Valuing a wind farm construction: A contingent valuation study in Greece

Phoebe Koundouri (), Yiannis Kountouris and Kyriaki Remoundou

Energy Policy, 2009, vol. 37, issue 5, pages 1939-1944

Abstract: Our analysis is based on data from a double-bounded dichotomous choice contingent valuation study implemented to elicit public attitudes towards renewable energy generation and their willingness to pay for the construction of a wind farm in the area of Messanagros in the island of Rhodes, Greece. Results indicate that there are significant positive values deriving from the proposed project. Respondents report a mean willingness to pay a premium in their bi-monthly electric bills of [euro]8.86 for the sole purpose of the construction of the wind farm. The estimated economic benefits to the local population are weighed against the investment cost in a cost-benefit analysis to inform policy making and implications for EU energy policy are provided.

Keywords: Contingent; valuation; Renewable; energy; Wind; farm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009

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