DETERMINING THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTORY FACTORS USING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: AN EXAMPLE ÇİTGÖL MUNICIPALITY
Abstract
Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the level of satisfaction and effective factors related to consumers' use of geothermal energy. Although there are many studies in the literature about geothermal energy applications, which are an interdisciplinary study area, there are not enough studies to measure customer satisfaction using geothermal energy.
Methods: For this purpose, a total of 496 subscribers receiving geothermal service within the boundaries of Çitgöl municipality in Kütahya and Kütahya provinces collected questionnaire survey data. Data collected were subjected to reliability analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics Version 24 and Cronbach's Alpha value was 0.713.
Results: The Kaiser-Meyer-Orkin test was performed to determine if the scale was appropriate for factor analysis and the BMD value was found to be 58%. This suggests that the scale is appropriate for factor analysis. Factor analysis revealed that there were 5 factors in the scale, and the factors detected reflected 74% of the variance of the scale. These results statistically validate the validity and reliability of the study. The findings indicate the factors affecting customer satisfaction in the use of geothermal energy.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Economics
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 15, 2017
Submission Date
October 1, 2017
Acceptance Date
December 8, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 6 Number: 4