In 2018, The Climate Center issued a survey to its Business for Clean Energy members. The following is a summary of responses.
How satisfied are you with your BCE membership?
43% Very satisfied
52% Satisfied
5% Neutral
Are you willing to actively support clean energy and climate friendly policies at the state legislature through a letter or sign-on letter?
62% Yes
38% Not sure
What topics would you like to be included in future BCE breakfast presentations?
>>Rates/Time of Use changes and impact to solar. Energy Storage
>>SMART, Bike Share, Public Transportation
>>Climate-smart agriculture, Carbon Farming, CalCAN
>>Energy Policy, Proven high payback sustainability solutions
>>More on DER’s (distributed energy resources) and how to create viable markets locally, supporting qualified, local companies…
>>National Climate Policy, particularly Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation
>>New policies around renewables. Grant programs. Electric auto updates
>>Rising sea level and potential regional impacts and mitigation. Tesla Powerwall presentation. The state of LED lighting and where lighting is headed. Presentation from the Carbon Cycle Institute/Marin Carbon Project.
>>Panel discussion/debate among local candidates on the environment
>>To widen the audience and relevance to more types of businesses, it would be good to talk about the business/economics of clean energy and the bottom line impact for companies.
>>Let one business each meeting have 3-5 minutes to present on a technology/service to support clean business strategy: i.e. lighting, EV, HVAC, etc
Would you attend an annual BCE lunch event if it required you paying $25 to cover
the price of food?
86% Yes
14% No
Would you attend a mixer event in the evening with a brief program and networking time?
27% Yes
23% No
50% Not Sure