Adoption of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy by homeowners across three major Dutch cities

Abstract

The low uptake of these measures, especially, among owner-occupiers, who are the major decision-making stakeholders (~57% of buildings in the Netherlands), is a major problem. Three groups of key determinants are found to be important renovation decisions by homeowners: 1. socio-demographic factors, 2. dwelling-related factors, 3. socio-psychological factors. However, there is a lack of understanding about how these factors change across different locations, decision types (insulation, heating system and PV adoptions) and time. Thus, the aim of the study is to explore which factors are correlated with different types of renovation in major cities as opposed to the determinants identified on a country level.