Table 8
Influential weights of solar farms site and performances of selected regions.
| Dimensions/criteria | Local weights | Global weights | Eastern China | Western China | Southern China |
| Environment () | 0.097 | | 3.667 | 5.667 | 2.400 | Agrological capacity () | 1.000 | 0.097 | 3.667 | 5.667 | 2.400 | Orography () | 0.285 | | 4.529 | 6.051 | 3.043 | Slope () | 0.336 | 0.096 | 3.667 | 5.333 | 2.800 | Orientation () | 0.315 | 0.090 | 6.400 | 8.400 | 4.400 | Area () | 0.348 | 0.099 | 3.667 | 5.600 | 2.400 | Location () | 0.383 | | 3.548 | 5.144 | 3.336 | Distance to roads () | 0.256 | 0.098 | 3.333 | 5.667 | 3.200 | Distance to power lines () | 0.234 | 0.090 | 3.800 | 6.400 | 4.200 | Distance to villages () | 0.270 | 0.103 | 3.667 | 3.333 | 3.667 | Distance to substations () | 0.240 | 0.092 | 3.400 | 5.400 | 2.267 | Climatology () | 0.235 | | 5.193 | 7.336 | 4.087 | Solar radiation () | 0.508 | 0.120 | 4.800 | 7.467 | 3.333 | Average temperature () | 0.492 | 0.116 | 5.600 | 7.200 | 4.867 |
| Total performances | — | — | 4.227 | 5.969 | 3.339 |
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