Martinez Cruz, Adan
- Department of Forest Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas A.C. (CIDE)
- ETH Zurich
Abstract
Via a discrete choice experiment (DCE), a sample of urban residents that contribute to their household electricity bill in Aguascalientes, Mexico, has been asked to choose from among four electricity contracts —a status quo alternative, and three alternatives described in terms of type of renewable energy source (RES), % of RES in current electricity mix, new jobs in RE sector, and % increase in self-reported bimonthly electricity bill. Respondents report a positive willingness to pay (WTP) for both RES and new jobs in RE sector, and a higher WTP for solar energy in comparison to biomass energy. These results are timely as there is a tension in Mexico due to the energy strategy pursued by the current federal administration —which in practice has slowed down the energy transition initiated in 2015. This paper's findings suggest that respondents to our DCE would support a just energy transition aiming to boost both RES and the creation of green jobs.
Keywords
Renewable energy sources; Green jobs; Just energy transition; Discrete choice experiment; Aguascalientes; Mexico
Published in
Energy Policy
2021, volume: 150, article number: 112145
SLU Authors
Global goals (SDG)
SDG7 Affordable and clean energy
SDG8 Decent work and economic growth
SDG9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities
UKÄ Subject classification
Economics
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112145
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/110285