Robi Nilson

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2026

Baillargeon, Natalie, Juniper Katz, Lanbing Tao, Robi Nilson, and Ben Hoen. "Permitting and siting of wind and solar in Massachusetts: processes, timelines, and outcomes." Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy 5 (2026).

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Nilson, Robi, Lanbing Tao, Will Maddock, Juniper Katz, Natalie Baillargeon, and Ben Hoen. "Outcomes and timelines for state-based energy facility permitting in the United States." Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy 5 (2026).

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2025

Elmallah, Salma, Robi Nilson, Joseph Rand, Emma Uridge, and Ben Hoen. "Under-capacitated and over-powered? Rural austerity and asymmetrical negotiating relationships in US wind energy development." Journal of Rural Studies 119 (2025) 103749.

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O’Shaughnessy, Eric, Robi Nilson, and Joseph Rand. "Go slow to go fast? A review of the impacts of permitting on large-scale solar project development." Energy Research & Social Science 127 (2025) 104318.

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Rand, Joseph, Karl Hoesch, Robi Nilson, Ben Hoen, Sarah Mills, Douglas L Bessette, and Jacob White. "More power to them: U.S. large-scale solar neighbors’ support for additional solar." Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy 4 (2025).

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Hoesch, Karl, Sarah Mills, Joseph Rand, Robi Nilson, Douglas L Bessette, Jacob White, and Ben Hoen. "What to expect when you’re expecting engagement: Delivering procedural justice in large-scale solar energy deployment." Energy Research & Social Science 120 (2025).

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2024

Wiser, Ryan H, Robi Nilson, Joseph Rand, and Bentham Paulos. Forecasts for Land-Based Wind Deployment in the United States: Wind Industry Survey Results. 2024.

Nilson, Robi, Joseph Rand, Ben Hoen, and Salma Elmallah. "Halfway up the ladder: Developer practices and perspectives on community engagement for utility-scale renewable energy in the United States." Energy Research & Social Science 117 (2024).

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Rand, Joseph, Karl Hoesch, Sarah Mills, Ben Hoen, Robi Nilson, Doug Bessette, and Jake White. Perceptions of Large-Scale Solar Project Neighbors: Results From a National Survey. 2024.

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Bessette, Douglas L, Ben Hoen, Joseph Rand, Karl Hoesch, Jacob White, Sarah B Mills, and Robi Nilson. "Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States." Energy Research & Social Science 108 (2024).

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Nilson, Robi, Ben Hoen, and Joseph Rand. Survey of Utility-Scale Wind and Solar Developers Report. 2024.

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2023

Bessette, Doug, Joseph Rand, Ben Hoen, Karl Hoesch, Jake White, Sarah Mills, and Robi Nilson. Community Centered Solar Development (CCSD) Study Interviews. 2023.