Solar always polls well and now we have another great data point from Pew. The highlight is that 89% of Americans want to see more solar but for me there is much more in the poll. Th biggest number on solar for me is that 41% of Americans have given serious consideration about putting solar on their home including the 4% that have already done so. Think about that. We have a known 10x at today’s point with really a limited educational standard across the Country. Moreover, 75% of people said that they are worried about the environment and their energy views reflect this. Surprisingly for me, fracking now polls as badly as coal while being in the same range as nuclear and offshore oil drilling. Solar more than doubles each of the other energy segments. Recall that earlier this year we saw that independents would use solar as a tipping issue to go towards one candidate instead of another. Here is the entire poll, the top story has the breakdown.
- Grist: Turns out solar power is the only thing Americans can agree on
- The Guardian: Solar outstrips coal in past six months of UK electricity generation
- Rocky Mountain Institute: Paris Climate Agreement – The Need for Speed
- GreenBiz: Can business match the boldness of COP21?
- TechCrunch: Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio and scientist Katharine Hayhoe talk climate change at SXSL
- New York Times: In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty
- Electrek: Tesla/SolarCity’s ‘Solar Roof’ is not a solar shingle but ‘very similar’ to Forward’s solar roofing
- PV-Magazine: Why plummeting panel prices could mean industry instability
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Have a great day!
Yann