Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 15, 2023
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May 15, 2023: Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters believe it is possible to move all U.S. power production to renewable sources within10 years. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 32% say it is not possible, and 29% are not sure.
The survey also found that 62% of voters would not be willing to pay more than $25 a month to move to renewable energy sources. That includes 33% who are not willing to pay anything
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on May 2-3, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
Power plants that run on fossil fuels currently provide around 65% of America’s electricity. Is it possible to move all of that power production to renewable sources within the next ten years?
- 39%-Yes
- 32%-No
- 29%-Not sure
In order to move to renewable sources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, how much more would you personally be willing to pay for electricity each month?
- 33%-Nothing
- 29%-Less than $25
- 21%-$25-$50
- 14%-$50-$100
- 3%-More than $100
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