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Renewable energy literacy was modeled as the predictor, personal energy values and energy attitudes as mediators, and energy-saving behavior as a multidimensional second-order construct comprising curtailment, efficiency, and pro-social behaviors. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling in SmartPLS 4 with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. Results Renewable energy literacy was positively associated with energy-saving behavior directly and indirectly through personal energy values and energy attitudes. The total effect of renewable energy literacy on energy-saving behavior was substantial (\u03b2\u00a0=\u00a00.599, p\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001), while the direct effect was smaller (\u03b2\u00a0=\u00a00.182, p\u00a0=\u00a0.023). Personal energy values (indirect \u03b2\u00a0=\u00a00.241, p\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001; VAF\u00a0=\u00a057%) and energy attitudes (indirect \u03b2\u00a0=\u00a00.176, p\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001; VAF\u00a0=\u00a049%) both partially mediated this relationship. Mediated effects were stronger for pro-social and curtailment behaviors than for efficiency behavior. Conclusions Literacy-based interventions can support energy conservation by strengthening conservation-oriented values and favorable attitudes. 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