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No Evidence Wind Turbines Depress Property Prices

A new report by researchers at UConn and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found no evidence that wind turbines – increasingly common as a source of clean energy – have negative effects on nearby property values or home sales. The study, which involved assembling the largest-ever dataset for research of this type, examined more than … Continue reading No Evidence Wind Turbines Depress Property Prices

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Wind turbines have no effect on property values

The planning, construction and operation of wind turbines in Rhode Island does not depress nearby property values, according to the University of Rhode Island (URI). Corey Lang, URI assistant professor of natural resource economics, analyzed the sale prices of 48,000 homes in Rhode Island over the last 15 years and compared homes near one of … Continue reading Wind turbines have no effect on property values

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Wind power doesn

THE RHETORIC: Wind farms hurt  property values. autocad 2008 LT THE REALITY: Wind power doesn’t affect property values long-term, studies show. It does drive community economic development that benefits all property owners. Scenic views and visibility of human development of all kinds—not just wind power development—can both positively and negatively affect property values. A major study released … Continue reading Wind power doesn

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