sets and arranges them hierarchically. AHP is similar to multi-criteria assessment as discussed in the paper Multi-criteria
assessment of new and renewable energy power plants [1,2] where a ranking scheme is devised based on criteria that is deemed
to be important to the decision-making process. The process yields one best-fit result based on a list of criteria ranked from
the most important to the least important.
Data for the evaluations were gathered through different sources. Websites for different organizations and utility
companies in Oregon were reviewed initially. Then, emails were sent and phone calls were made to identify contacts for
clarification questions. Then, these contacts were visited for their assessment of the criteria of the evaluation model.