The value of social networks in the diffusion of energy-efficiency innovations in UK households

By M. McMichael, David Shipworth. 2013

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Advancing an energy justice perspective of fuel poverty: Household vulnerability and domestic retrofit policy in the United Kingdom (2017, background): “Evidence from successful schemes point to the importance of building social capital, establishing new norms, and working with pre-existing local governance networks to increase uptake and ensure fuel poor households have a positive experience when engaging with policy [30,107,108].”
What makes consumers adopt to innovative energy services in the energy market? A review of incentives and barriers (2016, background): “But it is empirically proved that information shared within a social network, is one of the crucial elements, in addition to action and feedback, which can influence householders to adopt to the innovation [33,37].”
The appeal of the green deal: Empirical evidence for the influence of energy efficiency policy on renovating homeowners (2015, background): “The incorporation of energy efficiency measures into home renovation decisions is likely to be accelerated by social interactions between friends, family and neighbours (McMichael and Shipworth, 2013).”