Business Energy Survey Welcome to the Business Energy Survey. This survey is being conducted by Florida's Regional Planning Councils. Your responses will be kept anonymous and will only be reported in summary form. The information gathered by this survey will be used to assist planners and policy makers in decision making related to Florida's future energy needs. Question Title * 1. About how many employees are there at your location? 1 2 to 3 4 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 51 to 74 75 or more Question Title * 2. Does your company own the building it operates in or does it have a short term (<5 years) or long-term (>5 years) lease? Own Lease - short-term Lease - long-term Not sure Question Title * 3. Please think about your company purchasing window tinting for your company's business that costs $500 to cut your company's business energy costs. How long would the payback period from energy savings have to be for your company to invest $500 in window tinting? Less than one year One to two years Two to three years Three to five years Five or more Would not purchase window tinting Not sure Question Title * 4. Please think about your company purchasing an energy efficient heating and air conditioning system that costs $5,000 more than traditional systems. How long would the payback period from energy savings have to be for your company to spend an extra $5,000 on an energy efficient heating and air conditioning system? Less than one year One to two years Two to three years Three to five years Five or more Would not purchase an energy efficient heating and air conditioning system Not sure Question Title * 5. Please think about your company spending $10,000 on solar panels that would lower your company's energy costs. How long would the payback period from energy savings have to be for your company to invest $10,000 on solar panels? Less than one year One to two years Two to three years Three to five years Five or more Would not purchase solar panels Not sure Question Title * 6. What is the most your company would spend in a year on energy conservation equipment if it met your company's desired payback period? $0 $1 to $100 $101 to $250 $251 to $500 $501 to $1,000 $1,001 to $2,000 $2,001 to $3,000 $3,001 to $4,000 $4,001 to $5,000 More than $5,000 Question Title * 7. For major energy efficiency equipment purchases that cost over $20,000, what is your company's expected payback period through energy savings? Less than one year One to two years Two to three years Three to five years Five or more Would not purchase major energy efficiency equipment Not sure Question Title * 8. If your company were able to achieve significant energy cost savings through energy efficiency investments, what would you do with the savings? Reinvest in other alternative/renewable energy Extra profits/bonuses/pay Improvements to buildings, operations, etc. Add to business savings and investments Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. How much per month does your company spend on heating and air conditioning and other non-transportation energy costs? $0 to $50 $51 to $100 $101 to $150 $151 to $200 $201 to $300 $301 to $500 $501 to $1,000 $1,001 to $5,000 $5,001 to $25,000 More than $25,000 Not Sure Question Title * 10. How much per month does your company spend on fuel costs for transportation? $0 to $100 $101 to $200 $201 to $500 $501 to $1,000 $1,001 to $3,000 $3,001 to $6,000 More than $6,000 Not Sure Question Title * 11. If fuel or energy costs were to increase sharply, does your company have alternatives for keeping costs for producing and delivering your products or services stable? Yes No Not sure If you have a plan in place, please specify Next
