The majority of U.S. states have set targets for renewable energy, but the prospects for meeting most of these goals hinge on the willingness of local governments to allow large-scale renewable energy projects in their communities. In this paper, I investigate how exposure to lobbying by wind developers and the actions of neighboring jurisdictions inform the adoption and design of rules for siting commercial wind farms. Using data collected from 1603 counties in 23 states, I find local policymakers are more likely to enact wind ordinances when they have more time to interact with wind developers and when neighboring counties have adopted wind ordinances or approved the construction of wind farms. I also observe that counties tend to adopt more stringent rules when more wind farms have been built in neighboring counties. This evidence suggests that efforts to scale up renewable energy generation may encounter increasing resistance from local governments.

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地方电力：了解县级风能调节的采用和设计

美国大多数州都制定了可再生能源目标，但能否实现这些目标中的大部分，取决于地方政府是否愿意允许在其社区开展大规模可再生能源项目。在本文中，我调查了风电开发商的游说和邻近司法管辖区的行动如何影响商业风电场选址规则的采用和设计。使用从 23 个州的 1603 个县收集的数据，我发现当地方政策制定者有更多时间与风能开发商互动并且邻近县已通过风能条例或批准建设风电场时，他们更有可能制定风能条例。我还观察到，当邻近县建成更多风电场时，县往往会采用更严格的规定。