Neighbourhood-level spatial determinants of residential solar photovoltaic adoption in the Netherlands

Jianhua Zhang, Dimitris Ballas and Xiaolong Liu

Renewable Energy, 2023, vol. 206, issue C, 1239-1248

Abstract: This paper examines the neighbourhood-level spatial determinants of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption in the Netherlands. We investigate the roles of place-specificities and spatial interaction effects by utilising high-resolution spatial data on 13,205 Dutch neighbourhoods. Unlike other studies, we use impact measures on the basis of a spatial Durbin model to distinguish between direct and indirect effects of the spatial determinants. We find significant neighbourhood-level spatial interaction effects in residential solar PV adoption. Where there is a spatial dependence, household income, property value, population density, housing type and household type are among the factors that influence residential solar PV adoption.

Keywords: Energy transition; Solar PV; Spatial endogenous effects; Spatial dependence; Spatial econometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 Q28 Q55 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.02.118

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