SITE SELECTION MATRIX

LEVEL TYPE METRICS ASSESSMENT METHODS

-Population density > 10,000 people/ square miles -GIS analysis
-Economic development / community growth area -Review of zoning maps and city websites
Level 0 Screening
-Within ½ mile of a regional or major community sewer interceptor
-Land use is not entirely residential
-Sewer infrastructure scheduled for upgrade adjacent -GIS analysis
-Large business/ institutional/ residential presences -Site visits
-Space availability (scored on # of vacant 1 acre or greater lots in a district) -Stakeholder input
-Groundwater recharge needed
Level 1 Scoring -Water quality regulation compliance required
-Large energy users present
-Proximity to food waste generators
-Proximity to major ground transportation for food waste
-Proximity to water transportation for food waste
-Public (non-conservation) or utility land or sewer infrastructure within -GIS analysis
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-# Brownfield -Site visits
-Energy demand growth expected -Stakeholder input
-Need for consistent/reliant/resilient energy source/system redundancy -Review of city documents
(based on presence of critical facilities: hospitals, police stations, shelters,
Level 2 Scoring etc.)
-Energy infrastructure adjacent -Expert input
-District energy present
-Market for resale energy
-Market for resale water
-High public or private investment potential
-Proximity to major ground transportation for human transport
-Fit with planning/zoning goals
-Community has existing renewable energy plan/program/agency/staff
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