Print Email Facebook Twitter Testing the social, organizational, and governance factors for success in local low carbon energy initiatives Title Testing the social, organizational, and governance factors for success in local low carbon energy initiatives Author Warbroek, B. (University of Twente) Hoppe, T. (TU Delft Organisation & Governance) Bressers, H (University of Twente) Coenen, F. (University of Twente) Date 2019 Abstract Evidence from academic studies that analyze social and institutional factors that influence success with community energy projects is scarce. To address this, we pose the question: What are the social, organizational, and governance factors that explain success with ‘local low-carbon energy initiatives’ (LLCEIs)? To answer this question, claims were first established pertaining to three groups of social factors: i.e. (i) those related to the LLCEI itself; (ii) factors related to the interaction between an LLCEI and the local community; and (iii) the presence of supportive governance settings and linkages with local government and intermediaries. These were analyzed using a variable-oriented cross-case design involving fourteen LLCEIs in the Dutch Province of Fryslân. Results show that there is a difference in the sets of factors that positively correlate with various measures of LLCEI success. Factors related to the LLCEI (i.e. internal organizational factors) correlate with collective energy projects and to a lesser extent with individual projects realized. Items related to interactions of the LLCEI with the local community primarily correlate with the customer base and to a lesser extent with individual projects realized. Finally, items related to the governance setting correlate most strongly with individual projects realized. Subject Community energyCooperativesLow carbonRenewable energyGovernanceSocial capitalIntermediaries To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:05ba7d75-3425-4bba-b702-c21d14d9029a DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.101269 ISSN 2214-6296 Source Energy Research and Social Science, 58 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2019 B. Warbroek, T. Hoppe, H Bressers, F. Coenen Files PDF 1_s2.0_S2214629619302427_main.pdf 1.22 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:05ba7d75-3425-4bba-b702-c21d14d9029a/datastream/OBJ/view