Determining typical buyer sensitivity for solar installation cost - Energy savings benefit

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, S. E.en
dc.contributor.authorRapp, R. R.en
dc.contributor.authorHebdon, Matthew H.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineeringen
dc.contributor.editorFellows, Cherylen
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-20T19:17:47Zen
dc.date.available2020-06-20T19:17:47Zen
dc.date.issued2012-12-31en
dc.date.updated2020-06-20T19:17:40Zen
dc.description.abstractA survey was conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 in Washington, DC to determine why American consumers have not yet adopted solar electric technology in their homes. With over 700 respondents, the data showed the three most prevalent concerns include: cost of installation and maintenance, geography, and knowledge about the technology. The survey also sought to find what customers accepted as a payback period if a solar electric home would cost them 20 percent extra. Purdue University's entry in the 2011 competition, the INhome, promoted the practicality of solar living by presenting an efficient, affordable, and conventional home. With a second place finish in the decathlon, Team Purdue's design showed consumers the reality that solar living is achievable today. The following analysis of the survey data obtained at the decathlon compares American residential consumer concerns and desires regarding solar electric power with Team Purdue's INhome.en
dc.description.notesYes, full paper (Peer reviewed?)en
dc.description.versionPublished (Publication status)en
dc.format.extentPages 1583-1589en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.isbn9781622760923en
dc.identifier.orcidHebdon, Matthew [0000-0002-9115-0279]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/99064en
dc.identifier.volume2en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Solar Energy Societyen
dc.relation.ispartofASES World Renewable Energy Forumen
dc.relation.urihttps://ases.conference-services.net/resources/252/2859/pdf/SOLAR2012_0156_full%20paper.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.titleDetermining typical buyer sensitivity for solar installation cost - Energy savings benefiten
dc.title.serialWorld Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conferenen
dc.typeConference proceedingen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherConference Proceedingen
pubs.finish-date2012-05-17en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Engineeringen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineeringen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Engineering/COE T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.start-date2012-05-13en

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