Journal
ENERGY POLICY
Volume 37, Issue 5, Pages 1939-1944Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.036
Keywords
Contingent valuation; Renewable energy; Wind farm
Funding
- INTERREG community initiative
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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 epsilon 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. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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