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Investments in Renewable Energy Sources in Basic Units of Local Government in Rural Areas

Bogdan Klepacki, Barbara Kusto, Piotr Bórawski, Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska, Konrad Michalski, Aleksandra Perkowska, Tomasz Rokicki · 2021 · Energies

Summary. Rural local governments in Poland's Świętokrzyskie region invested minimally in renewable energy between 2016–2019, with only 28% of communes participating. EU funding proved essential for these investments to occur. Budget size and property expenditures correlated with renewable energy spending only in mixed urban-rural communes. The study reveals that without external EU support, local governments lack sufficient resources to transition away from coal dependence.

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Klepacki, B., Kusto, B., Bórawski, P., Bełdycka-Bórawska, A., Michalski, K., Perkowska, A., & Rokicki, T.. (2021). Investments in Renewable Energy Sources in Basic Units of Local Government in Rural Areas. Energies. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113170

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DOI
10.3390/en14113170
Countries
Poland
Regions
Europe
Categories
energy, policy, funding
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2026-04-28