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Trial Status
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in_development
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completed
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Abstract
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The market for residential solar panels in the United States is growing rapidly, bolstered by substantial government support at the federal, state, and local levels. Yet there are concerns that this support is primarily benefiting wealthier households, due to different electricity rates, liquidity constraints, landlord-tenant issues, length of tenancy, and perhaps even preferences (Borenstein and Davis 2016, Borenstein 2017). This study examines the effect of information provision and preferred financing on the adoption of residential solar panels by low and moderate income (LMI) households. Specifically, we randomize LMI municipalities in Connecticut into those receiving a behavioral intervention focused on "community-based pro-social" messaging and "financial-based" messaging. At the same time, we are exploiting an income eligibility discontinuity for subsidized financing to LMI participants. We will measure the effect of the different messaging approaches above and below this discontinuity on the demand for residential solar systems in LMI municipalities. We will thus quantify the effects of different potential policies for encouraging the adoption of solar systems in LMI municipalities.
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The market for residential solar panels in the United States is growing rapidly, bolstered by substantial government support at the federal, state, and local levels. Yet there are concerns that this support is primarily benefiting wealthier households, due to different electricity rates, liquidity constraints, landlord-tenant issues, length of tenancy, and perhaps even preferences (Borenstein and Davis 2016, Borenstein 2017). This study examines the effect of information provision on the adoption of residential solar panels by low and moderate income (LMI) municipalities. Specifically, we randomize municipalities in Connecticut into those receiving a behavioral intervention focused on "community-based pro-social" messaging and "financial-based" messaging.
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Trial End Date
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July 15, 2018
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December 31, 2019
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Last Published
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May 01, 2018 01:08 PM
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February 01, 2025 09:56 PM
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Study Withdrawn
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No
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Intervention Completion Date
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September 25, 2018
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Data Collection Complete
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Yes
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Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization)
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29 municipalities
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Was attrition correlated with treatment status?
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No
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Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms
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9 municipalities received self-interest messaging, 2) 10 municipalities received prosocial messaging, and 3) 10 control municipalities
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Public Data URL
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https://github.com/MartenOvaere/Self_Interest_Attracts_More_Sunlight
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Is there a restricted access data set available on request?
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No
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Program Files
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Yes
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Program Files URL
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https://github.com/MartenOvaere/Self_Interest_Attracts_More_Sunlight
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Data Collection Completion Date
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December 31, 2019
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Is data available for public use?
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Yes
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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The key outcome variables are solar adoptions, and mediating factors that influence adoptions.
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The key outcome variables are solar adoptions, and moderating factors that influence adoptions.
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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12 municipalities receive "community-based messaging"
12 municipalities receive "financial-based messaging"
12 municipalities are in the control
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10 municipalities receive "community-based messaging"
10 municipalities receive "financial-based messaging"
10 municipalities are in the control
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Keyword(s)
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Environment And Energy
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Environment And Energy
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Building on Existing Work
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No
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