Do determinants of adopting solar home systems differ between households and micro-enterprises? Evidence from rural Bangladesh
Do determinants of adopting solar home systems differ between households and micro-enterprises? Evidence from rural Bangladesh
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10.1016/j.renene.2018.06.015
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2018-12
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8.7
通讯作者：
M. Kurata;Noriatsu Matsui;Yukio Ikemoto;Hiromi Tsuboi
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作者：
M. Kurata;Noriatsu Matsui;Yukio Ikemoto;Hiromi Tsuboi
太阳能家庭系统被认为是一种有前途的技术，可以缓解能源贫困，促进可再生能源，并在2030年前实现联合国可持续发展目标7。本研究探讨了家庭采用太阳能系统的决定因素，重点是家庭和微型企业之间的相似性和差异。我们在孟加拉国南部农村离网村庄收集的原始数据显示，家庭更喜欢相对较高的发电能力用于多种用途，而微型企业则更喜欢较低的发电能力，主要用于夜间照明。我们证实了较高的经济地位和吸烟者的存在对太阳能家庭系统采用的负面影响，这是类似的家庭和微型企业的积极影响。另一方面，家庭和微型企业在两个方面有所不同：（1）微型企业比家庭更可能对其他替代能源的单位价格作出反应，（2）家庭比微型企业对不久的将来电网扩大的前景更敏感。这些发现意味着，为了推进政府到2021年实现全民电气化的目标，通过区分家庭和微型企业的营销方法，有更有效的方法来进一步推广家用太阳能系统。
Solar home systems are recognized as a promising technology to mitigate energy poverty, promote renewable energy, and achieve Goal 7 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This study examines the determinants of solar home system adoption, with a focus on similarities and differences between households and micro-enterprises. Our original data, collected in rural off-grid villages in southern Bangladesh, reveal that households prefer relatively higher generation capacities for multiple purposes, while micro-enterprises prefer lower ones mainly for nighttime lighting. We confirm positive effects of higher economic status and negative effects of the existence of a smoker on solar home system adoption, which is similar for both households and micro-enterprises. On the other hand, households and micro-enterprises are different in two respects: (1) micro-enterprises are more likely to respond to unit prices of other alternative energy sources than households are and (2) households are more sensitive to prospects of grid expansion in the near future than micro-enterprises are. These findings imply that to progress the government’s goal of electrification for all by 2021, there are more effective ways for further promotion of solar home systems by distinguishing between the approaches to marketing for households and micro-enterprises.