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Spatial Analysis, Policy, Planning, and~Alternative Energy Production

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Planning and Socioeconomic Applications

Part of the book series: Geotechnologies and the Environment ((GEOTECH,volume 1))

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This chapter examines the geography and capacity of solar and wind energy production. The chapter considers the efficacy of alternative energy policy at the state scale. The chapter determines that policy initiatives and incentives vary by state and that renewable portfolio standards are effective.

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  1. Department of Geography, Geology & Anthropology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA

    James Pace

  2. School of Graduate Studies and Department of Geography, Geology, & Anthropology, Terre Haute, IN, USA

    Jay D. Gatrell

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Pace, J., Gatrell, J.D. (2009). Spatial Analysis, Policy, Planning, and~Alternative Energy Production. In: Gatrell, J.D., Jensen, R.R. (eds) Planning and Socioeconomic Applications. Geotechnologies and the Environment, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9642-6_11

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