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View article: Corrigendum to ‘Under-capacitated and over-powered? Rural austerity and asymmetrical negotiating relationships in US wind energy development’ [J. Rural Stud., 119 (2025) 1–14]
Corrigendum to ‘Under-capacitated and over-powered? Rural austerity and asymmetrical negotiating relationships in US wind energy development’ [J. Rural Stud., 119 (2025) 1–14] Open
The authors regret that there is an incomplete sentence in the abstract of the article, and request that the portion “, and counties incre” be deleted from the abstract (found at the end of the sentence beginning with “However …”). The por…
View article: Under-capacitated and over-powered? Rural austerity and asymmetrical negotiating relationships in US wind energy development
Under-capacitated and over-powered? Rural austerity and asymmetrical negotiating relationships in US wind energy development Open
Though rural local governments are central actors in renewable energy development, local governments in the United States (US) remain systematically under-funded. This paper considers what the manifestations of austerity in local governmen…
View article: More power to them: U.S. large-scale solar neighbors' support for additional solar
More power to them: U.S. large-scale solar neighbors' support for additional solar Open
Large-scale solar (LSS) electric capacity is expanding rapidly in the U.S., with over 18 GW added in 2023 and over 40 GW in 2024; high levels of LSS deployment are anticipated to continue in coming years to meet growing electricity demand.…
View article: The Rise of US Photovoltaics: An Exploration of Land Use Density Trends in Large‐Scale Solar Facility Attributes, 2012–2021
The Rise of US Photovoltaics: An Exploration of Land Use Density Trends in Large‐Scale Solar Facility Attributes, 2012–2021 Open
An energy transition is underway in the United States; renewable energy generation is now on par with coal and nuclear generation. The number of large‐scale solar photovoltaic facilities increased approximately tenfold between 2012 and 202…
View article: What to expect when you're expecting engagement: Delivering procedural justice in large-scale solar energy deployment
What to expect when you're expecting engagement: Delivering procedural justice in large-scale solar energy deployment Open
Community engagement in the planning process to build large-scale solar (LSS) projects can win local support and advance procedural justice. However, an understanding of community engagement in current LSS development is lacking. Using res…
View article: Distributional Equity in the Employment and Wage Impacts of Energy Transitions
Distributional Equity in the Employment and Wage Impacts of Energy Transitions Open
We use restricted-access, geocoded data on the near-universe of workers in 23 US states to quantify the impact of wind energy development on local earnings and employment, by race, ethnicity, sex, and educational attainment. We find signif…
View article: Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2024 Edition
Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2024 Edition Open
Wind power additions in the United States totaled 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2023. 1 Wind power growth has historically been supported by the industry’s primary federal incentive—the production tax credit (PTC)—as well as numerous s…
View article: Halfway up the ladder: Developer practices and perspectives on community engagement for utility-scale renewable energy in the United States
Halfway up the ladder: Developer practices and perspectives on community engagement for utility-scale renewable energy in the United States Open
Community engagement is a key pathway for incorporating social considerations into the development of utility-scale renewable energy facilities. Prior literature recommends meaningful, early community engagement to both improve siting outc…
View article: Laws in Order: An Inventory of State Renewable Energy Siting Policies
Laws in Order: An Inventory of State Renewable Energy Siting Policies Open
This report identifies which government entity or entities in each state or territory have the jurisdictional authority to make siting and permitting decisions about large scale wind and solar projects. The report also covers established t…
View article: Perceptions of Large-Scale Solar Project Neighbors: Results From a National Survey [Slides]
Perceptions of Large-Scale Solar Project Neighbors: Results From a National Survey [Slides] Open
Driven by favorable economics, policy factors, and decarbonization goals, large-scale solar (LSS, defined here as ground-mounted photovoltaic projects ≥1 MWDC) has expanded rapidly in recent years, with more than 90 gigawatts (GW) now inst…
View article: Survey of Utility-Scale Wind and Solar Developers Report [Slides]
Survey of Utility-Scale Wind and Solar Developers Report [Slides] Open
In 2023, Berkeley Lab conducted the first of its kind survey of industry professionals with direct experience working in community engagement and permitting of land-based, utility-scale wind and solar energy facilities in the U.S. The surv…
View article: Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States
Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States Open
