approach

Table 9

Linguistic values for the evaluated energy sources.

CriteriaS1S2S3S4S5S1S2S3S4S5

  D1 D2

C1LLLLLMVLMVLL
C2VHVHVHVHVHMMMMM
C3VHEEEEHHHHE
C4HMMHHLLMLH
C5MLLMMLVHLMVL
C6LEELLVLLLLVL
C7ELLEELMHLM
C8LMMLLVLMLMM
C9MMMMMHLHHVH
C10MHHMMLLHHH
C11HHHHHHHVHVHE
C12EEEEEMHHVHVH
C13VHVHEVHVHHLMHE
  D3 D4
C1LVHVLVLLMLLLM
C2LLVLLMMLLML
C3VLMMMMVHHHHH
C4LLLLMLLLLL
C5VLMVLMLLLLLL
C6MVLVLVLLLLMLL
C7VHMMMMLHHHVH
C8MLLLMHMHLM
C9HVLVLLLHMMVLVL
C10LVLVLVLLLMVHMM
C11MMVLVLMHHMVLL
C12MMMMMHHHHH
C13HHHHHHMMLM