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According to a recent Arizona voter research study, " Key Findings from a Survey of Arizona Voters Regarding Increasing the Use of Renewable Sources for Electricity Production," published in March 2011 by Public Opinion Strategies and Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates voter support is extremely high for solar power. Unlike any device that a homeowner will buy for their home, solar is the only thing that will ever produce enough free electricity to pay for itself in a matter of a few years.

Solar is extremely popular and every Arizona homeowners would probably install it if they could simply afford the high out-of-pocket upfront cost to install a solar power array. Solar power has become so popular that every single utility company in Arizona has practically run out of solar rebate money, which is why Arizona needs to increase its solar tax credit to help make it more affordable for homeowners go solar.

If fact, when asked more than 91% of Arizona voters surveyed in a March 2011 voter opinion poll said they would be willing to pay some amount more on their monthly electric bill to support solar energy.

A bipartisan polling team recently completed a statewide survey of Arizona voters in March 2011 to assess voter attitudes about energy in Arizona. Taken together, the results of the Survey of Arizona Voters Regarding Increasing the Use of Renewable Sources for Electricity Production showed a strong voter preference for transitioning away from coal and increasing the use of clean, renewable energy to meet Arizona's future electricity needs.

Voters have more positive impressions of solar, wind and hydroelectric power than of any other energy sources, such as nuclear or coal. Voters say affordability is a very important factor to them, three-in-five (60%) also feel that having more affordable electricity is not worth the pollution caused by coal-burning power plants. In fact, 91% of voters say they would be willing to pay some amount more to increase the use of renewable energy sources like solar and wind in generating electricity.

More than four-in-five (80%) say that it is time to start replacing coal with renewable energy sources. Customers from the state's two largest electric utilities concur. The opinion poll shows that 75% of APS customers and 84% of SRP customers express agreement with the idea of starting to transition from coal to cleaner sources of energy.

When given a choice between investing in renewable energy like solar and wind or investing in pollution control equipment for coal-burning power plants in light of updated air quality safeguards, voters are three times (300%) as likely to prefer an investment in renewable energy and transitioning away from coal. A majority believes that such a transition would create new jobs in Arizona.

The preference for investing more in renewable energy production, rather than in pollution control technology for current power plants, is widespread and broad-based.

This preference for solar and renewable energy is supported by an overwhelming majority of Arizona voters:

• 84% of Democrats, 77% of Independents, and 56% of Republicans
• 84% of Native Americans, 73% of Latino voters and 70% of Caucasian voters
• 73% of suburbanites, 72% of small town voters, 70% of urban voters, and 69% of rural voters
• 75% of Northern Arizona counties, 73% of voters in Maricopa county, 70% in Southern Arizona counties and 63% in Pima county

Arizona voters view a shift to renewable energy and away from coal as a job creator for the state's economy. The view of renewable energy as a job creator is consistent across all demographic, geographic and partisan sub-groups, but is particularly pronounced among Native Americans (69% of whom say it will create jobs), college-educated voters (60%), and Independent women (65%).

Taken as a whole, they survey results make it clear that Arizona voters view renewable energy sources quite positively and say that it is time to start transitioning away from coal and towards renewable energy sources. Voters prefer that electricity providers respond to updated air quality standards by increasing renewable energy production, rather than investing in pollution-control technology.

This preference is so significant that the vast majority indicates a willingness to pay more in order to meet the goal of increasing renewable energy production. Underlying this preference is likely a concern about air quality, which voters most frequently volunteer as the most serious environmental problem facing Arizona - one that four-in-ten say affects their immediate family.

Last, but not least, a majority of Arizonans think this transition will create new jobs for Arizona.

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Your Donations Help Us Pay for Voter Signature Collection

To get the "Go Solar in Arizona" Economic Development initiative on the Arizona 2012 ballot we need to collect a minimum of 172,800 signatures. To collect these signatures, we have signed a contract with a professional Arizona petition signature firm that charges us $1.50 to help us gather signatures from valid registered voters.

Please help us raise enough money to pay for our signature collection drive. It costs us $1.50 per signature. Donating $15 helps us collect 10 signatures. Donating $30 helps us collect 20 signatures. Donating $1,500 helps us collect 1,000 signatures. The more money we can raise, the more signatures we can collect.

Please help us, help you save money on future electric bills!

If you don't have a job right now, please call 602-326-0940 to find out how to volunteer to help us collect signatures for the "Go Solar in Arizona" initiative.

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