In order to meet decarbonization goals, the number of large-scale solar (LSS) facilities in the US is expected to increase considerably. The advantages of LSS over fossil-fueled power generation are numerous and well documented. However, r…
View article: Commercial wind turbines and residential home values: New evidence from the universe of land-based wind projects in the United States
Commercial wind turbines and residential home values: New evidence from the universe of land-based wind projects in the United States Open
We examine the impact of proximity to land-based commercial wind turbines on residential home values in the United States using data on the universe of commercial wind turbines and residential property transactions from 2005 to 2020. Using…
View article: Georectified polygon database of ground-mounted large-scale solar photovoltaic sites in the United States
Georectified polygon database of ground-mounted large-scale solar photovoltaic sites in the United States Open
Over 4,400 large-scale solar photovoltaic (LSPV) facilities operate in the United States as of December 2021, representing more than 60 gigawatts of electric energy capacity. Of these, over 3,900 are ground-mounted LSPV facilities with cap…
View article: Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition
Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition Open
Wind power additions in the United States totaled 8.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2022. Wind power growth has historically been supported by the industry’s primary federal incentive—the production tax credit (PTC)—as well as myriad state-level polic…
View article: Distributional Equity in the Employment and Wage Impacts of Energy Transitions
Distributional Equity in the Employment and Wage Impacts of Energy Transitions Open
We use restricted-access, geocoded data on the near-universe of workers in 23 U.S. states in order to quantify the impact of wind energy development on local earnings and employment, by race, ethnicity, sex, and educational attainment.We f…
View article: Effects of land-based wind turbine upsizing on community sound levels and power and energy density
Effects of land-based wind turbine upsizing on community sound levels and power and energy density Open
Multiple technological, social, and market factors of wind power are evolving rapidly. Most notably, significant wind turbine scaling is occurring and is forecasted to continue. While the larger turbines expected to be deployed in the futu…
View article: Starting with Solar: A Preliminary Assessment of Solar Energy Systems in Residential New Construction [Slides]
Starting with Solar: A Preliminary Assessment of Solar Energy Systems in Residential New Construction [Slides] Open
New homes provide a ready option for states hoping to reduce energy use, as evidenced by the steady increase in energy efficiency requirements in new home building codes. A less common approach is to specifically encourage or require new h…
View article: Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition
Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition Open
The U.S. Department of Energy's 2022 edition of its Land-Based Wind Market Report provides an overview of key trends in the U.S. wind power market, with a focus on 2021. You can find a report, data file and presentation on the Files tab, b…
View article: Drivers and energy justice implications of renewable energy project siting in the United States
Drivers and energy justice implications of renewable energy project siting in the United States Open
The rapid expansion of solar and wind energy projects is raising questions of energy justice. Some scholars argue that solar and wind project development could burden under-resourced communities with negative impacts such as environmental …
View article: Drivers and energy justice implications of renewable energy project siting in the United States
Drivers and energy justice implications of renewable energy project siting in the United States Open
The rapid expansion of solar and wind energy projects is raising questions of energy justice. Some scholars argue that solar and wind project development could burden under-resourced communities with negative impacts such as environmental …
View article: Connecticut Solar PV Semantic Segmentation Dataset
Connecticut Solar PV Semantic Segmentation Dataset Open
Background InformationAnnotated overhead imagery dataset for the paper "SolarMapper: estimating solar array location, size, and capacity using deep learning and overhead imagery".The paper's Github page: energydatalab/mrs: Models for Remot…
View article: Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition
Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition Open
The U.S. Department of Energy's 2021 edition of its land-based wind market report provides an overview of key trends in the U.S. wind power market, with a focus on 2020. You can find a report, data file and presentation on the Files tab, b…
View article: Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition
Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition Open
The Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition provides an overview of developments and trends in the U.S. wind power market.