Essential Report

Renewable energy use

Jan 28, 2015

Q. Does your household have the following?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other
Solar rooftop panels	27%	29%	28%	28%	30%
Solar hot water	17%	18%	16%	20%	20%
A “green energy” option from your power provider	22%	24%	20%	34%	18%

27% of respondents said they had solar rooftop panels, 17% have solar hot water and 22% have a “green energy” option f=rom their power provider.

Those more likely to have solar rooftop panels were aged 55+ (34%) and live in Queensland (36%).

Those more likely to have solar hot water were aged 55+ (22%).

Those more likely to have “green power” were Greens voters (34%) and live in Victoria (30%).

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