The Satisfaction of People Towards Self-Reliant Solar Energy Community Project Nongtatam Subdistrict, Pranburi District, Prachuapkhirikhan Province

Abstract

This article aimed to (1) study the level of satisfaction of people, and (2) compare the satisfaction of people, according to the personal factors and the knowledge of the self-reliant solar energy community project, Nongtatam Subdistrict, Pranburi District, Prachuapkhirikhan Province. The research was Mix methods research. The instruments were questionnaires and randomly collected from the sample of 400 households who did not have electricity in Moo 8, Banwangwon, Nongtatam Subdistrict, Pranburi District, Prachuapkhirikhan Province, and structure in-depth interviews from 10 representatives of households who did not have electricity. Then, the statistical data analysis was conducted using percentage, mean, t-test, One-Way ANOVA, and LSD. The study findings revealed that the satisfaction of people was at a high level. The results of hypothesis testing revealed that people with differences in education and monthly income had differences in satisfaction with the statistical significance at 0.05. People with differences in gender, age, marital status, and occupation did not have differences in satisfaction. People with differences in knowledge on the self-reliant solar energy did not have differences in satisfaction.