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The main purpose of this survey was to identify inhibiting factors of application development of renewable energies in smallholder farming systems of the Tafresh township. A descriptive- survey method was used for collecting the data. The statistical population of the study consisted of 2470 small farmers working in the smallholder farming systems of the area, in which 300 people were selected as sample using Krejcie & Morgan table and stratified random sampling technique. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. A panel of experts confirmed the validity of the questionnaire. A pilot study was conducted to establish reliability of the instrument. Cronbach alphas coefficient for the mail scales of the questionnaire was higher than 0.75. The results of factor analysis showed that five factors, namely, spatial- qualitative, personal characteristics, lack of advantage, knowledge- financial and technological explain 43.69 percent of total variances of inhibiting factors of application development of renewable energies in smallholder farming systems of the Tafresh township.