A Spatial Hedonic Analysis of the Effects of Wind Energy Facilities on Surrounding Property Values in the United States

LBNL-XXXXE E RNEST O RLANDO L AWRENCE B ERKELEY N ATIONAL L ABORATORY A Spatial Hedonic Analysis of the Effects of Wind Energy Facilities on Surrounding Property Values in the United States Ben Hoen, Jason P. Brown, Thomas Jackson, Ryan Wiser, Mark Thayer and Peter Cappers Environmental Energy Technologies Division August 2013 This work was supported by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Wind and Water Power Technologies Office) of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH1123.

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