Determining the optimal placements of renewable power generation systems using regional geographic information system

As electricity demands are increasing day by day causing unbalance in the present conventional grid system, people try to change from conventional grid towards smart grid. The smart grid can help us to reach the goal of clean air and energy independence by integrating renewable energy sources (RES) into the grid system. Power plants based on RES depend on the various geographical and environmental factors of the locations of RES power stations. By knowing these factors of locations, it can be easier to make right decision to install the power plant. To integrate RES into the grid system, the first thing to do is determine where RES power plants should be placed. To determine the location of new prospective power plants based on RES is provided by geographic information system (GIS), the development of which in recent years has become a world interest.