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Table C5 Statistical analysis: All predictors

From: Spatial distribution of solar PV deployment: an application of the region-based convolutional neural network

 

PV Count Per Household

PV-to-Roof Ratio

 

Model 31

Model 32

Model 33

Model 34

Predictors

Coef. (SE)

Coef. (SE)

Coef. (SE)

Coef. (SE)

% Tree-to-Land Area

0.389 (0.545)

2.057 (0.878)*

−0.550 (0.115)***

−0.476 (0.175)**

% Tree-to-Land Area2

–51.098 (17.448)*

–145.512 (36.07)**

2.666 (3.669)

1.140 (7.177)

Solar Radiation

0.068 (0.095)

0.207 (0.224)

0.005 (0.020)

−0.054 (0.045)

Solar Radiation2

−0.006 (0.008)

−0.018 (0.019)

0.001 (0.002)

0.004 (0.004)

Median HH Income

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)**

0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)

Median HH Income2

−0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)*

0.001 (0.001)*

0.001 (0.001)

Median Age

−0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)**

% 65+

0.001 (0.017)

−0.017 (0.021)

0.001 (0.004)

0.003 (0.004)

% Bachelor+

0.032 (0.018)

−0.023 (0.024)

0.004 (0.004)

−0.003 (0.005)

% Renters

−0.026 (0.012)*

−0.039 (0.015)**

0.003 (0.003)

0.001 (0.003)

Year Structure Built

0.120 (0.017)***

0.089 (0.022)***

0.017 (0.004)***

0.010 (0.004)*

Year Structure Built2

−0.001 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)*

Avg. No. Bedrooms

0.002 (0.005)

0.001 (0.006)

−0.007 (0.001)***

−0.009 (0.001)***

Median Home Value

0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)***

Rurality

−0.004 (0.001)**

0.004 (0.003)

−0.001 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)

% Dem. Voters

0.082 (0.016)***

0.166 (0.029)***

0.010 (0.003)**

0.013 (0.006)*

% African American

−0.019 (0.023)

−0.041 (0.026)

0.017 (0.005)***

0.007 (0.005)

% Hispanic

−0.0145 (0.013)

−0.012 (0.018)

−0.004 (0.003)

−0.004 (0.004)

% Asian

0.205 (0.036)***

0.140 (0.041)***

0.017 (0.008)*

0.005 (0.009)

% Other Race

0.076 (0.036)*

0.068 (0.052)

011 (0.007)

0.017 (0.012)

Transmission Volt.

−0.004 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.003)

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

Transmission Length

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.002)

−0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)

Muni. Utilities

−0.055 (0.006)***

−0.061 (0.009)**

−0.004 (0.001)***

−0.004 (0.002)

Rural Co–ops.

−0.046 (0.005)***

−0.013 (0.011)

−0.007 (0.001)***

−0.006 (0.002)**

Resident. Elec. Rate

−0.921 (0.142)***

0.429 (0.351)

0.013 (0.030)

0.235 (0.070)***

Commerc. Elec. Rate

0.975 (0.167)***

–1.246 (0.644)

0.015 (0.035)

−0.351 (0.128)**

Solar Mandate

 

0.015 (0.009)

 

0.005(0.002)**

Net Metering

 

0.033 (0.011)**

 

0.006 (0.001)*

SolSmart Awardee

 

−0.004 (0.007)

 

−0.001 (0.001)

Online Permitting

 

-0.001 (0.006)*

 

−0.001 (0.001)

Sameday Inp. Per.

 

−0.008 (0.008)

 

−0.001 (0.002)

Per. & Pre–Inst. Days

 

−0.002 (0.001)***

 

−0.001 (0.001)***

Drought Risk

−0.001 (0.001)

−0.011 (0.002)***

0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)**

Wildfire Risk

−0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)***

Hail Risk

−0.001 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)**

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

Winter Weather Risk

0.001 (0.001)*

−0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)

Strong Wind Risk

0.002 (0.001)***

−0.004 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

Tornado Risk

−0.002 (0.001)***

−0.003 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)

% Below Poverty

−0.001 (0.021)

−0.007 (0.027)

0.014 (0.004)**

0.015 (0.005)

% Disability

0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)

−0.001(0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)*

% Single Parent

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

-0.001(0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)

% Limit. English

−0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

% 10+ Unit Housing

−0.001 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)***

% Mobile Homes

−0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)***

−0.001 (0.001)***

% Ppl. > Rooms

−0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)**

0.001 (0.001)***

% No Vehicle

−0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

−0.001 (0.001)

% Unemployed

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)

0.001 (0.001)***

0.001 (0.001)*

No. of block groups

3441

2328

3441

2328

\(R^{2}\)

0.262

0.329

0.271

0.348

  1. *** p<0.001, ** p<0.01, * p<0.05, p<0.1. Robust Standard Errors are in parentheses.