October 19, 2012

Yale, NYU Study: Solar Power is Contagious




People are more likely to install a solar panel on their home if their neighbors have one, according to a Yale and New York University study in the journal Marketing Science.

The researchers studied clusters of solar installations throughout California from January 2001 to December 2011 and found that residents of a particular zip code are more likely to install solar panels if they already exist in that zip code and on their street.


journal reference (abstract free): Marketing Science>>