Degree of influence that business proposals establishing wind farms or utility-scale turbines have on advancing the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction
Full Question Text
Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say business proposals to establish wind farms or utility-scale turbines have been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say business proposals to establish wind farms or utility-scale turbines have been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report wind turbines have not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 5% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 16% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 8% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 24% | 19% | 17% | 24% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 0% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 10% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 6% | |
| Not a Factor | 21% | 34% | 48% | 30% | 34% | |
| Don't Know | 24% | 28% | 15% | 29% | 26% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say business proposals to establish wind farms or utility-scale turbines have been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report wind turbines have not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 8% | 2% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 8% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 8% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 24% | 20% | 9% | 18% | 4% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 5% | 6% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 5% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 6% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 6% | |
| Not a Factor | 31% | 31% | 36% | 50% | 44% | 34% | |
| Don't Know | 25% | 29% | 29% | 17% | 26% | 26% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Whether or not your community currently has any wind turbines, to what degree would you say business proposals to establish wind farms or utility-scale turbines have been encouraging or discouraging the use of wind turbines within your jurisdiction? (Excluding jurisdictions which report wind turbines have not been discussed at all) | Significantly Encouraging | 0% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Somewhat Encouraging | 8% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 5% | 5% | 8% | |
| Mixed Encouraging and Discouraging | 22% | 26% | 14% | 26% | 18% | 9% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Discouraging | 4% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 5% | |
| Significantly Discouraging | 9% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 6% | |
| Not a Factor | 26% | 37% | 35% | 18% | 42% | 49% | 34% | |
| Don't Know | 31% | 21% | 25% | 28% | 26% | 27% | 26% | |