The impact of attribute preferences on adoption timing: The case of photo-voltaic (PV) solar cells for household electricity generation

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 521-530

  Islam, Towhidul ^a   Meade, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption timing; Attribute preferences; Micro generation technology

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION TIMING; ATTRIBUTE PREFERENCES; CUMULATIVE PROBABILITIES; DISCRETE CHOICE; DISCRETE TIME; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FEED-IN TARIFF; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; INVESTMENT CRITERIA; MICROGENERATION; ONTARIO , CANADA; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR PANELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS; HAZARDS; PROBABILITY; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HETEROGENEITY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84873165919     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.041     Document Type: Article

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