Feasibility Analysis of Photovoltaic Installation for Rural Stay-type Shelters and Farm Huts in Korea: Focusing on Regulatory Gaps,  Economic and Environmental Assessment

Chan Hyeok Kang; Kwang Young Kim; Chang Ho Choi; Young Cheol Kwon; Su Min Go; Byung Min Kim; Bo Kyung Jung

doi:10.7836/kses.2026.46.5.065

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Feasibility Analysis of Photovoltaic Installation for Rural Stay-type Shelters and Farm Huts in Korea: Focusing on Regulatory Gaps, Economic and Environmental Assessment 농촌체류형 쉼터 및 생활설비형 농막의 태양광발전 설비 설치 타당성 분석: 법·제도 공백 검토와 경제성·환경성 평가를 중심으로

30 October 2026. pp. 65-82

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Abstract

The Rural Stay-type Shelter, legalized in 2025, permits overnight stays in temporary buildings of up to 33 m² on farmland; this policy has resulted in a new distributed electricity demand for which no supply framework exists. Electricity is a precondition for these facilities, which require electricity for house cooking, heating and cooling, and water pumping; yet grid connection is hindered by distance-based connection charges at remote plots, reliance on nearby distribution poles, and the risk of the facility being deemed a residence. This study assesses the feasibility of rooftop photovoltaics (PV) for these facilities through a statutory review, a techno-economic analysis, and an environmental assessment. The statutory review revealed three regulatory gaps: the absence of explicit provisions for PV on temporary buildings, ambiguous net-metering contract eligibility, and exclusion from residential subsidy programs. A 3-kW rooftop system is sufficient for the annual demand of a standard shelter (757–2,111 kWh) in all occupancy scenarios, but its simple payback of 13.9-38.7 years exceeds the 12-year retention period without subsidy. The national subsidy of the residential support program makes full-time occupancy viable (8.5 years), combined national–local subsidies extend viability to half-time use (9.9 years), and for intermittently occupied remote plots a stand-alone PV–ESS system becomes competitive beyond a grid-extension distance of about 320–330 m, while weekend-only use remains unviable. Each unit avoids about 1.66 tCO₂eq per year. Overall, the main feasibility bottleneck is institutional rather than technical, and we propose a differentiated roadmap of explicit installation permission, subsidy eligibility, and clarified net-metering rules.

Keywords

rural stay-type shelter

farm hut

photovoltaic power generation

economic analysis

키워드

농촌체류형 쉼터

농막

태양광발전

경제성 분석

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Publisher :Korean Solar Energy Society
Publisher(Ko) :한국태양에너지학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
Journal Title(Ko) :한국태양에너지학회 논문집
Volume : 46
No :5
Pages :65-82
Received Date : 2026-08-04
Revised Date : 2026-09-13
Accepted Date : 2026-09-16
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7836/kses.2026.46.5.065

Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society ISSN:1598-6411(Print) 2508-3562(Online) 한국태양에너지학회 논문집

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