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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112993
	Commercial wind energy installations and local economic development: Evidence from US counties
	Brunner, Eric J.; Schwegman, David J.
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
EISSN	1873-6777
卷号	165 页码:12
英文摘要	We examine the impact of wind energy installation on the local economies of counties in the United States. Using data on the universe of commercial wind energy installations from 1995 to 2018, we find that wind energy installation led to economically meaningful increases in county GDP per-capita, income per-capita, median household income, and median home values. We also find evidence that while wind energy installation has little effect on total employment, the composition of local employment shifts away from farm towards non-farm employment, notably leading to an increase in construction and manufacturing employment. Finally, we show that the impact of wind energy installation on local economic development varies significantly by installed capacity and by county urban/rural status. For policymakers, our results have three important implications: (1) wind energy increases the size of the local economy and increases local incomes, but it does not stop population decline; (2) the size of these benefits increase at an increasing rate with the amount of installed generating capacity per-capita; and (3) rural communities with multiple installations and a greater amount of wind energy capacity benefit the most economically from these installations.
英文关键词	Wind energy; Economic development; Economic impact; Renewable energy
学科领域	Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000799658300004
来源期刊	ENERGY POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272242
作者单位	University of Connecticut; American University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Brunner, Eric J.,Schwegman, David J.. Commercial wind energy installations and local economic development: Evidence from US counties[J],2022,165:12.
APA	Brunner, Eric J.,&Schwegman, David J..(2022).Commercial wind energy installations and local economic development: Evidence from US counties.ENERGY POLICY,165,12.
MLA	Brunner, Eric J.,et al."Commercial wind energy installations and local economic development: Evidence from US counties".ENERGY POLICY 165(2022):12.