Support for Renewable Energy, The Case of Windpower

Robert Germeshausen (), Sven Heim and Ulrich Wagner

CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series from University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany

Abstract: The rise of societal goals like climate change mitigation and energy security calls for rapid capacity growth in renewable electricity sources, yet citizens’ support is put to a test when such technologies emit negative local externalities. We estimate the impact of wind turbine deployment on granular measures of revealed preferences for renewable electricity in product and political markets. We address potentially endogenous siting of turbines with an IV design that exploits quasi experimental variation in profitability induced by subsidies. We find that wind turbines significantly reduce citizens’ support locally, but this effect quickly fades with distance from the site. We assess policy instruments for enhancing citizens’ support for renewable energy in light of our results

Keywords: Renewable Energy; Wind Power; Public Support; Elections; Externalities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 D72 Q42 Q48 Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 62
Date: 2023-02
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Working Paper: Support for Renewable Energy: The Case of Wind Power (2022)
Working Paper: Support for renewable energy: The case of wind power (2021)
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