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Session

Electricity Markets and Regulation: The Case of Renewables
Location: D-106
Session Chair: Joachim Schleich, Grenoble Ecole de Management

Presentation 3

Does information about electricity imports affect citizen acceptability of these imports?

Joachim Schleich^1,2,3, Corinne Faure¹, Marie-Charlotte Guetlein¹, Danie Sloot⁴

1: Grenoble Ecole de Management, France; 2: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research; 3: Virginia Tech University, USA; 4: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Discussant: J. Scott Holladay (University of Tennessee)

This study examines the role of information in shaping public acceptability of electricity imports between France and Germany. Using demographically representative surveys conducted in parallel in both countries, we implemented a randomized between-subject experiment with two information treatments: one disclosing the primary energy source of imported electricity and another additionally highlighting the price-reducing effect of imports for consumers in the importing country. Our econometric results indicate that providing information on price-reducing effects significantly increases acceptability of electricity imports in both countries, with heterogeneous impacts across socio-demographic groups. In contrast, evidence that informing respondents about the primary energy source influences acceptability is limited and primarily observed in the French sample. These findings underscore the importance of targeted information strategies for fostering cross-border energy cooperation and suggest that economic considerations may outweigh source-related concerns in public opinion.