| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | We choose what we like : affect as a driver of electricity portfolio choice |
| Authors: | Jobin, Marilou Siegrist, Michael |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.027 |
| Published in: | Energy Policy |
| Volume(Issue): | 2018 |
| Issue: | 122 |
| Page(s): | 736 |
| Pages to: | 747 |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2018 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0301-4215 1873-6777 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Affect; Electricity system; Energy mix; Portfolio preference |
| Subject (DDC): | 333.79: Energy |
| Abstract: | Numerous countries are restructuring their electricity systems. Transitioning to electricity systems that are considered acceptable by the public requires that the public's preferences be taken into account. In this study, we investigate the type of energy technology portfolio that people prefer for Switzerland, and why they prefer it, when they are faced with two realistic constraints: (i) the limited domestic potential for the expansion of power plants and (ii) the requirement to not dismantle existing infrastructure. We find that the affect evoked by particular energy technologies is consistently the most important driver of the proportion of those technologies included in an energy portfolio. The regression models for the investigated technologies explain between 14% and 54% of the variance, providing strong support for the affect heuristic. We further find that concerns regarding environmental impacts, costs or climate change play an additional role for portfolio preferences. This is reflected in four different clusters we identified for the German-speaking Swiss population who potentially hold opposing views as to what they consider the best electricity mix. For policymakers, our findings suggest that positive affective reactions towards energy technologies are necessary, although concerns must also be considered if the implementation is to be widely accepted. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/20202 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Jobin, M., & Siegrist, M. (2018). We choose what we like : affect as a driver of electricity portfolio choice. Energy Policy, 2018(122), 736–747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.027
Jobin, M. and Siegrist, M. (2018) ‘We choose what we like : affect as a driver of electricity portfolio choice’, Energy Policy, 2018(122), pp. 736–747. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.027.
M. Jobin and M. Siegrist, “We choose what we like : affect as a driver of electricity portfolio choice,” Energy Policy, vol. 2018, no. 122, pp. 736–747, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.027.
JOBIN, Marilou und Michael SIEGRIST, 2018. We choose what we like : affect as a driver of electricity portfolio choice. Energy Policy. November 2018. Bd. 2018, Nr. 122, S. 736–747. DOI 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.027
Jobin, Marilou, and Michael Siegrist. 2018. “We Choose What We like : Affect as a Driver of Electricity Portfolio Choice.” Energy Policy 2018 (122): 736–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.027.
Jobin, Marilou, and Michael Siegrist. “We Choose What We like : Affect as a Driver of Electricity Portfolio Choice.” Energy Policy, vol. 2018, no. 122, Nov. 2018, pp. 736–47, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.027.
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