Land Concentration and Mega Photovoltaic Plants

Daniel Oto-Peralías and David Cuberes
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Daniel Oto-Peralías: Universidad Pablo de Olavide

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Abstract: This paper uses Spanish data to study whether the presence of large estates (latifundia) increases the probability of installing mega photovoltaic plants in a municipality. First, we document that the percentage of municipalities with mega plants is much higher in municipalities with large estates. Second, we perform an intra-municipal analysis at the 0.5x0.5km cell level and show that cells located in larger register (cadastral) parcels have a higher probability of being part of a mega photovoltaic installation. These results are important in order to assess the costs and benefits of such investments, in a context of growing opposition by rural populations. Our results also exemplify how a historically rooted economic factor, land inequality, plays an important role in determining the location of these facilities.

Date: 2023-10-03
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DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/hakt5

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