Survey Shows Millennials Back New Energy Boom
Deloitte says millennials are driving solar expansion
Frank Andorka, June 17, 2017 (PV Magazine)
“Despite both overt and covert hostility to renewable energy at the federal level, a recent study found 37% of consumers say increasing solar is their No. 1 priority…[Solar’s] grid parity, driven by technological advances and plunging prices, has allowed consumers and businesses to choose clean energy over more traditional fossil-fuel options…[Deloitte’s annual Resources 2017 Study – Energy Management: Sustainability & Progress] finds 63% of consumers are concerned about Climate Change, despite last week’s decision by President Donald J. Trump to pull out of the landmark Paris Climate Accords…Almost 60% of consumers said they would switch electricity providers if they could gain access to renewable-energy sources, adding they would be willing to pay a 4% to 8% premium on their electric bills…And the report says the solar revolution is being driven in large part by millennials…” click here for more
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