Solar Power 'More Popular Than Puppy Dogs, Ice Cream'
Tuesday, October 19th 2010 3:08 PM
By GetSolar Staff.
Almost 95 percent of Americans believe that developing and employing solar power should be a priority for the country - regardless of their political leanings and affiliations.
In addition, 49 percent of Americans are considering - and are willing to pay more for - solar energy in the next year. These findings, along with other encouraging results, come from the latest Schott Solar Barometer report.
The survey was conducted by the independent firm Kelton Research, and the result were presented just before the Solar Power International trade show in Los Angeles.
"The message from the public is very clear - we want more solar energy!," said Rhone Resch, the president of the Solar Energy Industries Association. "According to this poll, solar energy is more popular than puppy dogs or ice cream. It is time for policymakers to listen to their constituents and enact measures to rapidly increase our use of solar."
Other findings from the survey include the discovery that 4 out of 5 Americans want the federal government to redistribute oil and fossil fuel subsidies towards clean power sources like solar, and that 51 percent would choose to work with solar power if they joined the renewable energy industry.
Of course, there's reason to take the survey with a grain of salt - since it asked about intentions and attitudes, rather than actions, one has to account for the gap between what people say they're willing to do and what they actually end up doing.
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Almost 95 percent of Americans believe that developing and employing solar power should be a priority for the country - regardless of their political leanings and affiliations.
