Community benefits can build bipartisan support for large-scale energy infrastructure

Holly Caggiano (), Sara M. Constantino, Chris Greig and Elke U. Weber
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Holly Caggiano: University of British Columbia
Sara M. Constantino: Northeastern University
Chris Greig: Princeton University
Elke U. Weber: Princeton University

Nature Energy, 2024, vol. 9, issue 10, 1187-1188

Abstract: In the United States, Democrats and Republicans are more likely to support energy projects that are community-owned, create jobs, and generate solar energy, but local elected officials underestimate their constituents’ support for projects with these characteristics. Since these officials play a key role in approving new energy projects and negotiating the benefits they bring to communities, aligning local elected officials’ perceptions with the public’s could improve progress toward just energy transitions.

Date: 2024
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