Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/23071
Title: Price and Values Impact Renewable Energy Support
Contributor(s): Phillips, Keri  (author)orcid ; Hine, Donald (supervisor)orcid ; Phillips, Wendy (supervisor)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018-05-21
DOI: 10.4226/95/5b04cf57991ca
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/23071
Abstract/Context: The survey comprised demographic items and measures to assess both political and values orientations. These were followed by contingent choice questions to assess participants’ support for the 50% RET at eight cost amounts. Abstract: This study investigated how projected electricity prices and personal values influence public support for a 50% renewable energy target (RET) in Australia. In an online experiment, 404 participants rated their support for a 50% RET across eight projected increases in their quarterly power bills. Multi-level modelling indicated that: (1) support for the 50% RET fell as the projected price of electricity increased, (2) although participants with low self-enhancement values and high self-transcendent values were most supportive of the 50% RET, these value-based differences disappeared as projected electricity prices increased. We discuss the implications of these findings for energy policy design and communications.
Publication Type: Dataset
Fields of Research (FOR): 170113 Social and Community Psychology
090608 Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 420403 Psychosocial aspects of childbirth and perinatal mental health
400803 Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO): 850599 Renewable Energy not elsewhere classified
Keywords: Personal values
Electricity price
Renewable energy
Policy acceptability
Energy policy
Multilevel modelling
Location: Australian Residents – all states.
Location Coordinates: northlimit=-9.6532506590176; southlimit=-44.986924119902; westlimit=111.57775729894; eastLimit=155.87463229895; projection=WGS84
Format: 1 SPSS .SAV file.
Access rights: Mediated
Open Access Embargo: 2018-05-21
HERDC Category Description: X Dataset
Project: Price and Values Impact Renewable Energy Support
Dataset Managed By: School of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social Sciences
Rights Holder: University of New England
Rights Statement: Contact the Chief Investigator to request access and reuse for the data.
Dataset Stored at: Univeristy of New England
Primary Contact Details: Keri Phillips - kphill26@myune.edu.au
Dataset Custodian Details: Keri Phillips - kphill26@myune.edu.au
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