Expanding wind energy deployment to meet climate and policy goals requires willing communities to host wind projects. Wind power acceptance is inextricably linked to perceptions of projects{\textquoteright} planning process, but it is less understood what makes wind planning processes more or less fair. Using a mixed-methods case study research design, this paper evaluates the planning process for two state-approved wind farms in Ohio and Minnesota using four analytical themes relating to procedural justice: participation, information, decision-making, and local context. In doing so, we provide one of the few detailed mappings of a United States wind farm planning process. Our findings confirm other results in the wind planning literature, particularly with respect to the limited opportunities for participation and decision-making input afforded to the public. However, our study also argues that to realize procedural justice in utility-scale wind project planning, planning processes need to evolve to: (1) afford non-compensated neighbors of wind projects similar information and participation opportunities as compensated landowners, (2) provide additional resources for and knowledge-sharing opportunities among local (county and township) governments, (3) create structures for participation, information provision, and decision-making surrounding wind farm construction, operation, and decommissioning (not just siting), and (4) consider local contexts of historical power generation and resident connections to the land.
}, year = {2022}, booktitle = {Energy Research \& Social Science}, journal = {Energy Research \& Social Science}, series = {Energy Research \& Social Science}, volume = {89}, month = {07/2022}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462962200055X?via\%3Dihub}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102549}, note = {An open-access version of this article published in\ Energy Research \& Social Science can be downloaded here.\
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