PERCEPCE VÝSTAVBY VĚTRNÝCH ELEKTRÁREN NA LOKÁLNÍ ÚROVNI: PŘÍPADOVÉ STUDIE Z VÝCHODNÍCH ČECH
PERCEPTION OF WIND POWER PLANTS CONSTRUCTION ON THE LOCAL LEVEL: CASE STUDIES IN EAST BOHEMIA

Author(s): MICHAELA JÁNOVÁ, Josef Kunc, Bohumil Frantál
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: wind power plants; perception; local level; Eastern Bohemia;
Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to evaluate selected findings of a research regarding the attitudes of the inhabitants of East Bohemian municipalities (Anenská Studánka and Vítězná) towards the construction of wind power plants and the perception thereof. A survey was carried out among the inhabitants of the two municipalities, as well as nearby municipalities and guided interviews were conducted with their mayors. The two selected sites differ in population numbers, time of power plant construction, number and size of the turbines and form of financial settlement. In the case of Vítězná, the power plant in question was community-funded, meaning that a portion of the shares was offered to the inhabitants (a unique case in the Czech Republic). The results indicated that, over time, the attitudes and opinions of the respondents from all the municipalities concerned have shifted towards a more positive perception of wind power plants. They have, however, also become more polarized. Citizens’ movements against further construction have been created, even though it is currently not possible in the Czech Republic, especially given that the government has cancelled funding for the support of clean power. Respondents who were found to have the fewest issues with the wind power plants were younger than 30 years, graduates of secondary education and resided at a greater distance from the stations without having direct visual contact with them from their home.

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