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creators_name: De Groote, Olivier
creators_name: Pepermans, Guido
creators_name: Verboven, Frank
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title: Heterogeneity in the adoption of Photovoltaic Systems
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abstract: We study the determinants of PV adoption in the region of Flanders (Belgium), where PV adoption reached high levels during 2006–2012, because of active government intervention. Based on a unique dataset at a very detailed spatial level, we estimate a Poisson model to explain the heterogeneity in adoption rates. We obtain the following findings. First, local policies have a robust and significant impact on PV adoption. Second, there is a strong unconditional income effect, implying a Matthew effect in the subsidization of PVs. Our third finding is however that this income effect is largely driven by the fact that wealthier households are more likely to adopt because they tend to be higher users, are more frequent house owners, or own houses that are better suited for PV. In several extensions, we consider the determinants of the average size of installed PVs, and the differential impact of certain variables over time.
date: 2016
date_type: published
publisher: Elsevier
id_number: 10.1016/j.eneco.2016.07.008
official_url: http://tse-fr.eu/pub/32930
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divisions: tse
keywords: Adoption of photovoltaic systemsRenewable energy sourcesPoisson regression
language: en
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view_date_year: 2016
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publication: Energy Economics
volume: 59
pagerange: 45-57
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0140-9883
oai_identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:32930
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citation:   De Groote, Olivier, Pepermans, Guido <https://www.idref.fr/196557968> and Verboven, Frank <https://www.idref.fr/191651133>  (2016) Heterogeneity in the adoption of Photovoltaic Systems.    Energy Economics, 59.  pp. 45-57.