Preferences for micro-cogeneration in Germany: Policy implications for grid expansion from a discrete choice experiment

Rommel, Kai; Sagebiel, Julian

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.216

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“…Indeed, empirical research has shown that some consumers are willing to pay more for electricity produced by renewable sources, suggesting a preference for 'green' electrons (Sagebiel et al, 2014;Rommel et al, 2016). Furthermore, a preference for electricity that is locally-produced, or sourced from distributed suppliers has been shown in German consumers (Sagebiel et al, 2014;Kalkbrenner et al, 2017;Rommel and Sagebiel, 2017). With these results in hand, it is only a small intuitive leap to suggest that some consumers may have a preference for power that they produce themselves.…”

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Q-complementarity in household adoption of photovoltaics and electricity-intensive goods: The case of electric vehicles

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Photovoltaic (PV) units and electric vehicles (EVs) are two household goods that are the focus of much research, and many policy initiatives attempting to promote a more sustainable, low-carbon energy system. Despite both academic and practical interest in household adoption of PV units and EVs, potential linkages in these household decisions have only just begun to be explored. This paper presents q-complementarity between the goods as one possible form of a linkage between PV and EV purchases that is based on economic utility theory.We posit the goods could be q-complements due to a PV-owning household's ability to offset and shift their electricity load from EV charging to increase the self-consumption of 'home-made' electricity, thereby increasing the positive feelings of environmental efficacy and monetary returns from the PV unit. We use data from 2,541 internet surveys of Austrian residential electricity customers collected in 2018 to explore these hypotheses. Probit models of household EV and PV adoption choice are estimated, including a recursive bivariate probit model of households who plan to purchase an EV in the future, with PV ownership endogenously determined. Controlling for household income, characteristics, environmental attitudes, and neighborhood characteristics, we find that EV and PV adoption are positively correlated, and that current PV unit owners are 18% more likely to plan an EV purchase in the next 5 years compared to non-PV owners. We interpret these results as evidence in support of our hypothesis of q-complementarity between PV units and EVs, and note the potential for added benefits from incentive policies promoting adoption of one good or the other that this linkage suggests.

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Q-complementarity in household adoption of photovoltaics and electricity-intensive goods: The case of electric vehicles

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“…The difference in willingness to pay is a result of customers in different places having differing perceptions of the cost-benefit ratios. Consumer willingness to invest in power infrastructure improvements and renewable energy projects worldwide has been examined in many studies, including [6,[24][25][26][27]. Although there is a widespread optimistic outlook on investing in these power grid and REs, obstacles such as financial limitations and inadequate institutional funding impede large-scale investments.…”

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“…To sum up, several studies discuss the effects of public awareness on the willingness of its members to invest in and pay for microgrid projects [6,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. For instance, for [19], the marginal significance of profitable returns in influencing the public's willingness to invest contrasts with some studies that emphasize the pivotal role of financial returns in driving technology adoption.…”

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Empowering Sustainability: Understanding Determinants of Consumer Investment in Microgrid Technology in the UAE

Sajwani,

Soudan,

Olabi

2024

Energies

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This study aims to analyze the determinants that influence the consumers’ disposition to invest in microgrid technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This research offers valuable insights for policymakers on investors’ motivations to develop strategies to foster microgrid technology adoption through end-user investments leading to a reduction in microgrid high capital cost. The study employed descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses to analyze the responses of a sample of property owners to a quantitative survey. The study examines such variables as strategic alignment, profitability, digitization, renewable energy utilization, CO2 emission reduction, and disaster recovery readiness. The data collected reveal a moderate level of understanding and cost-awareness of microgrid technology among the respondents, with a mean of 2.46 out of 5. Notably, the data highlight the significant influence of strategic alignment with the UAE’s national energy goals on the respondents’ inclination to invest in microgrids, with a strong positive correlation of 0.942 at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). By comparison, profitability and disaster recovery have a comparatively weaker correlation. Furthermore, based on the data collected during this study, it has been determined that there is a strong value added by the microgrid initiatives considering the UAE’s strategic direction and the positive influence of reduced CO2. The regression models used were highly significant at F = 85.690. There is an acceptable level of multicollinearity with VIF values ranging from 1.087 to 2.155. UAE Strategy has low collinearity. UAE Strategy emerges as the only significant predictor of willingness to invest (p < 0.001) in the stepwise regression analysis. The analysis shows that villa and townhouse owners are willing to invest in community microgrid given that it is aligned with UAE strategy and leads to CO2 emissions reduction.

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“…The study also discussed major constraints in meeting renewable energy goals, such as the lack of interactions between technical experts and social scientists, and huge investments to promote renewable energy on a national level. Effective policy making also requires consideration of different stakeholders, across disciplines and social demography [45]. Similarly, [46][47][48] point out that the importance of a government exercising caution about the interactions between its policies and industrial development in order to ensure healthy and sustainable growth in the renewable energy sector.…”

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Renewable energy microgrids: Economic evaluation and decision making for government policies to contribute to affordable and clean energy

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Preferences for micro-cogeneration in Germany: Policy implications for grid expansion from a discrete choice experiment

Cited by 18 publications

References 19 publications

Q-complementarity in household adoption of photovoltaics and electricity-intensive goods: The case of electric vehicles

Q-complementarity in household adoption of photovoltaics and electricity-intensive goods: The case of electric vehicles

Empowering Sustainability: Understanding Determinants of Consumer Investment in Microgrid Technology in the UAE

Renewable energy microgrids: Economic evaluation and decision making for government policies to contribute to affordable and clean energy

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