Environmental constraints on hydropower: An ex post benefit-cost analysis of dam relicensing in Michigan

被引：65

作者：

Kotchen, Matthew J. ^{[1
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Moore, Michael R.

Lupi, Frank

Rutherford, Edward S.

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Donald Bren Sch Environm Sci & Management, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Econ, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

[3] Univ Michigan, Sch Nat Resources & Environm, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[4] Univ Michigan, Dept Agr Econ, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[5] Univ Michigan, Dept Fisheries & Wildlife, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[6] Univ Michigan, Sch Nat Resources & Environm, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

LAND ECONOMICS | 2006年 / 82卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.3368/le.82.3.384

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We conduct a benefit-cost analysis of a relicensing agreement for two hydroelectric dams in Michigan. The agreement changed daily conditions from peaking to run-of-river flows. We consider three categories of costs and benefits: producer costs of adapting electricity production to the new time profile of hydroelectric output, benefits of reductions in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; and benefits of improved recreational fishing. The best estimates suggest that the aggregate benefits are more than twice as large as the producer costs. The conceptual and empirical methods provide a template for investigating the effects of an environmental constraint on hydroelectric dams.

引用

页码：384 / 403

页数：20

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