Stakeholder Priorities for CCAP Survey

Section 1: Clean Energy Transition and Affordability

1.Which of the following clean energy priorities are most important for your community, organization, or business? (Select up to three)

Reducing energy bills

Expanding access to solar or wind energy

Modernizing the electric grid (e.g., to improve reliability or enable clean energy)

Electrifying homes, buildings, or vehicles

Creating local clean energy jobs

Ensuring clean energy is accessible to low-income or marginalized groups

Other (please specify)

2.What barriers, if any, limit your ability to benefit from clean energy (e.g., rooftop solar, EVs energy upgrades)? (Select all that apply)

Other (please specify)

3.How important is it for clean energy programs or incentives to prioritize:
a. Lowering monthly utility bills?

4.How important is it for clean energy programs or incentives to prioritize:
b. Reducing carbon emissions?

5.How important is it for clean energy programs or incentives to prioritize:
c. Supporting economic development or jobs?

6.How important is it for clean energy program or incentives to prioritize:
d. Supporting disadvantaged communities?

Section 2: Fossil Fuel Pollution and Transition Challenges

7.What are your top concerns related to continued reliance on fossil fuels? (Select up to two)

Air and water pollution

Public health impacts (e.g., asthma, heat exposure)

Climate impacts

Volatitlity of fuel prices

Economic dependence on fossil fuels

Property or infrastructure risks (e.g., pipeline explosions, flood risk)

Other (please specify)

8.What types of support should be included in policies that phase down fossil fuels? (Select all that apply)

Job retraining and placement programs

Pollution cleanup and health monitoring

Assistance for impacted workers or small businesses

Investments in clean energy industires

Infrastructure replacement (e.g., electrification)

No additional support is needed

Other (please specify)

Section 3: Community Resilience and Adaption

9.What Climate adaption or resilience measures are most needed in your community or area of work (Select up to three)

Upgrading infrastructure (e.g., stormwater, grid, roads)

Improving indoor cooling and air quality

Preparing for heat, flooding, or wildfire

Emergency response and communications

Financial support for home/business resilience upgrades

Community cooling, resilience, or energy hubs

Other (please specify)

Sector Specific Priorities

10.Power Sector: What should state policy prioritize to improve the electric system? (Select up to two)

Accelerating renewables (e.g., wind, solar)

Improving grid reliability and resilience

Phasing out fossil fuel generation

Supporting energy storage and demand flexibility

Expanding community or distributed energy options

Keeping electricity prices affordable

Other (please specify)

11.Transportation: What actions should the state prioritize in transportation? (Select up to two)

Expanding public transit

Supporting electric vehicle (EV) adoption

Building out EV charging infrastructure

Replacing diesel trucks and buses

Improving walking, biking, and pedestrian infrastructure and safety

Reducing traffic or vehicle miles traveleled

Ensuring rural or underserved areas are served

Other (please specify)

12.Buildings: What should state policy prioritize to improve buildings? (Select up to two)

Reducing heating and cooling costs

Supporting retrofits (e.g., insulation, HVAC upgrades)

Electrifying appliances (e.g. heat pumps, stoves)

Improving indoor air quality

Ensuring renters or low income households benefit

Providing technical assistance for owners or contractors

Other (please specify)

13.Industry: What industrial priorities should state policy support? (Select all that apply)

Incentives for low carbon manufacturing

Support for clean hydrogen or other alternative fuels

Energy efficiency upgrades

Carbon capture or emissions reduction tecnologies

Transition support for emissions intensive facilities

Other (please specify)

14.Land Use and Agriculture: What land use or agricultural strategies should state policy prioritize (Select up to two)

Supporting climate smart farming or soil health practices

Reducing methane or nutrient pollution from agriculture

Conserving forests, wetlands, or natural areas

Expanding urban tree canopy or green space

Promoting compact, transit-oriented developemnt

Protecting farmland from development

Other (please specify)

Section 5: Personal Experiences and Views on Climate/Clean Energy

15.What clean technologies do you have personal experience with? (select all that apply)

a. Electric vehicle (driven one/own one)

b. Solar power (access it/have solar panels on home)

c. Walk or bike to get around (how often?)

d. Take public transit (how often?)

e. Clean home appliances
-Induction stove
-Heat pump
-Electric water heater
-Smart thermostat

Other (please specify)

16.What are you most hopeful or excited about when it comes to climate action and the transition towards clean energy?

Other (please specify)

Section 6: Final Input

17.How would you prefer to engage with climate and clean energy program or policymaking going forward? (Select all that apply)

a. Participating in community planning sessions

b. Receiving updates and responding to surveys

c. Representing my organization in advisory groups

d. Working with local government or agencies directly

Other (please specify)

18.Do you represent or speak from the perspective of any of the following? (Select all that apply)

Resident of a frontline or environmental justice community

Local government or tribal government

Small or medium business

Large employer or trade group

Worker in energy or construction industry

Community organization or nonprofit

Utility or energy provider

Other (please specify)