This statistic shows the public perception and opinion among U.S. voters towards the use of renewable energy for electricity generation as of November 2016. During the survey, some 12 percent of the respondents said believed that 26 to 50 percent of their state's electricity comes from renewable sources, while 21 percent stated that at 76 to 100 percent of energy from their state should be from renewable sources.
Perception and opinion among voters about electricity from renewable sources in the U.S. as of November 2016
Percent of state's electricity
Perception on share of state's electricity from renewable sources*
Opinion on ideal share of state's renewable energy**
Original questions: *“What percent of your state’s electricity currently comes from renewable sources like wind, solar,
hydro, and biomass?” **“And, what do you think is the right amount of energy for your state to generate from renewable
sources like wind, solar, hydro, and biomass?”
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Public Opinion Strategies. (December 3, 2016). Perception and opinion among voters about electricity from renewable sources in the U.S. as of November 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677735/perception-of-the-use-of-renewable-energy-in-us-states/
Public Opinion Strategies. "Perception and opinion among voters about electricity from renewable sources in the U.S. as of November 2016." Chart. December 3, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677735/perception-of-the-use-of-renewable-energy-in-us-states/
Public Opinion Strategies. (2016). Perception and opinion among voters about electricity from renewable sources in the U.S. as of November 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677735/perception-of-the-use-of-renewable-energy-in-us-states/
Public Opinion Strategies. "Perception and Opinion among Voters about Electricity from Renewable Sources in The U.S. as of November 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677735/perception-of-the-use-of-renewable-energy-in-us-states/
Public Opinion Strategies, Perception and opinion among voters about electricity from renewable sources in the U.S. as of November 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677735/perception-of-the-use-of-renewable-energy-in-us-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Perception and opinion among voters about electricity from renewable sources in the U.S. as of November 2016 [Graph], Public Opinion Strategies, December 3, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/677735/perception-of-the-use-of-renewable-energy-in-us-states/
