Public attitudes regarding large-scale solar energy development in the U.S.

摘要: Abstract Using data collected from both a National sample as well an oversample in U.S. Southwest, we examine public attitudes toward the construction of utility-scale solar facilities development one’s own county. Our multivariate analyses assess demographic and socio-psychological factors context terms proximity proposed project by considering effect predictors for respondents living Southwest versus those sample. We find that predictors, impact related to support opposition vary psychological physical distance. Overall, environmentalism, belief developers receive too many incentives, trust be significantly development, general. When consider large-scale their county, influence these variables changes so property value, race, age only yield influence. Differential effects occur our believe findings relevant outside due considerable growth PV has experienced last decade, especially China, Japan, Germany,