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This chapter is to use MCDM technique to assess the degree of impact and effectiveness of different renewable energy policies on wind energy deployment in the power generation sector in the State of Oregon. There are a wide array of federal and state policies that are designed to increase the benefits and demolish barriers and hence encourage investors and customers to adopt new resources. This multidimensional issue can be seen as a multi-criteria decision-making problem. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) provide a flexible tool that is able to handle and connect a wide range of variables and thus offer useful assistance to the decision maker in mapping out the situation.
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3.1.1 Criteria Comparison
Name: ____________________________________
Use pairwise comparison to quantify your judgment. Allocate a total of 100 points to express your judgment about the ratio of one criterion to the other one in pair. Please review the model and criteria before starting.
Example:
If Criterion 1 is 4 times more important than criterion 2, criterion 1 will take 80 and criterion 2 will take 20.
If Criterion 1 is 2 times more important than criterion 2, criterion 1 will take 67 and criterion 2 will take 33.
You can assign any relative importance between the two criteria.
3.1.2 Level 1 (Objectives)
In your expert opinion, what is the relative priority for each criterion over the other when planning for energy policy to promote wind energy adoption?
Criterion | Weight | Weight | Criterion |
|---|---|---|---|
Economic | Social | ||
Economic | Political | ||
Economic | Environmental | ||
Economic | Technical | ||
Social | Political | ||
Social | Environmental | ||
Social | Technical | ||
Political | Environmental | ||
Political | Technical | ||
Environmental | Technical |
3.1.3 Level 2 (Goals)
In your expert opinion, under the economic criteria, what is the relative priority for each goal over the other?
Criterion | Weight | Weight | Criterion |
|---|---|---|---|
Initial investment | Production cost | ||
Initial investment | Future cost reductions | ||
Production cost | Future cost reductions |
In your expert opinion, under the social criteria, what is the relative priority for each goal over the other?
Criterion | Weight | Weight | Criterion |
|---|---|---|---|
Created jobs/new | Public acceptance | ||
Created jobs/new | Customers willing to pay | ||
Public acceptance | Customers willing to pay |
In your expert opinion, under the political criteria, what is the relative priority for each goal over the other?
Criterion | Weight | Weight | Criterion |
|---|---|---|---|
Technology R&D | Mandated standards |
In your expert opinion, under the Environmental criteria, what is the relative priority for each goal over the other?
Criterion | Weight | Weight | Criterion |
|---|---|---|---|
GHG emissions | Land conservation | ||
GHG emissions | Wildlife protection | ||
Land conservation | Wildlife protection |
In your expert opinion, under the Technical criteria, what is the relative priority for each goal over the other?
Criterion | Weight | Weight | Criterion |
|---|---|---|---|
Grid access | Transmission capabilities | ||
Grid access | Balancing reserves | ||
Grid access | Smart grid | ||
Transmission capabilities | Balancing reserves | ||
Transmission capabilities | Smart grid | ||
Balancing reserves | Smart grid |
3.1.4 Level 3 (Alternatives)
In your expert opinion, for the goal of reducing initial investment, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of reducing the production cost, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of future cost reduction, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of creating new jobs, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of increasing public acceptance, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of increasing customers willing to pay, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of reducing GHG emissions, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of enhancing land conservation, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of protecting wild life, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of developing more R&D, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of forcing codes and standards, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of giving better grid access, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of increasing transmission capabilities, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of ensuring balancing of reserves, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
In your expert opinion, for the goal of smart grid integration, what is the relative priority of each policy (alternative) over the other?
Alternative | Weight | Weight | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
Green power option | Renewable energy credits | ||
Green power option | Tax credits | ||
Green power option | Investment funds | ||
Green power option | RPS | ||
Renewable energy credits | Tax credits | ||
Renewable energy credits | Investment funds | ||
Renewable energy credits | RPS | ||
Tax credits | Investment funds | ||
Tax credits | RPS | ||
Investment funds | RPS |
3.1.5 PCM Software Results for Pairwise Comparison
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Abu Taha, R., Daim, T.U. (2015). Evaluating Policies Toward the Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies. In: Daim, T., Kim, J., Iskin, I., Abu Taha, R., van Blommestein, K. (eds) Policies and Programs for Sustainable Energy Innovations. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16033-7_3
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