Summary

The purpose of this monthly report is to track consumer sentiment about the priority level utilities should be placing on climate change initiatives and clean energy program investments in wind, solar, and electric vehicles (EVs). The results of the analysis are presented by age, U.S. region, and gender. The data in this report was collected at the end of September 2021.

The supporting data and figures in this report can be found in the accompanying data file.

Source

The data and graphics in this report are from Zpryme’s monthly and quarterly consumer benchmarking surveys. Data is based upon a nationally representative survey sample of 1,000 U.S. adults (margin of error: +/- 3.5%).

Highlights

• Over half (51.3%) said their utility should place a high priority on climate change, with the western region of the U.S. having the largest proportion (53.0%) saying a high priority should be placed. More females (54.8%) than males (47.6%) said a high priority about climate change should be placed.
• While 40.5% of all respondents said a high priority should be placed by their utilities on investing in renewable energy sources, the largest proportion saying high priority was noted for those living in the northeast (48.3%).
• A review of findings from March to September revealed those saying a climate change should be a high priority in September (51.3%) within the past range of 45.3% to 53.8%. The two coastal regions (northeast and west) continue to exhibit the largest groups voicing a high priority for climate change. There was a drop in September (40.5%) from August (48.5%) for those who said a high priority should be placed by utilities on investing in renewable energy. And the coastal regions continue to have the largest groups saying a high priority should be placed on investing in renewables; but which coast has the largest varies from month to month.