An ecological network approach to assessing the site suitability of photovoltaic power stations

The deployment of photovoltaic power stations in alpine grassland areas of the Tibetan Plateau contributes to the clean energy development and economic growth. Nevertheless, current evaluation frameworks commonly overlook the ecological impacts associated with photovoltaic power stations. To achieve genuinely sustainable development, it is imperative to incorporate ecological factors into the site-selection and planning processes of photovoltaic power stations. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of the ecological impacts of photovoltaic power stations through the application of an ecological network approach, considering different grassland types and various operational phases. Additionally, we developed an integrated framework that incorporates ecological impact assessments to explore the site location suitability of photovoltaic power stations in the alpine grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau. Our findings indicated that the ecological effects of photovoltaic arrays ..., , # An ecological network approach to assessing the site suitability of photovoltaic power stations

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.866t1g24g](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.866t1g24g)

## General

Authors: Yingxin Wang

Email: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

Other contributors: Wang, Yingxin; Sun, Jian*; Shang, Hua; Sun, Le; Lan, Xiangyu; Qiezhuo, Lamao; Lu, Jiayue

Organization: State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Date created: 2025-10-25

Methods of data collection/generation: see article for details

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset has four csv files:

1. 1._Effect_size_Grassland_type.csv
2. 2._Effect_size_Operational_phase_of_PV_power_stations.csv
3. 3._Network_topology_indicatiors_grassland_type.csv
4. 4._Network_topology_indicatiors_Operational_phase_of_PV_power_stations.csv

### Effect_size_G...,