Adding More Local Wind Power Does Not Affect Property Values

摘要

More americans are installing wind turbines near their homes, farms and businesses to generate their own energy, concludes a report by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This is the first comprehensive analysis on the growing field of distributed wind, which involves generating wind energy close to where it is used instead of purchasing it from large, centralized wind farms. Distributed wind can range from a small, solitary turbine in a backyard to several large turbines that power a manufacturing facility or a neighborhood.