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Title: Political efficacy and familiarity as predictors of attitudes towards electric transmission lines in the United States

Journal Article · · Energy Research and Social Science
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  1. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
  2. Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID (United States)
  3. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
  4. Boise State Univ., Boise, ID (United States)
  5. Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States)
  6. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
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Public opposition to the construction (i.e., siting) of new high voltage overhead transmission lines is not a new or isolated phenomenon. Past research has posited a variety of reasons, applied general theories, and has provided empirical evidence to explain public opposition. The existing literature, while clarifying many elements of the issue, does not yet fully explain the complexities underlying this public opposition phenomenon. As a result, the current study demonstrated how two overlooked factors, people’s sense of political efficacy and their familiarity (i.e., prior exposure) with transmission lines, explained attitudes of support and opposition to siting new power lines.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
1255245
Report Number(s):
INL/JOU-14-32640; PII: S221462961630072X
Journal Information:
Energy Research and Social Science, Vol. 17, Issue C; ISSN 2214-6296
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
high voltage overhead transmission lines
political efficacy
familiarity
place attachment