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Country-level analysis and regional/local case studies of household energy use are common but not sensitive to regional variation in energy use within a country. The goals of this study are to analyze within-country variation of household energy use and variations in the role of household determinants in different geographical context are. To achieve these goals three studies in South Asia are conducted. The first study uses logistic regression to examine the association between household characteristics and solar adoption (solar home systems) among households without electricity in Bangladesh across regions, both urban and rural. The comparison of patterns of association across regions shows the role of contextual factors in household energy use. Second, the association of household characteristics (household structure, technology access, affordability, solid fuel access) with the use of modern cooking fuel across climate zones in Nepal is analyzed via logistic regression and average marginal effects. This study examines how external context influences the association between household factors and household energy use. Additionally, the role of food security in household energy use is analyzed expanding the existing literature beyond wealth-related vulnerabilities. Third, using pooled panel regression, the relative importance of several indicators of the internal and external environment of the household in determining solid fuel use in India at the sub-national level (state) is analyzed. Results indicate that rurality, household structure, women's access to technology, the share of disadvantaged groups of population, and access to solid fuel explain variation in solid fuel dependence for cooking across India. Results across the studies show that variations exist in the association of household factors with cooking fuel use or solar adoption across regions. Household vulnerabilities beyond wealth further influence household energy choice. This suggests the need to incorporate a contextual understanding of household energy use acknowledging the external household environment and household exposure to risk and uncertainty. Such understanding has the potential to inform targeted regional policy development. The study draws further attention to the importance of focusing on the users of solid fuels such as women and disadvantaged groups in developing programs to promote the use of modern fuels. Access-based policies alone may not be sufficient to promote modern fuel use among population subgroups.","**To request an accessible version of the file(s) associated with this item, contact library@buffalo.edu. 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Household energy use is explained with a variety of socio-demographic factors within regional contexts. Country-level analysis and regional/local case studies of household energy use are common but not sensitive to regional variation in energy use within a country. The goals of this study are to analyze within-country variation of household energy use and variations in the role of household determinants in different geographical context are. To achieve these goals three studies in South Asia are conducted. The first study uses logistic regression to examine the association between household characteristics and solar adoption (solar home systems) among households without electricity in Bangladesh across regions, both urban and rural. The comparison of patterns of association across regions shows the role of contextual factors in household energy use. Second, the association of household characteristics (household structure, technology access, affordability, solid fuel access) with the use of modern cooking fuel across climate zones in Nepal is analyzed via logistic regression and average marginal effects. This study examines how external context influences the association between household factors and household energy use. Additionally, the role of food security in household energy use is analyzed expanding the existing literature beyond wealth-related vulnerabilities. Third, using pooled panel regression, the relative importance of several indicators of the internal and external environment of the household in determining solid fuel use in India at the sub-national level (state) is analyzed. Results indicate that rurality, household structure, women's access to technology, the share of disadvantaged groups of population, and access to solid fuel explain variation in solid fuel dependence for cooking across India. Results across the studies show that variations exist in the association of household factors with cooking fuel use or solar adoption across regions. Household vulnerabilities beyond wealth further influence household energy choice. This suggests the need to incorporate a contextual understanding of household energy use acknowledging the external household environment and household exposure to risk and uncertainty. Such understanding has the potential to inform targeted regional policy development. The study draws further attention to the importance of focusing on the users of solid fuels such as women and disadvantaged groups in developing programs to promote the use of modern fuels. Access-based policies alone may not be sufficient to promote modern fuel use among population subgroups.","**To request an accessible version of the file(s) associated with this item, contact library@buffalo.edu. 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