Abstract Decentralized energy production offers households considerable potential to support the attainment of climate targets. This study focuses on solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption in Finland, where the adoption of solar PV systems is still at a low level. The study asks how adopters have overcome the barriers to adopting solar PV systems. A special interest lies in the user experience of solar PV systems. Twenty-eight semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain an understanding of the experiences of Finnish pioneer households. The results show that the adopters have overcome the barriers to adoption with the help of trustworthy information and advice from experts and from other adopters. The adopters are very satisfied with their PV plants even though economic profitability is not particularly good. The adopters actively monitor their energy production and are highly engaged in domestic energy matters. Many have enlarged their solar PV system or plan to do so, or are highly interested in upgrading their energy system with an electric car or advanced home automation. The adopters find pleasure in producing pollution-free energy effortlessly and being able to deliver information about clean energy production to others through their own installations.

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快乐就是利润——芬兰家庭采用太阳能光伏系统

摘要 分散式能源生产为家庭提供了支持实现气候目标的巨大潜力。本研究重点关注芬兰太阳能光伏 (PV) 的采用情况，该国太阳能光伏系统的采用率仍处于较低水平。该研究询问采用者如何克服采用太阳能光伏系统的障碍。一个特别的兴趣在于太阳能光伏系统的用户体验。进行了 28 次半结构化访谈，以了解芬兰先驱家庭的经历。结果表明，在专家和其他采用者的可靠信息和建议的帮助下，采用者已经克服了采用障碍。尽管经济盈利能力不是特别好，但采用者对他们的光伏电站非常满意。采用者积极监控他们的能源生产，并高度参与国内能源事务。许多人已经扩大或计划扩大他们的太阳能光伏系统，或者对使用电动汽车或先进的家庭自动化升级他们的能源系统非常感兴趣。采用者乐于轻松生产无污染的能源，并能够通过自己的装置向他人提供有关清洁能源生产的信息。