摘要：农村能源转型是满足人民对美好生活向往的内在要求，对于促进乡村振兴、实现“双碳”目标具有重要意义。本文利用中国家庭追踪调查数据（CFPS），评估了互联网接入对农村家庭采纳现代能源使用行为的影响。研究结果表明，互联网接入显著促进了农村家庭对现代能源的采纳，这一发现即便在考虑了内生性问题并经过稳健性检验后仍然成立。进一步的传导机制分析揭示，互联网接入不仅显著影响了农村家庭的环境污染主观评价，还增加了他们获取正规信贷的机会，这些因素共同作用于农村家庭现代能源使用行为。异质性分析发现，互联网接入对于提高户主出生于“改革开放”前以及抚养比较低的农村家庭的现代能源使用行为尤为有效。据此，本文建议通过加强农村基础设施建设、提供信贷支持以及实施差异化能源补贴，以推动农村家庭广泛使用现代能源。
关键词：互联网接入；农村家庭；现代能源；数字技术
Internet and Modern Energy Consumption Choices of Rural Households: Empirical Evidence from CFPS
Song Jiayu, Li Fanlue, He Ke
Abstract：The rural energy transition is an inherent requirement to meet people's aspirations for a better life. It plays a critical role in promoting rural revitalization, achieving the Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality goal,. This paper utilizes data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) to assess the impact of the internet on rural households' adoption of modern energy. The results indicate that internet access significantly promotes the use of modern energy in rural households. This conclusion remains robust even after accounting for endogeneity issues and conducting robustness checks. Further analysis of the transmission mechanisms reveals that the internet not only significantly influences rural households' subjective evaluation of environmental pollution but also increases their access to formal credit, both of which contribute to their modern energy usage. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the internet is particularly effective in increasing modern energy use among households where the head was born before the Reform and Opening-up and those with fewer dependents. Based on these findings, this paper suggests that enhancing rural infrastructure, expanding credit support, and implementing targeted energy subsidies are essential to promoting the widespread adoption of modern energy in rural households.
Keywords：Internet access；Rural Households；Modern Energy；Digital Technology
