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Here comes the sun: What would incentivise Kiwis to buy solar panels?

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New Zealand
PHOTO: Raze Solar/Unsplash
PHOTO: Raze Solar/Unsplash

Despite the promise of cheap & clean energy, solar panels haven’t been that popular in New Zealand homes. Researchers asked a representative sample of more than 500 Kiwis about what they thought about solar panels and what might incentivise them to use them. Previous research had found the greatest barrier to increasing the uptake of solar panels in homes was the high upfront cost of purchase and installation. In this new study, researchers found access to free installation and low interest loans were the most attractive incentives for the public.

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conference: Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Research:Paper
Organisation/s: Lincoln University
Funder: M. Olvermann would like to express her gratitude to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for providing financial resources that enabled the joint work on this paper.
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