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Summary

Understanding renewable energy community (REC) participation requires examining individual, community, and societal factors. Psychosocial profiles reveal distinct citizen groups, with

Keywords:

Italy community participation ecological systems theory latent class analysis motivation renewable energy social values

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Environmental Psychology
Community Energy

Background:

Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) are crucial for energy transition.
Understanding citizen participation drivers is key for REC success.
Psychosocial factors at multiple levels influence engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify distinct psychosocial profiles of potential REC participants in Italy.
To examine how individual, community, and societal factors shape participation intentions.
To explore the relationship between psychosocial profiles and stated participation intentions.

Main Methods:

Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) of 580 Italian citizens.
Utilized 11 indicators across individual, community, and societal levels.
Assessed Pro-environmental Values, Civic Engagement, Motivation, Acceptability, Sense of Community, Trust, Common Good Orientation, Responsible Togetherness, and Communication Clarity.

Main Results:

Three distinct profiles identified: Civic-minded Interested (35.5%), Uncommitted (56.4%), and Private-minded Uninterested (8.1%).
Counterintuitively, the Private-minded profile reported the highest stated participation intention (72.3%).
No significant differences in preferred engagement levels across profiles were found.

Conclusions:

REC participation is a multilevel phenomenon influenced by diverse psychosocial factors.
Stated participation intentions may not fully align with underlying psychosocial resources for sustained engagement.
Differentiated engagement strategies and capacity building are needed for varied psychosocial configurations.