Are friends electric? Valuing the social costs of power lines using house prices

• Main Authors: Tang, Cheng Keat, Gibbons, Stephen
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Externalities; Overhead power lines
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179370
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Overhead electrical power lines and pylons have long raised concerns regarding the effects of electromagnetic fields on health, noise pollution and the visual impact on rural landscapes. These issues are once again salient because of the need for new lines to connect sources of renewable energy to t...