Table 1 Overview of interviews for the study
From: The role of values for niche expansion: the case of solar photovoltaics on large buildings in Sweden
Type of organization interviewed | PV capacity | Year of (first) installation | Short description | Interview number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cooperative housing association (CHA) 1 | Ca 60Â kW | 2015 | Share owned association where all members live in apartments in a common building. Capital investment matching the market value of their apartment is mandatory. | 1 |
CHA 2 | Ca 60Â kW | 2016 | 2 | |
CHA 3 | 30Â kW | 2015 | 3 | |
CHA 4 | 33Â kW | 2014 | 4 | |
Rental housing cooperative (RHC) | 100Â kW | 2017 | Cooperatively organized tenants who are responsible for common areas of their apartment building. Can own common facilities or the entire building. | 5 |
Share cooperative (SC) 1 | 598Â kW where 74Â kW is roof mounted | 2009 | Consists of share owners of one or several common solar PV plants. Every share has a fixed price. | 6 |
SC 2 | 25Â kW | 2015 | 7 | |
Village community (VC) | N/A | N/A | Community of individual houses, sharing common property and are responsible for collective services | 8 |
Cooperative farm (CF) | 32Â kW | 2017 | Farm owned by ten families in a cooperative organization | 9 |
Property company (PC) 1 | N/A | 2013 | Development and maintenance of commercial and residential buildings for tenants and sometimes for sale (to a CHA). | 10 |
PC 2 | N/A | 2013 | 11 | |
PC 3 | N/A | N/A | 12 | |
Housing company (HC) | 78Â kW | 2016 | Development and maintenance of apartment buildings for private households. | 13 |
Electricity company (Utility) 1 | N/A | N/A | Electricity trade companies which offer several PV related products such as complete hardware systems and tariffs for grid-fed electricity | 14 |
Utility 2 | N/A | N/A | 15 |