Publications
X Author: Ben Hoen
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). DOI
Fujita, K Sydny, Louisa Kramer, James Diffendorfer, Dana Robson, Ben Hoen, Chris Garrity, and Jing Ke."US Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database Files."
(2026).
Barbose, Galen L, Naïm R Darghouth, Vasu Gaur, and Ben Hoen."Solar on Residential New Construction Datasets."
(2026).
Hoen, Ben, James Diffendorfer, Joseph Rand, Louisa Kramer, Chris Garrity, and Hannah Hunt."US Wind Turbine Database Files."
(2026). DOI
Rand, Joseph, Louisa Kramer, Ben Hoen, Jay Diffendorfer, and Christopher Garrity."Out With the Old: Empirical Trends in U.S. Land‐Based Wind Turbine Decommissioning and Repowering."Wind Energy
29.3 (2026). DOI
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). DOI
2025
Fujita, K Sydny, Ben Hoen, Dana Robson, Joe Rand, Zach Ancona, Jay Diffendorfer, Louisa Kramer, Chris Garrity, Jianyu Gu, Jordan Macknick, and K R. Justin Thomas."The Rise of US Photovoltaics: An Exploration of Land Use Density Trends in Large‐Scale Solar Facility Attributes, 2012–2021."International Journal of Photoenergy
2025.1 (2025). DOI
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. DOI
Hoen, Ben, Eric Brunner, and David Schwegman."Uplifting winds: The surprisingly positive community-wide impact of wind energy installations on property values."Energy Research & Social Science
127 (2025) 104331. DOI
Wiser, Ryan H, Dev Millstein, Ben Hoen, Will Gorman, Joseph Rand, Joachim Seel, Galen L Barbose, Anna Cheyette, Naïm R Darghouth, Seongeun Jeong, Julie Mulvaney Kemp, Eric O'Shaughnessy, and Bentham Paulos."Land-Based Wind Energy Technology Update: 2025 Edition."
(2025).
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). DOI
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). DOI
2024
Gilbert, Ben, Ben Hoen, and Hannah Gagarin."Distributional Equity in the Employment and Wage Impacts of Energy Transitions."Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
11 (2024). DOI
Wiser, Ryan H, Dev Millstein, Ben Hoen, Mark Bolinger, Will Gorman, Joseph Rand, Galen L Barbose, Anna Cheyette, Naïm R Darghouth, Seongeun Jeong, Julie Mulvaney Kemp, Eric O'Shaughnessy, Bentham Paulos, and Joachim Seel."Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2024 Edition."
(2024).
Enterline, Shawn, Andrew Valainis, and Ben Hoen."Laws in Order: An Inventory of State Renewable Energy Siting Policies."
(2024).
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).
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). DOI
Nilson, Robi, Ben Hoen, and Joseph Rand."Survey of Utility-Scale Wind and Solar Developers Report."
(2024).
2023
Brunner, Eric, Ben Hoen, Joseph Rand, and David Schwegman."Commercial Wind Turbines and Residential Home Values: New Evidence from the Universe of Land-Based Wind Projects in the United States."Energy Policy
(2023). DOI
Fujita, K Sydny, Zach Ancona, Louisa Kramer, James Diffendorfer, Mary Straka, Tandie E Gautreau, Dana Robson, Ben Hoen, and Chris Garrity."Georectified polygon database of ground-mounted large-scale solar photovoltaic sites in the United States."Scientific Data
(2023). DOI
Wiser, Ryan H, Mark Bolinger, Ben Hoen, Dev Millstein, Joseph Rand, Galen L Barbose, Naïm R Darghouth, Will Gorman, Seongeun Jeong, Eric O'Shaughnessy, and Bentham Paulos."Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition."
(2023).
Bessette, Doug, Joseph Rand, Ben Hoen, Karl Hoesch, Jake White, Sarah Mills, and Robi Nilson."Community Centered Solar Development (CCSD) Study Interviews."
(2023).
Hoen, Ben, Ryan Darlow, Ryan Haac, Joseph Rand, and Ken Kaliski."Effects of land-based wind turbine upsizing on community sound levels and power and energy density."Applied Energy
15 (2023). DOI