Adoption of Renewable Energy Systems in common properties of multi-owned buildings: Introduction of ‘Energy Entitlement’

Aravind Poshnath, Behzad Rismanchi and Abbas Rajabifard

Energy Policy, 2023, vol. 174, issue C

Abstract: Renewable Energy Systems (RES) adoption in Multi-Owned Buildings (MOBs) is inferior due to ownership disagreements and social disputes. The multiple ownership of the RES in common properties of MOBs develops energy and benefit allocation concerns among the apartment owners. Accordingly, there is a need for a postulation that encapsulates the energy ownership and land administration aspects, extendable for policy implications. This paper aims to position the ‘Energy Entitlement’ of apartment owners as a critical research concept to promote the adoption of RES in MOBs. For positioning the concept, we holistically scrutinise the factors influencing the adoption of RES in MOBs and the existing energy allocation frameworks proposed in the literature while emphasising the necessity of ‘Energy Entitlement’. We find that available literature predominantly focuses on the barriers and enablers to adopting RES in MOBs. However, the synergy between the ‘RES’ and ‘Land Administration’ is among the least focused. The research on the energy-spatial conundrum in MOBs is in its nascent stage, with debatable energy allocation principles proposed by a few studies. We conclude by highlighting the implication of ‘Energy Entitlement’ across industry, academia and policy regimes that calls for an equitable delineation of energy ownership integrated with land administration principles.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Energy entitlement; Multi-owned buildings; Common properties; Apartments; Urban areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113465

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