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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112004
	Energy transition at local level: Analyzing the role of peer effects and socio-economic factors on UK solar photovoltaic deployment
	Balta-Ozkan N.; Yildirim J.; Connor P.M.; Truckell I.; Hart P.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	148
英文摘要	A 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. © 2020 The Authors
关键词	Energy transition Geographically weighted regression Local energy Peer effect Spatial modelling
英文关键词	Digital storage; Nonprofit organization; Population statistics; Regression analysis; Energy transitions; Explanatory variables; Geographically weighted regression models; Population densities; Social interactions; Socio-economic factor; Solar photovoltaics; Spatial differences; Photovoltaic effects; energy planning; numerical model; photovoltaic system; regression analysis; socioeconomic impact; solar power; spatial variation; technology adoption; United Kingdom
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205006
作者单位	School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom; TED University Department of Economics, Ziya Gökalp Cad. No. 48, Ankara, 06420, Turkey; University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Treliever Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Balta-Ozkan N.,Yildirim J.,Connor P.M.,et al. Energy transition at local level: Analyzing the role of peer effects and socio-economic factors on UK solar photovoltaic deployment[J],2021,148.
APA	Balta-Ozkan N.,Yildirim J.,Connor P.M.,Truckell I.,&Hart P..(2021).Energy transition at local level: Analyzing the role of peer effects and socio-economic factors on UK solar photovoltaic deployment.Energy Policy,148.
MLA	Balta-Ozkan N.,et al."Energy transition at local level: Analyzing the role of peer effects and socio-economic factors on UK solar photovoltaic deployment".Energy Policy 148(2021).