Photovoltaic electricity: opinion on its use France 2019

This statistic illustrates the preference of the French in terms of using home-produced electricity, if they were equipped with photovoltaic panels in 2019. It is learned that about eight out of ten respondents would have preferred to consume directly the electricity produced at home. and sell the surplus to the network.

If you were equipped with photovoltaic panels, would you rather consume the electricity produced directly or sell it?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Consuming the electricity generated directly and selling the surplus to the grid	54%
Consuming directly the electricity generated and selling or trading the surplus with other local consumers	23%
Consuming the electricity produced directly and donating the surplus to a charity for people in fuel poverty	11%
Sell all the electricity produced and consume that from the grid	8%
Does not answer	4%

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Release date

February 2019

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Region

France

Survey time period

January 23 - 24, 2019

Number of respondents

1,002 respondents

Age group

18 years old and over

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* The question was formulated by the source as follows: "Under the same economic conditions, if you were equipped with photovoltaic panels allowing you to produce your own electricity, would you prefer? "

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