How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, China

How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, China

This paper investigates local residents’ expectations of the Chinese government subsidies on solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation. Residents’ demographics including age, educational attainment, income level, gender, and employment fields are analyzed based on a survey study in Wuhan, China. Resu...

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Main Authors: Liping Ding, Fan Zhang, Jing Shuai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
solar energy
photovoltaic power generation
renewable energy
government subsidy
China
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/1/228
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spelling doaj-71402b4c208e4fbea9e473984bab43a22020-11-25T00:10:49ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-01-0111122810.3390/en11010228en11010228How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, ChinaLiping Ding0Fan Zhang1Jing Shuai2School of Economics and Management, Mineral Resource Strategy and Policy Research Center of China, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Mineral Resource Strategy and Policy Research Center of China, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Mineral Resource Strategy and Policy Research Center of China, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, ChinaThis paper investigates local residents’ expectations of the Chinese government subsidies on solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation. Residents’ demographics including age, educational attainment, income level, gender, and employment fields are analyzed based on a survey study in Wuhan, China. Results of the regression analysis on the influence of demographic variables on residents’ expectations indicate that: (1) residents with different demographics have significantly different expectations of the Chinese government subsidies for adopting PV power generation facilities; (2) income, education attainment, and residents’ employment fields have a significant impact on their expectations of government subsidies. With these findings, this paper concludes with useful policy implications.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/1/228solar energyphotovoltaic power generationrenewable energygovernment subsidyChina
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Fan Zhang
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Jing Shuai
How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, China
Energies
solar energy
photovoltaic power generation
renewable energy
government subsidy
China
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Fan Zhang
Jing Shuai
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title How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, China
title_short How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, China
title_full How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, China
title_fullStr How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, China
title_full_unstemmed How Do Chinese Residents Expect of Government Subsidies on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation?—A Case of Wuhan, China
title_sort how do chinese residents expect of government subsidies on solar photovoltaic power generation?—a case of wuhan, china
publisher MDPI AG
series Energies
issn 1996-1073
publishDate 2018-01-01
description This paper investigates local residents’ expectations of the Chinese government subsidies on solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation. Residents’ demographics including age, educational attainment, income level, gender, and employment fields are analyzed based on a survey study in Wuhan, China. Results of the regression analysis on the influence of demographic variables on residents’ expectations indicate that: (1) residents with different demographics have significantly different expectations of the Chinese government subsidies for adopting PV power generation facilities; (2) income, education attainment, and residents’ employment fields have a significant impact on their expectations of government subsidies. With these findings, this paper concludes with useful policy implications.
topic solar energy
photovoltaic power generation
renewable energy
government subsidy
China
url http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/1/228
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