Statewide polls commissioned by conservatives for Florida’s clean energy show that 82% of Florida voters look at higher utility bills, and the majority are looking for clean energy options like solar and nuclear to reduce those costs. Voters are also increasingly linking energy policy to national security, particularly when it comes to reducing dependence on foreign energy and boosting US-based innovation and investment.
Florida voters have shown strong support for Sunshine State’s Clean Energy Initiative, including solar, solar and wind, among others. Energy independence is a national security issue, and Floridians have told almost seven people that they overwhelmed cutting bureaucratic red tapes that would prevent new energy sources from being brought online.
Poll results:
•There is an almost universal belief that energy prices are becoming more expensive (82%). Suburban voters and voters in the media markets in Tampa and Orlando hold some of the strongest beliefs about rising energy prices.
• Two-thirds of voters believe energy independence is a national security issue (not 19%).
•78% of voters support clean energy, including 63% of Republicans.
•76% of voters who use or do not own renewable energy sources support clean energy. In particular, there is a strong upward growth track as a way to reduce costs for families, with clean energy being presented as a source of employment.
•57% of Republicans are less likely to vote for candidates who oppose policies that increase US energy production.
• Two-thirds of voters are more likely to vote for candidates who support the continued growth and use of solar in Florida.
•68% of voters, including 58% of Republicans, are more likely to vote for candidates who support a policy that allows homeowners to save money on energy bills with rooftop solar.
•61% of voters are not troubled by solar panels on Florida farmland. 33% are troubled, but only 16% are “undoubtedly troubled.”
•43% of rural voters are plagued, but the majority (55%) are not.
60% support to restart previously decommissioned nuclear power plants in Florida (only 22%
Opposition). • Support is strong between Republicans and the NPA, and Democrats are split once again.
•Support is much stronger (49%) than males (72%).
•A whopping 76% support bureaucratic red tape reductions to accelerate the development of clean energy sources.
•Voters generally support a more emphasis on solar power (57% focus, +44 net) than other energy sources. (39% of Republicans place a greater emphasis on sunlight.)
