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dc.contributor.authorBao, Qifang
dc.contributor.authorSinitskaya, Ekaterina
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Kelley J.
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Erin F.
dc.contributor.authorYang, Maria C.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-27T20:15:06Z
dc.date.available2021-04-27T20:15:06Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.date.submitted2019-10
dc.identifier.issn0960-1481
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130537
dc.description.abstractThe adoption rate of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the US has grown exponentially in the past two decades. However, from a human-centered design perspective, there is a lack of clear understanding of what current users need and want from solar PV systems and from the experience of installing solar. In this study, we interviewed 18 solar stakeholders and conducted surveys of 1,773 homeowners including both solar adopters and non-adopters in California and Massachusetts. We analyzed the data using discrete choice theory and showed that cost savings, solar system reliability, installer warranty, and reviewer ratings of the installer were the most important factors when these homeowners considered purchasing a solar system. Preference differences were discovered between adopters and non-adopters, and with state, age, and income. Via surveys of current solar adopters’ experiences of installing residential solar panels, we found that solar owners ranked installer reliability as even more important than price. The findings are intended to inform designers, engineers, and manufacturers as they create more compelling residential solar PV systems and to inform installers in designing better installation services. The ultimate goal is to promote renewable energy technology and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (Grant 1363167)en_US
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.11.047en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licenseen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceMIT web domainen_US
dc.titleA human-centered design approach to evaluating factors in residential solar PV adoption: A survey of homeowners in California and Massachusettsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationBao, Qifang et al. "A human-centered design approach to evaluating factors in residential solar PV adoption: A survey of homeowners in California and Massachusetts." Renewable Energy 151 (May 2020): 503-513. © 2019 Elsevier Ltden_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.journalRenewable Energyen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2020-08-13T17:15:59Z
dspace.date.submission2020-08-13T17:16:02Z
mit.journal.volume151en_US
mit.licensePUBLISHER_CC
mit.metadata.statusComplete


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