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Practitioner perceptions of biodiversity criteria for solar suitability analyses in the United States.

Daphne Condon, Michael O Levin, Adam B Smith, Toni Lyn Morelli, Noah Z Krasner, Emma Forester, Chevon Holmes, Benjamin P Narwold, Elizabeth L Kalies, Grace C Wu and 4 more

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Article in npj biodiversity, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Daphne CondonGlobal Ecology and Sustainability Lab, Land, Air & Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. dcondon@ucdavis.edu.
Michael O LevinGlobal Ecology and Sustainability Lab, Land, Air & Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Adam B SmithCenter for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-1659
Toni Lyn MorelliU.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, Amherst, MA, USA.
Noah Z KrasnerGlobal Ecology and Sustainability Lab, Land, Air & Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Emma ForesterGlobal Ecology and Sustainability Lab, Land, Air & Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Chevon HolmesGlobal Ecology and Sustainability Lab, Land, Air & Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Benjamin P NarwoldGlobal Ecology and Sustainability Lab, Land, Air & Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Elizabeth L KaliesThe Nature Conservancy, Durham, NC, USA.
Grace C WuEnvironmental Studies, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Meaghan R GadeAssociation of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Washington, DC, USA.
Roland KaysNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Freya RobinsonGlobal Ecology and Sustainability Lab, Land, Air & Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Rebecca R HernandezGlobal Ecology and Sustainability Lab, Land, Air & Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.

Funding

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation G-2022-17177
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acceleration of large-scale solar energy deployment can pose competition for land with biodiversity conservation areas. Solar suitability analyses (SSAs) help identify low-conflict zones for solar development, yet limited work defines which biodiversity-relevant criteria (BRCs) are essential for SSAs or whether supporting data are available. We convened a United States-based Delphi panel of practitioners with expertise in biodiversity and renewable energy to identify BRCs that are essential across SSAs ('core') and data- or scale-limited ('peripheral'). Practitioners identified 16 core and 13 peripheral BRCs. Core criteria primarily aligned with regulatory frameworks, while peripheral BRCs reflected context-dependent ecological attributes lacking consistent and scalable data. Open-access data were available for 14 core criteria across 10 databases. Our assessment of US-based SSAs revealed that 10 included core BRCs. Our findings indicate a need for improved access to fine-scale biodiversity data and coordination with agencies to improve SSAs.

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PMID42177271
PMCPMC13380617

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