Experimental datasets collected as part of the project EC2 - Energy Citizenship and Energy Communities for a Clean-Energy Transition within WP4.

Participants were presented with the descriptions of different energy communities. In the descriptions, several key set-ups of energy communities were varied. We tested whether and how different set-ups of energy communities affect self-reported perceptions of and willingness to join an energy community. More specifically, we assessed whether people’s support for and willingness to join an energy community depends on the involvement of citizens and the municipality in the energy community, the motives of members and their connection to the wider local community, and the diversity and representation of members in terms of their gender.

Datasets by topic:

Municipality and citizen involvement:

Study 1 Netherlands, mailing list Vattenfall Study 2 Representative sample Netherlands Study 3 Replication Poland

Environmental motivation and connection with the local community:

Study 4 Germany Study 5 Italy

Diversity and representation in energy communities:

Study 6 Netherlands Study 7 Replication Italy

More limited versions of these datasets (e.g., including socio-demographics) were published with open access on ZENODO: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11400790