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The Importance of Revenue Sharing for the Local Economic Impacts of a Renewable Energy Project: A Social Accounting Matrix Approach

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  • Grant Allan
  • Peter Mcgregor
  • Kim Swales

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Allan G., McGregor P. and Swales K. The importance of revenue sharing for the local economic impacts of a renewable energy project: a social accounting matrix approach, Regional Studies . Ambitious renewable energy targets are requiring investments in new renewable capacity in areas where acceptance could be affected by the potential economic benefits to the locality. At the same time, new renewable energy projects, primarily for onshore wind capacity, might offer a route by which peripheral economic development policies can be supported. The economic impacts of these projects are difficult to quantify using input--output techniques, but can be more appropriately handled within a social accounting matrix (SAM) framework. A social accounting matrix for the Shetland Islands, off the north coast of mainland Scotland, is used to evaluate the potential local economic and employment impacts of a large proposed onshore wind energy project. Sensitivity analysis reveals the relative importance of the level of ‘community benefit’ payments, ‘local sourcing’ of intermediate inputs and the level of community ownership of the project to the size of these impacts. In the Shetland case, by a substantial margin, local ownership confers the greatest economic impacts for the local community. Allan G., McGregor P. y Swales K. La importancia de compartir ingresos en un proyecto de energ�a renovable para los efectos económicos locales: el m�todo de matriz de contabilidad social, Regional Studies . Para lograr objetivos ambiciosos en el campo de la energ�a renovable es necesario invertir en nuevas capacidades de energ�a renovable en áreas donde la aceptación podr�a verse afectada por los posibles beneficios económicos en la localidad. As� mismo, los nuevos proyectos de energ�a renovable, sobre todo para la capacidad eólica terrestre, podr�an ofrecer una v�a para apoyar las pol�ticas de desarrollo económico perif�rico. Los efectos económicos de estos proyectos son dif�ciles de cuantificar si se usan t�cnicas de aportes y resultados (input--output). No obstante, una matriz de contabilidad social (MCS) podr�a ser un m�todo más apropiado. Con ayuda de una matriz de contabilidad social para las islas Shetland, en la costa norte de Escocia continental, evaluamos las posibles repercusiones locales en la econom�a y el empleo de un importante proyecto propuesto para la energ�a eólica terrestre. El análisis de sensibilidad muestra la importancia relativa del nivel de pagos que benefician a la comunidad, el suministro local de aportaciones intermedias y el nivel de propiedad comunitaria del proyecto para el tamaño de estos efectos. En el caso de las islas Shetland, la propiedad local aporta con un margen considerable los efectos económicos más importantes para la comunidad local. Energie renouvelable Effets �conomiques ruraux Partage des revenus Propri�t� locale Allan G., McGregor P. et Swales K. L'importance du partage des revenus pour ce qui est des retomb�es �conomiques locales d'un programme d'�nergie renouvelable: une approche matricielle de la comptabilit� nationale, Regional Studies . Des cibles d'�nergie renouvelable ambitieuses exigent de l'investissement dans une nouvelle capacit� renouvelable dans des zones où l'agr�ment pourrait être touch� par les b�n�fices �conomiques potentielles de la r�gion. En même temps, les nouveaux programmes d'�nergie renouvelable, essentiellement en faveur du d�veloppement à terre de l'�nergie �olienne, pourrait constituer un moyen de soutenir des politiques de d�veloppement �conomique annexes. Employant des techniques portant sur les �changes interindustriels, il s'avère difficile d'�valuer avec pr�cision les retomb�es �conomiques de ces programmes, mais on peut mieux le faire à partir d'un cadre matriciel de la comptabilit� nationale. On emploie une matrice de la comptabilit� nationale pour les îles Shetland, situ�es au large de la côte septentrionale de l'Ecosse continentale, afin d'�valuer les effets locaux potentiels pour l'�conomie et l'emploi d'un important programme envisag� d'�nergie renouvelable à terre. Une analyse de sensibilit� laisse voir l'importance relative du niveau du ‘rendement à la communaut�’, de ‘l'approvisionnement local’ des inputs interm�d�aires, et du niveau de la propri�t� communautaire du programme par rapport à l'importance relative de ces effets. Pour ce qui est de l'�tude de cas des îles Shetland, la propri�t� locale entraîne de loin les effets �conomiques les plus importants pour la communaut� locale. Erneuerbare Energie Wirtschaftliche Auswirkung in ländlichen Gebieten Geteilte Einnahmen Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit Allan G., McGregor P. und Swales K. Die Bedeutung von geteilten Einnahmen für die Auswirkungen eines Projekts für erneuerbare Energien auf die lokale Wirtschaft: ein Social-Accounting-Matrix-Ansatz, Regional Studies . Für ehrgeizige Ziele bei erneuerbaren Energien werden Investitionen in neue Kapazitäten für diese Energien in Gebieten benötigt, wo die Akzeptanz vom potenziellen wirtschaftlichen Nutzen für den Ort beeinflusst werden könnte. Gleichzeitig bieten neue Projekte für erneuerbare Energien -- insbesondere im Bereich der Onshore-Windenergie -- eine Möglichkeit zur Unterstützung von Maßnahmen zur Wirtschaftsentwicklung in Randgebieten. Die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen dieser Projekte lassen sich mit Input--Output-Techniken nur schwer quantifizieren; eine angemessenere Methode liegt im Rahmen einer Social Accounting Matrix (SAM). Anhand einer Social Accounting Matrix für die Shetland-Inseln vor der Nordküste Schottlands werden die potenziellen Auswirkungen eines geplanten Onshore-Windenergie-Großprojekts auf die lokale Wirtschaft und Beschäftigung untersucht. Durch eine Empfindlichkeitsanalyse wird die relative Bedeutung der Höhe der Zahlungen für den ‘Gemeinschaftsnutzen’, der ‘lokalen Beschaffung’ von intermediären Inputs und des Ausmaßes der Beteiligung der Gesellschaft am Projekt für den Umfang dieser Auswirkungen ermittelt. Im Fall der Shetland-Inseln führt lokales Eigentum zu den deutlich größten wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen für die Gesellschaft vor Ort. Energ�a renovable Repercusiones económicas rurales Ingresos compartidos Propiedad comunitaria

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  • Grant Allan & Peter Mcgregor & Kim Swales, 2011. "The Importance of Revenue Sharing for the Local Economic Impacts of a Renewable Energy Project: A Social Accounting Matrix Approach," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(9), pages 1171-1186, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:45:y:2011:i:9:p:1171-1186
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.497132
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