Factors that influence consumers’ acceptance of future energy systems: the effects of adjustment type, production level, and price

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 973-985

  Leijten, Fenna R M ^a   Bolderdijk, Jan Willem ^a   Keizer, Kees ^a   Gorsira, Madelijne ^a   van der Werff, Ellen ^a   Steg, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomous; Conjoint analyses; Consumer acceptance; Convenience; Energy systems

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

AUTONOMOUS; CONJOINT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; CONVENIENCE; ENERGY SYSTEMS;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84920706603     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-014-9271-9     Document Type: Article

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