Determinants of wind and solar energy system adoption by U.S. farmers: a multilevel modelling approach

• Published in: Energy policy Vol. 69; pp. 106 - 115
• Main Authors: Borchers, Allison M, Xiarchos, Irene, Beckman, Jayson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: cooperatives; energy policy; farmers; farms; income; innovation adoption; Internet; livestock; livestock production; logit analysis; solar energy; United States; wind; wind power; United States

This article offers the first national examination of the determinants of adoption of wind and solar energy generation on U.S. farming operations. The inclusion of state policies and characteristics in a multilevel modeling approach distinguishes this study from past research utilizing logit models...