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Since the 1970s, agricultural lands have served as useful locations for the installation of renewable energy generators, such as wind turbines, photovoltaic modules, biodigesters, and others. Likewise, agriculture is one of the five industries with the highest annual energy consumption in the US. Energy is a vital component in farms’ daily activities, which is involved in the harvesting of crops and the growth of livestock. Due to the current rapidly growing energy consumption trends, renewable energy sources have become a potential solution for energy generation. This paper focuses on the feasibility analysis of promoting the utilization of solar and wind energy generation to provide power for the operational activities involved in diverse agricultural processes through the performance of a geospatial analysis and an in-depth numerical analysis to study the patterns in the estimation of energy potential across the 254 counties located in the state of Texas. Furthermore, different patterns surrounding the thousand farms are analyzed, such as the distance to the largest cities and the location of heavily populated areas with higher energy potential. The results show that farms in several regions in Texas have significant potential to utilize wind and solar energy for their farm operations, and to supply electricity to the nearby population.

Feasibility Analysis of Promoting Wind and Solar Energy in Texas Farms