Cause of black outs

Q. Some people have said recent power black outs are a result of too much reliance on renewable energy. Others have said they have occurred because of failures in the way the energy market responds to extreme weather events (i.e. storms and high temperatures) or that privatization of services is the problem. Which is closest to your view?

 

	Total		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other
The power black outs are the result of too much reliance on renewable energy	16%		13%	26%	4%	17%
The power black outs are due mainly to failures of the energy market in responding to extreme weather events	45%		45%	45%	64%	38%
The power black outs are due mainly to the privatization of electricity supply	19%		24%	13%	22%	25%
Don’t know	20%		18%	15%	10%	20%

 

45% believe that recent blackouts are due mainly to failures of the energy market in responding to extreme weather events, 19% think they are mainly due to privatization of electricity supply and 16% think they are a result of too much reliance on renewable energy.

26% of Liberal National voters think they are due to a reliance on renewable energy.

51% of those with university education think they are due mainly to failures of the energy market.

Although a small sample, 36% of South Australians think they are due to privatization.