Academic Journal
Renewable Energy Cooperatives as a Stimulating Factor in Household Energy Savings
| العنوان: | Renewable Energy Cooperatives as a Stimulating Factor in Household Energy Savings |
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| المؤلفون: | Thomas Hoppe, Frans H. J. M. Coenen, Maria T. Bekendam |
| المجموعة: | RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
| الوصف: | Little is known about how renewable energy cooperatives (REScoops) try to influence energy conservation among households and the resulting impact. In this article the main research question is: What is the predictive value of renewable energy cooperatives on intention to save energy, engagement in energy-saving actions, and self-reported energy conservation by households? A survey was conducted to answer this question. Data analysis involved multivariate and binary logistic regression on data from two cooperatives: Ecopower (Belgium; N = 1000) and Enercoop (France; N = 8290). Results show that in addition to psychological and socio-demographic variables, REScoop items modestly contribute to the explained variation in engagement in energy-saving actions and reported energy conservation. At Enercoop 18.2% of the respondents indicated that their cooperative contributed to household energy savings; for Ecopower this figure was 36.9%. Moreover, at Enercoop, 38.7% of the respondents reported consuming less energy since obtaining cooperative membership; at Ecopower this was 64.7%. The article concludes with suggestions for future research. ; renewable energy cooperative; grassroots initiative; community energy; energy efficiency; energy conservation; energy consumption behavior; energy savings |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/7/1188/pdf; https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/7/1188/ |
| الاتاحة: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/7/1188/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/7/1188/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.4D37D0DC |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |