When Energy Issues Are Land Use Issues: Estimating Preferences for Utility-Scale Solar Energy Siting
通过选择实验调查美国罗德岛居民对公用事业规模太阳能阵列选址属性的偏好，发现居民愿意为在商业、工业、棕地和垃圾填埋场开发支付额外电费，而避免在农田和林地开发。
<h3>Abstract</h3> While solar energy receives broad support in general, utility-scale solar arrays can be contentious because at the siting stage it becomes a land use issue replete with potential disamenities and tradeoffs. We conduct a choice experiment survey to estimate preferences for attributes of utility-scale solar arrays in Rhode Island, USA. Our results suggest the largest indicator of solar development approval is prior land use, with residents willing to pay an additional $10-21 in monthly utility bills for developments in commercial, industrial, brownfield, and covered landfill areas, and $13-49 to avoid developments on farm and forest land.