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Local energy autonomy and sustainable rural development. Analysis of the predisposition to participate in renewable energy communities

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  • López Cabarcos, María Ángeles
  • Romero Castro, Noelia
  • Miramontes Viña, Vanessa

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Renewable Energy Communities (CER) has been postulated in academic literature as a potential source of opportunities for sustainable rural development. The new strategic lines of the Spanish government suggest that they could begin to be encouraged in a more forceful way, making it necessary to analyze the conditions of the predisposition to participate/invest in this type of initiative. Based on the information collected through a survey in a small town in Galicia, we analyzed, using quantitative techniques (principal component analysis and multiple regression analysis), the sociodemographic and sociopsychological characteristics that determine the willingness to participate/invest in a rural CER project. The results reveal that gender, income level and a social capital factor related to trust and cooperation are significant. These results allow us to formulate conclusions and recommendations for researchers, promoters and legislators.

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  • López Cabarcos, María Ángeles & Romero Castro, Noelia & Miramontes Viña, Vanessa, 2020. "Local energy autonomy and sustainable rural development. Analysis of the predisposition to participate in renewable energy communities," Revista Galega de Economía, University of Santiago de Compostela. Faculty of Economics and Business., vol. 29(2), pages 1-25.
    • Handle: RePEc:sdo:regaec:v:29:y:2020:i:2_9
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