Citizen participation in local energy communities: a meta and weight analysis

ABSTRACT

Given their strong potential to mitigate environmental problems and contribute to thedecarbonization of energy systems, researchers and practitioners are demonstrating increasinginterest in local energy communities. Accordingly, the current study presents a meta andweight analysis that combines the quantitative results of previous research on the topic ofcitizen participation in these communities, revealing the main tendencies, theories, andconstructs evident in the field. through an analysis of 24 articles, the results identify thetheory of planned behavior as the leading ground theory, together with important dimensionssuch as trust, personal characteristics, return on investment, and pro-environmental andaltruistic factors. the findings of this work can support future researchers and practitioners indeveloping strategies to increase the creation of local energy communities.