| ID | 183621 |
| Title Proper | Rooftop solar incentives remain effective for low- and moderate-income adoption |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | O'Shaughnessy, Eric |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Financial incentives for rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption have declined in the United States over time by policy design. Incentive phase-down can efficiently promote early adoption and avoid ineffective payments to late adopters. However, incentive phase-down may exclude low- and moderate-income (LMI) households from realizing the same financial benefits from PV adoption as high-income early adopters. Here, data from two state-level LMI PV incentive programs are analyzed to test whether incentives still drive PV adoption among LMI households. As a first order approximation, the analysis suggests that incentives drove adoption that would not otherwise have happened in about 80% of cases. To the extent that policymakers prioritize PV adoption equity as part of the emerging energy justice policy agenda, the results suggest that ongoing incentive support for LMI adoption may be merited. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 163; Apr 2022: p.112881 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy 2022-04 163 |
| Key Words | Energy Justice ; Rooftop Solar ; Low-Income Adoption |