A Novel Procedure for the AHP Method for the Site Selection of Solar PV Farms

Table 1

The criteria and subcriteria list and the related weights.

Criterion	Weight	Subcriteria	Indicators	Criteria	Weight	Subcriteria	Indicators
Solar radiation rate	36.92	<1550; 1550-1600; 1600-1650; 1650-1700; 1700-1750; 1750-1800; >1800	3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9	Slope (%)	10.44	0-3; 3-6; 6-9; 9-12; 12-20; >20	9; 8; 7; 4; 2; Restrained
Land use	23.63	Water; Trees; Flooded veg.; Crops; Built area; Bare ground; Snow/ice; Rangeland	Restrained; Restrained; Restrained; Restrained; Restrained; 8; Restrained; 9	Distance to road (km)	6.08	0-0.01; 0-1; 1-2; 2-4; 4-8; 8-16; >16	Restrained; 9; 8; 7; 6; 4; 2
Distance to transmission line (km)	18.21	0-1; 1-2; 2-4; 4-8; 8-16; >16	9; 8; 7; 6; 4; 2	Distance to residential area (km)	4.72	0-0.1; 0.1-2.5; 2.5-7.5; 7.5-15; 15-30; >30	Restrained; 9; 7; 5; 3; 1