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Joseph Rand; Ben Hoen

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LBL: Do large-scale wind projects impact the sales prices of nearby homes? New US study results say yes and no

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Joseph Rand; Ben Hoen

New Berkeley Lab study of half a million transactions across the country finds evidence of temporary decreases in home sale prices in more populous counties within 1 mile of wind projects, starting after the project's announcement but returning to pre-announcement inflation-adjusted levels 3–5 years after operation begins.

Thirty years of North American wind energy acceptance research: What have we learned?

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Joseph Rand; Ben Hoen

(1) North American support for wind has been consistently high. (2) The NIMBY explanation for resistance to wind development is invalid. (3) Socioeconomic impacts of wind development are strongly tied to acceptance.