This study proposes a technology acceptance model (TAM) to identify how users come to accept and use solar technologies in the United States. With the solar industry growing and installation prices decreasing, photovoltaic technologies can soon contend with legacy sources such as fossil fuels. Achieving effective implementation requires a systematic strategy suitable to American cultural and political contexts. Accordingly, through a literature review and three case studies, a model was proposed and validated empirically through a survey. Based on the survey, users most notably valued system quality and system lifetime and found attributes such as aesthetic and public advocate to be of neutral importance. It is recommended that a more comprehensive survey be administered in the future.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Callahan, Andrew N

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042618-144533

Advisor

• Rao, Pratap M.
• Deskins, N Aaron
• Faber, Brenton

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-04-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Interdisciplinary

Rights statement

• In Copyright