Public and private attitudes towards “green” electricity: the case of Swedish wind power |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea;2. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, College of Business, SUPEX Hall 304, 85 Hoegiro, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul 130-722, South Korea;3. Department of Business and Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea;1. Chair of Marketing and Consumer Research, Technische Universität München, Alte Akademie 16, 85350 Freising, Germany;2. Chair of Marketing and Management of Biogenic Resources, University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Straubing Center of Science, Petersgasse 18, 94315 Straubing, Germany;1. Department of Applied Economics III (Econometrics and Statistics), University of the Basque Country, Avda. Lehendakari Aguirre, 83, E48015 Bilbao, Spain;2. Institute for Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Technical University of Berlin, D-10623 Berlin, Germany;3. Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK;1. University of Western Macedonia, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 50100 Kozani, Greece;2. Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, Pikermi, Attiki, Greece;3. Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Agricultural Economics and Development, 11855 Athens, Greece;4. National Technical University of Athens, Laboratory of Mining and Environmental Technology, Athens, Greece |
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| Abstract: | There exists a political goal in Sweden and elsewhere to increase the use of renewable energy and wind power seems to be a favourable choice from an environmental perspective. However, although the public generally expresses a positive attitude towards wind power, the experience often shows that specific wind power projects face resistance from the local population. This paper analyses the attitudes towards wind power among the electricity consumers as well as the foundations of these attitudes. Results are based on a postal survey that was sent out to 1000 Swedish house owners. According to the results, the public is generally positive towards wind power. The probability of finding an average individual in support of wind power decreases with age and income. People with an interest in environmental issues are, however, more likely to be positive towards wind power than the average respondent and the results do not support the NIMBY-hypothesis. In addition, people that are more inclined to express public preferences are also more likely to be positive towards wind electricity than people who are less inclined to do so. These results imply, for instance, that the potential of markets for “green” electricity may be limited, other support schemes is thus required if the politically stated goal to increase wind power capacity is to be fulfilled. |
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