Assessing the determinants of local acceptability of wind-farm investment: A choice experiment in the Greek Aegean Islands

This paper aims at analysing the factors, which motivate communities to resist the installation of wind farms in their vicinity. To this end, the choice experiment methodology was employed in communities in two Greek Aegean Islands to assess the determinants of preferences towards different wind-far...

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Published in:	Energy policy 2009-05, Vol.37 (5), p.1842-1854
Main Authors:	Dimitropoulos, Alexandros, Kontoleon, Andreas
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Aegean sea Applied sciences Attitudes Consumer preferences Discriminant analysis Economic data Energy Energy economics Energy planning Energy policy Exact sciences and technology General, economic and professional studies Greece Investment Islands Local acceptability Local communities Methodology. Modelling Natural energy Planning Public opinion Studies Welfare Willingness to accept Wind energy Wind farms Wind farms Local acceptability Willingness to accept Wind power
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Summary:	This paper aims at analysing the factors, which motivate communities to resist the installation of wind farms in their vicinity. To this end, the choice experiment methodology was employed in communities in two Greek Aegean Islands to assess the determinants of preferences towards different wind-farm projects. Unlike other studies, the willingness to accept welfare measure was adopted. The results of our analysis show that the conservation status of the area where the wind farms are to be installed, along with the governance characteristics of the planning procedure are the most important determinants of local community welfare in relation to wind farms. In contrast to other studies, we find that the physical attributes of wind farms appear to be of less relative importance from a local community welfare point of view. Implications for the EU's future energy policy are drawn.
ISSN:	0301-4215 1873-6777