There is the old saying “Colorado has 300 days of sunshine”, so why not use that sunshine to produce more renewable energy in Colorado. I would like to determine if Jefferson County would be an ideal area for a solar farm. Currently the state generates 1,357,000,000 (1357 megawatts) watts of energy from renewable sources each year, that is about half the amount of energy the state generates from coal energy sources each year (U.S. Energy Information Administration). As more and more states and countries pledge to reduce their carbon footprint and become more sustainable. I will be using the area solar radiation tool to determine if Jefferson county can produce a good amount of solar energy to determine if it would be worth it to build a solar farm within Jefferson County. In conclusion I don’t believe Jefferson County would be a good area to build a solar farm, the county does get a good amount of solar radiation exposure but about two thirds of the county is in the Rocky Mountain foothills which is where most of the higher solar radiation areas are located making it difficult to build a solar farm in Jefferson County.