Policy literacy plays a critical role in enhancing deliberative communication among the public, policymakers, and experts. It also helps develop a positive view of policy by the public, which facilitates public acceptance. Despite its importance, however, policy literacy has received little attention in energy policy practice. Therefore, this study explores factors affecting the public's understanding and knowledge (i.e., policy literacy) of nuclear and new-renewable energy policies. Accordingly, we analyzed data from an online survey of 790 laypeople in Korea. Specifically, we examined the effects of trust, transparency, and policy public relations (PR) on the policy literacy of the public regarding the two alternative energy sources. The analysis revealed that people showed higher policy literacy about the alternative sources when provided with more transparent information and exposed to more policy PR activities. However, we found that trust in energy plant operators played a negligible role in improving policy literacy for both energy sources. Based on these findings, we developed some policy suggestions to secure the energy policy literacy of the public.

政策素养在加强公众、政策制定者和专家之间的协商沟通方面发挥着关键作用。它还有助于形成公众对政策的积极看法，从而促进公众接受。然而，尽管政策素养很重要，但在能源政策实践中却很少受到关注。因此，本研究探讨了影响公众对核能和新可再生能源政策的理解和认识（即政策素养）的因素。因此，我们分析了来自韩国 790 名非专业人士的在线调查数据。具体来说，我们研究了信任、透明度和政策公共关系 (PR) 对公众对两种替代能源的政策素养的影响。分析表明，当提供更透明的信息并接触更多的政策公关活动时，人们对替代资源的政策素养更高。然而，我们发现，对能源工厂运营商的信任在提高这两种能源的政策素养方面所起的作用微不足道。基于这些发现，我们制定了一些政策建议，以确保公众的能源政策素养。