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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112993
	Commercial wind energy installations and local economic development: Evidence from U.S. counties
	Brunner E.J.; Schwegman D.J.
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	165
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. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Economic development; Economic impact; Renewable energy; Wind energy
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Economic and social effects; Employment; Installation; Population statistics; Economic development; Economic impacts; Household income; Local economic development; Local economy; Local employment; Manufacturing employment; Per capita; Per capita income; Renewable energies; Wind power
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/256196
作者单位	Department of Public Policy, University of Connecticut, United States; Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public Affairs, American University, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Brunner E.J.,Schwegman D.J.. Commercial wind energy installations and local economic development: Evidence from U.S. counties[J],2022,165.
APA	Brunner E.J.,&Schwegman D.J..(2022).Commercial wind energy installations and local economic development: Evidence from U.S. counties.Energy Policy,165.
MLA	Brunner E.J.,et al."Commercial wind energy installations and local economic development: Evidence from U.S. counties".Energy Policy 165(2022).