Solar PV adoption for homes (A case of Peshawar, Pakistan)

摘要

/day. This paper identifies factors that usually influence the household's decision regarding Solar energy adoption for their homes in Peshawar, Pakistan. A generic list of factors is developed by extracting analysis and different views from literature. Both adopters and non-adopters were interviewed (by following cogency attributes of Roger's theory of Innovation Diffusion) to rank factors on the basis of significance of solar energy adoption for their homes. Adoption of PV solar as a primary electricity source at household level faced many barriers despite knowing the fact that its advantages are more than conventional electricity sources. The installation cost of PV solar system seemed to be the main barrier in adoption. Other barriers included difficulty of using all appliances at same time and shortage of reliable technicians. The solution to current load shedding and environmental friendly features appeared as determinants for adoption at house hold level.