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  • Wind Energy in Klickitat County, Washington

    Creator:
    Grandolfo, Joseph D.
    Abstract:
    Wind energy has widespread public support; nevertheless, the emergence of local support or opposition in response to siting proposals is often unpredictable. Uncertainty surrounding a community’s response is problematic for both the company planning the project and for states pursuing policies for expanded development and use of renewable energy. Given...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project

  • Wind Energy Siting in Kittitas County, Washington

    Creator:
    Naimoli, Stephen
    Abstract:
    Increasing renewable energy development is often seen as an essential tool for combating global climate change, yet despite widespread support in theory, renewable energy often faces problems at the implementation stage. In the state of Washington, where voters have expressed a desire for greater renewable energy by mandating that 15%...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    member of an opposition group noted that although they were able to hire a lawyer, "there were probably

  • Demand flexibility and residential electricity time-of-use pricing in Fremont, CA

    Creator:
    Stelmach, Gregory
    Abstract:
    The biggest obstacle to a 100% renewable energy utility portfolio is the ability to produce enough electricity to meet peak demand windows, which typically occur in the late afternoon to evening period from 3 pm to 9 pm. A popular policy option to reduce peak demand is time-of-use (TOU) electricity...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    electricity demand period activity and response to hypothetical TOU pricing, and (c) level of engagement

  • Community Mobilization in Support and Opposition of Wind Energy Development: Evidence from Wasco and Sherman Counties, Oregon

    Creator:
    Karmazina, Anna
    Abstract:
    Despite widespread public support for renewable energy development, the siting of wind energy facilities can prove problematic due to opposition from surrounding communities. I propose a unifying framework to explain community response to wind energy development – showing how concepts from environmental sociology related to local biophysical and socioeconomic conditions...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project