When households go solar: Determinants of uptake of a Photovoltaic Scheme and policy insights

Briguglio, Marie; Formosa, Glenn

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.039

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“…Older people have been found to be more likely to adopt solar panels in the Australian state of Queensland (Sommerfeld et al, 2017). Environmental preferences are likely to matter (Briguglio & Formosa, 2017;Dharshing, 2017).…”

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Evaluating the effectiveness of Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme for rooftop solar

2019

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Australia has among the highest rates of small-scale solar photovoltaic adoption in the world, with substantial geographical variation in uptake. Using postcode-level data up to December 2018, we quantify the impact of Australia's spatially-differentiated Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme on solar uptake. We use spatial autoregressive models and other approaches such as a regression discontinuity design. The results indicate that postcodes receiving a higher subsidy factor have significantly more small-scale solar installations, after controlling for solar exposure and spatial patterns in the data. The subsidy elasticity of small-scale solar capacity installations during 2018 was around 1.2. We use this estimate to calculate that an increase in the subsidy flowing to new installations would be able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a subsidy cost of around US$36 per tonne, depending on assumptions.

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Evaluating the effectiveness of Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme for rooftop solar

2019

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“…Our study includes broad coverage of other factors that may affect solar PV uptake. Environmental preferences may matter, although studies for other countries have found mixed results (Woersdorfer and Kaus ; Briguglio and Formosa ; Dharshing ). Households that adopt energy efficiency measures may also be more likely to install solar panels (Dato ).…”

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“…Larger houses that require more electricity, and larger households that consume more electricity may also be more likely to be adopters (De Groote et al ; Sommerfeld et al ). In addition, property rights and space factors are likely to influence solar installation choices (Ameli and Brandt ; Karakaya and Sriwannawit ; Briguglio and Formosa ). There are also likely to be environmental effects, including greater solar PV adoption in climate zones that receive more solar irradiation, where more electricity can be generated for any given investment cost (Balta‐Ozkan et al ).…”

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Understanding the determinants of rooftop solar installation: evidence from household surveys in Australia

Best

Burke

Nishitateno

2019

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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Australia is a world leader in household uptake of solar photovoltaic systems. In this paper, we use household‐level data to identify economic, social, and environmental factors that influence actual uptake and the intention to install. We find that higher net wealth is generally associated with higher likelihood to install. Households that have mortgages, that spend more on electricity, and that pay higher average electricity prices are more likely to intend to install. Environmental preferences and related behaviours, property tenure, and space constraints are associated with both actual uptake and intention to install. We use data from the Survey of Income and Housing of 2015‐16 and the Household Energy Consumption Survey of 2012.

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“…To evaluate future research tendencies, the articles which were published between 2010 and 2019 were analyzed respecting the scientific literature gaps which they propose. Of the 3260 articles on solar PV energy management that were published between 2010 and 2019, 235 were not accessible, 955 did not apply to research and 1917 did not include proposals for further research ( Figure 3 ) [ 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 …”

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Future research tendencies for solar energy management using a bibliometric analysis, 2000–2019

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Rizol

Machado

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Using the Scopus database between the years of 2000 and 2019, a bibliometric study was done to analyze the scientific publications in the area of photovoltaic solar energy management. From the preliminary analysis of future research tendencies, ten possibilities of study topics were developed; and due to that it was possible to assume that even though many studies of technological development are found, some insights can still be approached in a way that the practical implementation of solar systems photovoltaic is better used. This data was validated by the analysis performed with the Scimat scientific mapping software under a longitudinal structure, verifying the future tendencies researches mentioned previously.

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When households go solar: Determinants of uptake of a Photovoltaic Scheme and policy insights

Cited by 101 publications

References 42 publications

Evaluating the effectiveness of Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme for rooftop solar

Evaluating the effectiveness of Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme for rooftop solar

Understanding the determinants of rooftop solar installation: evidence from household surveys in Australia

Future research tendencies for solar energy management using a bibliometric analysis, 2000–2019

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