Table 3 Topic design of latent variables

Social Influence (SI)

SI1 Government officials want me to use solar PV power generation

SI 2 The poverty alleviation leader in the village hope that I will use solar PV power generation

SI 3 Village leader want me to use solar PV power generation

Behavioral Expectation(BE)

BE 1 I hope the government will honor its promise and give us the subsidies we deserve

BE 2 I hope the government will strengthen the maintenance of solar PV power generation facilities

BE 3 I hope that the solar PV policy will remain stable and not become too fast

BE 4 I hope the government can provide us with all the support needed for solar PV power generation projects

Perceived Quality (PQ)

PQ 1 I will be able to better manage household energy use

PQ 2 I will be able to better control household energy expenditure

PQ 3 Our community/village will be able to better protect the

environment

Environmental Perception (EP)

EC 1 I am concerned about environmental problems such as air and water pollution caused by excessive use of energy

EC 2 I’m worried that excessive use of energy will increase carbon emissions

EC 3 I worry that excessive use of energy will cause the natural environment to be unable to recover

Beneficiaries’ Satisfaction (BS)

BS 1 How do you think the rationality of collective income distribution of PPAPs

BS 2 How satisfied are you with the subsidy for PPAPs

BS 3 How satisfied are you with the follow-up management and protection of PPAPs

BS 4 How satisfied are you with the implementation of PPAPs

BS 5 How do you think the sustainability of PPAPs

Trust in State Grid (TSG)

TSG 1 I believe that State Grid is credible in PPAPs

TSG 2 I believe that State Grid provides good service in PPAPs

TSG 3 I believe that State Grid has relations with their customers