Generating electricity with forest biomass: Consistency and payment timeframe effects in choice experiments

B-Tier
Journal: Energy Policy
Year: 2012
Volume: 41
Issue: C
Pages: 798-806

Authors (4)

Soliño, Mario (Universidad Complutense de Mad...) Farizo, Begoña A. (not in RePEc) Vázquez, María X. (not in RePEc) Prada, Albino (Universidade de Vigo)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper presents a choice experiment analyzing the consumers' preferences towards a policy for replacing conventional electricity with electricity generated from forest biomass. The results show that consumers specially prefer the effects related to the lower risk of forest fires and to the decrease in pressure on non-renewable resources. The article also presents a methodological test in relation to the payment timeframe and its effect on marginal willingness to pay and consistency of responses using choice experiments. The most frequent and realistic payments are associated with lower presence of inconsistent responses. Finally, we cannot reject the null hypothesis of no effects of payment timeframe on marginal willingness to pay.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:enepol:v:41:y:2012:i:c:p:798-806
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-29