Wind turbines and solar farms drive down house prices | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal

Wind turbines and solar farms drive down house prices | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal: Countries that invest in renewable energy production face frequent opposition from local homeowners. Using a detailed housing transactions dataset covering the whole of the Netherlands since 1985, this column compares the overall impact that wind turbines and solar farms have on housing prices. It finds that tall wind turbines (over 150 metres) have a negative effect,