The Effects of Proximity and Social Ties on Citizen Opposition to Electricity Transmission Lines To meet reliability and renewable energy goals, new high-voltage transmission line (HVTL) projects are being built in the United States and worldwide. The siting of HVTLs, often considered a locally unwanted land use (LULU), can be difficult due to the [...]
National Science Foundation Grant Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Award #1737191, 03 May August 2017 Delays in the construction of energy infrastructure can raise energy costs, reduce electricity reliability, and cause supply disruptions. A systematic empirical understanding of the social sustainability of energy infrastructure is needed. This project develops and tests [...]
