Energy transition at local level: analyzing the role of peer effects and socio-economic factors on UK solar photovoltaic deployment

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dc.contributor.authorBalta-Ozkan, Nazmiye
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Julide
dc.contributor.authorConnor, Peter M.
dc.contributor.authorTruckell, Ian
dc.contributor.authorHart, Phil
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-09T16:33:40Z
dc.date.available2020-11-09T16:33:40Z
dc.date.freetoread2020-11-09
dc.date.issued2020-11-03
dc.description.abstractA growing literature highlights the presence of spatial differences in solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption patterns. Central to forward planning is an understanding of what affects PV growth, yet insights into the determinants of PV adoption in the literature are limited. What factors do drive the adoption at local level? Are the effects of these factors geographically uniform or are there nuances? What is the nature of these nuances? Existing studies so far use aggregate macro datasets with limited ability to capture the role of peer effects. This paper considers some established variables but also broadens the base of variables to try to identify new indicators relating to PV adoption. Specifically, it analyses domestic PV adoption in the UK at local level using data on the number of charities as a proxy to capture the opportunities to initiate social interactions and peer effects. A geographically weighted regression model that considers the spatially varying relationship between PV adoption and socio-economic explanatory variables reveals significantly more variability than the global regression. Our results show that charities and self-employment positively influence PV uptake while other socio-economic variables such as population density has bidirectional impacts.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationBalta-Ozkan N, Yildirim J, Connor PM, et al., (2020) Energy transition at local level: analyzing the role of peer effects and socio-economic factors on UK solar photovoltaic deployment, Energy Policy, Volume148, Part B, January 2020, Article number 112004en_UK
dc.identifier.cris28628940
dc.identifier.issn0301-4215
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112004
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/15982
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectgeographically weighted regressionen_UK
dc.subjectpeer effecten_UK
dc.subjectenergy transitionen_UK
dc.subjectlocal energyen_UK
dc.subjectspatial modellingen_UK
dc.titleEnergy transition at local level: analyzing the role of peer effects and socio-economic factors on UK solar photovoltaic deploymenten_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2020/10/23

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