Exploring PV Adoption by Non-Residential Property Owners: Applying Social Practice Theory
(2024) In International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management 41. p.20-33- Abstract
- This article explores the emergence of PV adoption practices among non-residential property owners in Sweden to deepen insights into PV diffusion and accelerate a renewable electricity transition. It applies a social practice theory approach to show how different practice elements need to come together to establish a PV adoption practice.Twenty-five semi-structured interviews were conducted with private and public non-residential property owners in southern Sweden. The results show that about half of the property owners had PV systems installed for a long period and had developed a PV adoption practice. These property owners had energy and environmental goals formulated, interacted ... (More)
- This article explores the emergence of PV adoption practices among non-residential property owners in Sweden to deepen insights into PV diffusion and accelerate a renewable electricity transition. It applies a social practice theory approach to show how different practice elements need to come together to establish a PV adoption practice.Twenty-five semi-structured interviews were conducted with private and public non-residential property owners in southern Sweden. The results show that about half of the property owners had PV systems installed for a long period and had developed a PV adoption practice. These property owners had energy and environmental goals formulated, interacted with tenants, established routines within the company, aggregated relevant knowledge, established trusted relationships with PV installers and considered PVs a mature technology that supported the PV adoption process. On the contrary, first-time installers and non-adopters without an established PV adoption practice were missing these elements.This study is the first step towards understanding PV adoption as a practice for non-residential property owners. It contributes to an analysis of the elements that are required for a PV adoption practice to emerge. The practical relevance of the study is that it can facilitate and support non-residential property owners to adopt PV systems and contribute to a renewable electricity transition. (Less)
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- Reindl, Katharina LU and Palm, Jenny LU
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- 2024
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- International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
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- 41
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- Aalborg Universitetsforlag
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- 2246-2929
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- 10.54337/ijsepm.8265
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