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Re:The booming business of knitting together the world’s ele... by pfdietz on Sunday October 17, 2021 @08:37PM (#28901044)
Adding a transmission line increases land values in rural areas, since it makes the land more suitable for siting renewables.
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Re:The booming business of knitting together the world’s ele... by eru on Sunday October 17, 2021 @10:33PM (#28901711)
Maybe. Though NIMBYs seem to care more about volatility (ie variance) than expected value.

See http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.981...

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