Buried over at the S.F. Chronicle
Green vs. green: San Franciscans’ enthusiasm for going green with “clean energy” in their own homes appears to be about as flat as the economy.
A recent poll of 3,500 residents by the city’s Public Utilities Commission found that 52 percent would probably stay with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. That’s just 3 percentage points more than in a similar poll taken last year.
Those willing to pay “a little bit more” for clean wind and solar power declined to 37 percent, from 45 percent the year before.
And that’s after the estimated increase was dropped by more than half – from $14 more a month to just $6.
The poll was conducted in order to test the waters regarding the city spending $19.5 million on a project to contract with Shell Energy to buy “green” energy and deliver it through regular power lines. Even the far left folks in San Francisco aren’t willing to Do Their Part and pay more for energy.
