The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Communities: The Role of Socio-Political Control and Impure Altruism
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Energy Communities
1.2. Social Acceptance
- Socio-political Acceptance: The general support of institutional actors and relevant stakeholders via enabling institutional frameworks, policies, and financial instruments.
- Community Acceptance: The acceptance of local policymakers, stakeholders, and citizens directly involved in and affected by energy projects.
- Market Acceptance: The willingness of businesses and consumers to adopt and invest in renewable energy projects.
2. Psychosocial Factors Influencing Acceptance
2.1. Socio-Political Control
2.2. Impure Altruism
2.3. The Present Study: Aims and Hypotheses
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Study Area: Padua Town the Climate Neutrality Programme and the Energy Communities
3.2. Procedure
3.3. Measures
3.3.1. Section 1: General Data
3.3.2. Section 2: Acceptance and Adoption
3.3.3. Section 3: Warm-Glow Motivation
3.3.4. Section 4: Socio-Political Control
3.4. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Sample Description
4.2. Descriptive Statistics and Correlations
4.3. Mediation Analysis
5. Discussion
6. Limitations
7. Conclusions
Future Research Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | M | SD | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Warm-glow Motivation | 4.83 | 1.00 | −1.49 | 3.39 | - | ||
2 Socio-political Control | 3.82 | 0.78 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.27 ** | - | |
3 Community Energy Acceptance | 14.26 | 1.38 | −2.14 | 3.92 | 0.28 ** | 0.22 * | - |
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Menegatto, M.; Bobbio, A.; Freschi, G.; Zamperini, A. The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Communities: The Role of Socio-Political Control and Impure Altruism. Climate 2025, 13, 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13030055
Menegatto M, Bobbio A, Freschi G, Zamperini A. The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Communities: The Role of Socio-Political Control and Impure Altruism. Climate. 2025; 13(3):55. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13030055
Chicago/Turabian StyleMenegatto, Marialuisa, Andrea Bobbio, Gloria Freschi, and Adriano Zamperini. 2025. "The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Communities: The Role of Socio-Political Control and Impure Altruism" Climate 13, no. 3: 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13030055
APA StyleMenegatto, M., Bobbio, A., Freschi, G., & Zamperini, A. (2025). The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Communities: The Role of Socio-Political Control and Impure Altruism. Climate, 13(3), 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13030055