TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the determinants of rooftop solar installation: evidence from household surveys in Australia
AU - Best, Rohan
AU - Burke, Paul
AU - Nishitateno, Shuhei
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1111/1467-8489.12319
DO - 10.1111/1467-8489.12319
M3 - Article
SN - 1068-5502
VL - 63
SP - 922
EP - 939
JO - Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
JF - Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
ER -