Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA

Abstract To design incentives towards achieving climate mitigation targets, it is important to understand the mechanisms that affect individual climate decisions such as solar panel installation. It has been shown that peer effects are important in determining the uptake and spread of household phot...

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Autores principales:	Kelsey Barton-Henry, Leonie Wenz, Anders Levermann
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3bdd5f8713a241dbae8a0145a8eee6242021-12-02T15:27:06ZDecay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA10.1038/s41598-021-87714-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/3bdd5f8713a241dbae8a0145a8eee6242021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87714-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract To design incentives towards achieving climate mitigation targets, it is important to understand the mechanisms that affect individual climate decisions such as solar panel installation. It has been shown that peer effects are important in determining the uptake and spread of household photovoltaic installations. Due to coarse geographical data, it remains unclear whether this effect is generated through geographical proximity or within groups exhibiting similar characteristics. Here we show that geographical proximity is the most important predictor of solar panel implementation, and that peer effects diminish with distance. Using satellite imagery, we build a unique geo-located dataset for the city of Fresno to specify the importance of small distances. Employing machine learning techniques, we find the density of solar panels within the shortest measured radius of an address is the most important factor in determining the likelihood of that address having a solar panel. The importance of geographical proximity decreases with distance following an exponential curve with a decay radius of 210 meters. The dependence is slightly more pronounced in low-income groups. These findings support the model of distance-related social diffusion, and suggest priority should be given to seeding panels in areas where few exist.Kelsey Barton-HenryLeonie WenzAnders LevermannNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Kelsey Barton-Henry Leonie Wenz Anders Levermann Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA
description	Abstract To design incentives towards achieving climate mitigation targets, it is important to understand the mechanisms that affect individual climate decisions such as solar panel installation. It has been shown that peer effects are important in determining the uptake and spread of household photovoltaic installations. Due to coarse geographical data, it remains unclear whether this effect is generated through geographical proximity or within groups exhibiting similar characteristics. Here we show that geographical proximity is the most important predictor of solar panel implementation, and that peer effects diminish with distance. Using satellite imagery, we build a unique geo-located dataset for the city of Fresno to specify the importance of small distances. Employing machine learning techniques, we find the density of solar panels within the shortest measured radius of an address is the most important factor in determining the likelihood of that address having a solar panel. The importance of geographical proximity decreases with distance following an exponential curve with a decay radius of 210 meters. The dependence is slightly more pronounced in low-income groups. These findings support the model of distance-related social diffusion, and suggest priority should be given to seeding panels in areas where few exist.
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title	Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA
title_short	Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA
title_full	Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA
title_fullStr	Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA
title_full_unstemmed	Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA
title_sort	decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of fresno, usa
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
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Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA

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