UMaine Study Shows Support for Energy Efficiency, MPBN Reports
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported a University of Maine study found more than half of Mainers surveyed say they would be willing to pay extra in their electricity bills to support more efficient and/or cleaner fuel development. The study also found 37 percent of the nearly 400 respondents viewed energy efficiency and renewable energy investments as complementary. UMaine economist Caroline Noblet and colleagues conducted the study in 2013. “What we found was that people are in general supportive,” Noblet said. “So we had 52 percent of our respondents say that they would agree to that energy scenario where we invest in renewable energy or energy efficiency.”