An Empirical Study of How Household Energy Consumption Is Affected by Co-Owning Different Technological Means to Produce Renewable Energy and the Production Purpose

The transition from fossil fuel-based to renewable energy sources is one of the main economic and social challenges early 21st century. Due volatile character wind solar power production, matching supply demand essential for this be successful. In context, willingness private consumers use flexibly has gained growing attention. Research indicates that a viable driver motivate flexible make them (co-)owners production facilities. However, existing research only analyzed question an aggregated perspective. This article analyses whether behavioral changes triggered by (co-)ownership in renewables differ according type installation; it solar, wind, or bioenergy. addition, prosumption options self-consumption/self-consumption sale/sale are considered. To do so, we collected 2074 completed questionnaires on consumption entered econometric model using propensity score control estimation biases. We find significant differences consume electricity manner installations. usage household appliances proves statistically (p-value = 0.04). Furthermore, results show within group installation, choice between self-consumption sale produced effect inclination become ≤ 0.001; p-value 0.003).