On Spatial Distribution and Determinants of Urban Photovoltaic Utilization in China

In recent years, many countries, including China, have been actively promoting the construction of 'new energy cities'. China's solar radiation resources are good in general, moreover, photovoltaic utilization had a rapid development these years. This paper studies the spatial distribution characteristics of urban photovoltaic utilization basing on the analysis of the current situation of the application of urban photovoltaic projects in China. The influencing factors of spatial distribution difference is analyzed by SPSS software, which include four aspects: the solar radiation resource, the economic environment of cities, government policy and regional difference of photovoltaic enterprises. The results show that the spatial distribution difference of China's urban photovoltaic utilization is spatial non-uniformity. The most important influencing factor of spatial distribution is policy from government, followed by market environment and urban economic development conditions, which all show a strong positive correlation. This paper aims at providing a reference for the comprehensive evaluation and policy making of China's urban photovoltaic utilization in the future, which is based on the statistical research and analysis of the data.