Exploring peer-to-peer returns in off-grid renewable energy systems in rural India: An anthropological perspective on local energy sharing and trading
Summary. Off-grid renewable energy systems in rural India enable peer-to-peer energy sharing, but returns for energy provision extend beyond money. This ethnographic study identifies three return types—cash, in-kind, and intangible—and shows that people's preferences depend on their social relationships. Configuring returns is a sociocultural process, not purely economic. Energy practitioners should support diverse return mechanisms and engage local economies.
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Singh, A., Strating, A. T., Herrera, N. R., Mahato, D., Keyson, D. V., & Dijk, H. W. V.. (2018). Exploring peer-to-peer returns in off-grid renewable energy systems in rural India: An anthropological perspective on local energy sharing and trading. Energy Research & Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.07.021
Singh, Abhigyan, et al. “Exploring peer-to-peer returns in off-grid renewable energy systems in rural India: An anthropological perspective on local energy sharing and trading.” Energy Research & Social Science, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.07.021.
Singh, Abhigyan, Alex T. Strating, N.A. Romero Herrera, Debotosh Mahato, David V. Keyson, and Hylke W. van Dijk. 2018. “Exploring peer-to-peer returns in off-grid renewable energy systems in rural India: An anthropological perspective on local energy sharing and trading.” Energy Research & Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.07.021.
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- 10.1016/j.erss.2018.07.021
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- 2026-04-28