This statistic represents the support for net energy metering in the United States as of May 2017. In that year, approximately 27 percent of American adults said they somewhat support net energy metering.
Opinion on net energy metering among U.S. adults respondents as of May 2017*
* Original question stated as: “There is a policy that allows homes and businesses with solar panels to sell any extra power they generate back to the electric grid for the same price that the utility charges consumers to buy the electricity. This policy is called net metering, since these customers’ electric meters run both forward and
backward. Would you say you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose this type of policy”
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Institute of Public Opinion, & Ford School. (September 1, 2017). Opinion on net energy metering among U.S. adults respondents as of May 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/756536/us-net-energy-metering-support-and-opposition/
Institute of Public Opinion, und Ford School. "Opinion on net energy metering among U.S. adults respondents as of May 2017*." Chart. September 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756536/us-net-energy-metering-support-and-opposition/
Institute of Public Opinion, Ford School. (2017). Opinion on net energy metering among U.S. adults respondents as of May 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756536/us-net-energy-metering-support-and-opposition/
Institute of Public Opinion, and Ford School. "Opinion on Net Energy Metering among U.S. Adults Respondents as of May 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756536/us-net-energy-metering-support-and-opposition/
Institute of Public Opinion & Ford School, Opinion on net energy metering among U.S. adults respondents as of May 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756536/us-net-energy-metering-support-and-opposition/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Opinion on net energy metering among U.S. adults respondents as of May 2017* [Graph], Institute of Public Opinion, & Ford School, September 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/756536/us-net-energy-metering-support-and-opposition/
