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The Long-Term Impact of Wind Power Generation on a Local Community: Economics Analysis of Subjective Well-Being Data in Chōshi City

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  • Yushi Kunugi

    (Research Institute for Environmental Economics and Management, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
    Department of Business Administration and Information, Kyoto College of Economics, Kyoto 610-1111, Japan)

  • Toshi H. Arimura

    (Research Institute for Environmental Economics and Management, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
    Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan)

  • Miwa Nakai

    (Research Institute for Environmental Economics and Management, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
    Faculty of Economics, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui 910-1195, Japan)

Abstract

In this study, we analyzed the external effects of wind turbines, which are often considered detrimental to the promotion of wind power generation. Understanding these externalities is essential to reaching a consensus with residents who live near the site of a planned wind turbine. Our research objective was to determine the relationship between wind turbines and people’s well-being in areas where they have been installed for a long time. We hypothesized that wind turbines would have a negative impact on people’s well-being. We conducted a survey by postal mail in Chōshi City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to examine the external effects of wind turbines, adopting a subjective well-being index to measure respondents’ well-being. Regression analysis suggests that having a view of wind power turbines has a positive effect on the subjective well-being of local residents. Moreover, the results indicate that such well-being increases with increasing distance from the turbines. Except for scenic elements, we found that wind turbines are not always considered desirable by residents. Therefore, it is important to further clarify the external influence of wind turbines and other facilities in local communities.

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  • Yushi Kunugi & Toshi H. Arimura & Miwa Nakai, 2021. "The Long-Term Impact of Wind Power Generation on a Local Community: Economics Analysis of Subjective Well-Being Data in Chōshi City," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-18, July.
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