Rankings

Best Oregon Counties for Solar Potential

A sourced county-centroid solar resource ranking from NASA POWER climatology.

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Rankings Are Discovery Leads

A high ranking means a county is worth researching first. It is not legal advice, a recommendation to buy land, or proof that any parcel will qualify for a specific use.

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Solar potential uses county-centroid irradiance as a broad planning proxy.

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Ranking Confidence Strip

A quick trust check for the top-ranked counties: verified profiles, major source coverage, citation depth, and the number of source inputs behind this ranking.

top 10 covered

Top 10 profilesverified

10/10

Sourced county profiles

Source coverageverified

10/10

Major sourced layers present

Citation depthsourced

141

Top 10 county citation URLs

Ranking inputssourced

Source groups used by this ranking

Methodology Data status Source glossary

#1Klamath CountyPartially sourced7

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Klamath County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#2Lake CountyPartially sourced7

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Lake County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#3Baker CountyPartially sourced6

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Baker County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#4Deschutes CountyPartially sourced6

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Deschutes County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#5Harney CountyPartially sourced6

Conservative Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Harney County; direct office confirmation remains a priority before verified status.

#6Jackson CountyPartially sourced6

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Jackson County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#7Josephine CountyPartially sourced6

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Josephine County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#8Malheur CountyPartially sourced6

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Malheur County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#9Crook CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Crook County; deeper subpage confirmation and office confirmation are still needed before verified status.

#10Curry CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Curry County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#11Gilliam CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Gilliam County; direct building-office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#12Grant CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Grant County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#13Hood River CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Hood River County; the separate hrccd subdomain did not respond to simple fetch checks, so the county.gov pages are preferred.

#14Jefferson CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Jefferson County; automated audit may flag county-page 403 despite public browser availability, and office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#15Morrow CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Morrow County; direct building-office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#16Sherman CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Sherman County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#17Umatilla CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Umatilla County; direct local building-office confirmation should be added before verified status.

#18Wasco CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Wasco County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#19Wheeler CountyPartially sourced5

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Wheeler County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#20Douglas CountyPartially sourced4

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Douglas County; automated audit may flag county-page 403 despite public browser/search availability, and office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#21Lane CountyPartially sourced4

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Lane County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#22Union CountyPartially sourced4

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Union County; direct building-office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#23Wallowa CountyPartially sourced4

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Wallowa County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#24Benton CountyPartially sourced3

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Benton County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#25Coos CountyPartially sourced3

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Coos County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#26Linn CountyPartially sourced3

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Linn County; automated audit may flag county-page 403 despite public browser availability, and office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#27Marion CountyPartially sourced3

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Marion County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#28Polk CountyPartially sourced3

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Polk County; old co.polk.or.us links redirect to the current polkcountyor.gov domain.

#29Clackamas CountyPartially sourced2

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Clackamas County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#30Columbia CountyPartially sourced2

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Columbia County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#31Lincoln CountyPartially sourced2

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Lincoln County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#32Multnomah CountyPartially sourced2

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Multnomah County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#33Tillamook CountyPartially sourced2

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Tillamook County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#34Washington CountyPartially sourced2

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Washington County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.

#35Yamhill CountyPartially sourced2

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Yamhill County; office confirmation and link audit follow-up are still needed before verified status.

#36Clatsop CountyPartially sourced1

Official Oregon county-rule source anchors added for Clatsop County; office confirmation is still needed before verified status.