Consumer behavior in renewable electricity: Can branding in accordance with identity signaling increase demand for renewable electricity and strengthen supplier brands?

Raphael Hanimann, Johan Vinterbäck and Cecilia Mark-Herbert

Energy Policy, 2015, vol. 78, issue C, 11-21

Abstract: A higher percentage of energy from renewable resources is an important goal on many environmental policy agendas. Yet, the demand for renewable electricity in liberalized markets has developed much more slowly than the demand for other green products. To date, research has mainly examined the willingness to pay for renewable electricity, but limited research has been conducted on the motivations behind it. The concept of identity signaling has proven to play a significant role in consumer behavior for green products. However, (renewable) electricity in the Swedish residential market typically lacks two important drivers for identity signaling: visibility and product involvement.

Keywords: Consumer behavior; Electricity branding; Renewable electricity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.12.010

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