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The Promise And Perils Of Renewable Energy On Tribal Lands, Sara Bronin
The Promise And Perils Of Renewable Energy On Tribal Lands, Sara Bronin
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Community-Scale Renewable Energy, Sara Bronin, Hannah Wiseman
Community-Scale Renewable Energy, Sara Bronin, Hannah Wiseman
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As the movement toward cleaner energy has gained momentum within the United States, a growing number of scholars and policymakers have made the case for community-scale renewable energy: mid-sized energy sources supported by resources pooled from several private par-ties in close geographic proximity. When built and utilized at the community level, these energy facilities may allow for economies of scale that their owners could not achieve working individually.' Individual distributed generation, such as solar infrastructure on the roofs of homes, involves high transaction costs and creates relatively small impacts. At the same time, community-scale renewable energy has advantages over largescale …