UNDERSTANDING HOUSEHOLD SOLAR ADOPTION IN AUSTRALIA

Abstract

The energy system of the future will require customer engagement. However, there is little understanding of how the energy system will incorporate this engagement. Many electricity-planning models make unreasonable assumptions of the willingness of customers to make changes that will optimise the electricity system. This policy analysis on a robust set of Australian household solar adoption data, seeks a statistical measure of policy and price effects on solar adoption. This offers an insightful window into new methods of electricity planning through an improved understanding of household electricity customers. The Australian Government has tracked monthly household solar adoption since 2001..