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The Significance of the Financial Situation of Local Government Units for Their Energy Transition Activities: The Case of the Podkarpackie Region

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  • Ryszard Kata

    (Institute of Economics and Finance, University of Rzeszow, Cwiklinskiej 2, 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland)

  • Magdalena Cyrek

    (Institute of Economics and Finance, University of Rzeszow, Cwiklinskiej 2, 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland)

  • Małgorzata Wosiek

    (Institute of Economics and Finance, University of Rzeszow, Cwiklinskiej 2, 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland)

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This paper discusses the financial determinants of the efforts of local government units (LGUs) to invest in the area of energy transition (ET). The main objective is to verify the links between the scale, directions, and funding sources of LGUs’ investments in ET and their budgetary situation described by the level of income independence, budget result, and debt level. The general research hypothesis assumes that the ET investment activity of LGUs is associated with their financial situation. The analysis covers the period 2019–2022 and uses data from the questionnaire-based survey conducted in 2023 among 181 LGUs in the Podkarpackie region in southern Poland. Non-parametric tests were employed to verify the association between the LGUs’ ET investment activity and their financial situation: the Chi 2 test, the Mann–Whitney U test, the Kruskal–Wallis test, and the Kendall’s Tau correlation. Financial aspects were shown to influence the scale of municipal ET investments, as well as the type of projects implemented. Among the analysed financial indicators, the debt level was the most important constraint for LGUs to make their own ET investments. The debt level not only determined the scale of municipal ET investment, but also influenced decisions on the type of investments.

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  • Ryszard Kata & Magdalena Cyrek & Małgorzata Wosiek, 2024. "The Significance of the Financial Situation of Local Government Units for Their Energy Transition Activities: The Case of the Podkarpackie Region," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-23, June.
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