Willingness to pay for green power in an unreliable electricity sector: Part 1. The case of the Lebanese residential sector

Dagher, Leila; Harajli, Hassan

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.04.162

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“…The policy objects, or environmental goods, under valuation in WTP estimates vary extensively in various studies. The WTP studies on climate stabilisation vary from general studies of climate stabilisation [41], green energy investments [44][45][46], reductions of air temperature changes or increases in fossil fuel prices [42,47]. Some studies include specific carbon sequestration and climate mitigation mechanisms [43].…”

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“…The most popular payment vehicles used for WTP assessment in various studies are taxes on income [48] and gasoline taxes [42], increased energy prices [49], and higher household costs generally [50]. Most studies applied contingent valuation (CV) model for assessment of WTP for climate stability [44] and extrapolation from public opinion polls [48]. Researchers employ a number of question types within the CV framework.…”

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A Review of Willingness to Pay Studies for Climate Change Mitigation in the Energy Sector

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Baležentis

Ališauskaitė-Šeškienė

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Energies

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A wide range of climate change mitigation policies have been developed around the world and these policies have become one of the major concerns, however there is still debate among scientists about what are the main external benefits and how to account for them and prepare effective climate change mitigation policies that might be widely accepted by society in general. One of the main ways to assess external benefit of climate change mitigation in energy sector is to conduct Willingness to Pay (WTP) assessments for climate change mitigation options by households. There are many studies on WTP assessment for climate stability conducted in recent years. The paper surveys the existing literature on WTP for climate change mitigation policy in the energy sector. The aim of the paper is to identify the common variables across a varied set of WTP studies in order to establish a basis for comparison. The key variables selected for analysis of WTP studies for climate change mitigation in energy sector addressed in the paper are: the WTP assessment methods; the main attributes used for comparing alternatives in WTP studies, targeted climate change mitigation policies in energy sector, mathematical model used to estimate WTP, the main socio-demographic factors having impact on WTP for climate change mitigation policies. The analysis of WTP studies for climate change mitigation is grouped in two areas: renewables and energy efficiency measures in households. The paper provides analytical structure for future studies to evaluate the effects of variation in key comparative elements upon WTP.

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A Review of Willingness to Pay Studies for Climate Change Mitigation in the Energy Sector

Štreimikienė

Baležentis

Ališauskaitė-Šeškienė

et al. 2019

Energies

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“…However, assessing households' WTP for energy efficiency appliances and its determinants was not part of the scope of these studies. The only attempt to elicit WTP in the energy context was for renewable energy systems [32,33]. This study attempts to close this gap in the literature through an assessment eliciting the WTP, and the main drivers behind it, for the adoption of more energy efficient appliances; namely, washing machines, air conditioners, televisions, light-bulbs, and refrigerators, in Lebanon.…”

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Willingness to Pay for Energy Efficient Appliances: The Case of Lebanese Consumers

Harajli

Chalak

2019

Sustainability

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A contingent valuation study was conducted to elicit the willingness to pay (WTP) of Lebanese citizens for five types of energy-efficient home appliances: washing machines, air conditioners, televisions, light bulbs, and refrigerators. A face-to-face survey is designed to this end, with data collection achieving a sample of 605 households geographically representative of the Lebanese population. A multivariate Tobit model was used to gauge the effects of socio-demographic characteristics, attitudes, perceptions, behavior, and experience on the WTP across all these appliances, while accounting for potential correlations between these WTP values. Findings provide evidence of the importance of several socio–demographics in determining WTP for more energy efficient appliances, such as income, education, and age, and the importance of perceptions and experience covariates, not least the implementation of energy labelling and the cost of electricity. In terms of policy implications, this study highlights the need to legally enforce a shift in payment mode from renting per capacity (kW) to purchasing per power (kWh) consumed for electricity in the back-up power sector, and the immediate introduction of a local labelling scheme for home appliances.

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“…WTP in rural areas that have not been connected to electricity has been conducted by [23]. While WTP for the purchase of electricity generated from MSW has been performed by [24].…”

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A new funding scheme for MSW management to support WtE program

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Among many approaches to manage municipal solid waste (MSW), waste to energy (WtE) program through running a landfill gas plant is believed the best way. It deals with waste and energy problems simultaneously. However, even though it offers inevitable benefits, in Indonesia WtE program implementation is stagnant. This study proposes an alternative funding scheme to run the program, i.e. based on resident participation. The study used willingness to pay from Contingent Valuation Method to disclose the participation level. For the purpose, a case study was taken place at City of Depok, West Java Province. The result reveals that the proposed funding scheme is an applicable way for the program. As much as 86% of Depok resident were willing to participate funding the project with the participation range of 20,000 to 200,000 IDR per month. The percentage is even higher, 88%, if there is an incentive such as electricity bill discount to the participants.

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Willingness to pay for green power in an unreliable electricity sector: Part 1. The case of the Lebanese residential sector

Cited by 40 publications

References 39 publications

A Review of Willingness to Pay Studies for Climate Change Mitigation in the Energy Sector

A Review of Willingness to Pay Studies for Climate Change Mitigation in the Energy Sector

Willingness to Pay for Energy Efficient Appliances: The Case of Lebanese Consumers

A new funding scheme for MSW management to support WtE program

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