# Paying a premium for local, renewable energy...what are your thoughts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Home Energy Systems\ **Created:** [20 May 2022 13:29 UTC](https://community.carbon.coop/t/paying-a-premium-for-local-renewable-energy-what-are-your-thoughts/472 "2022-05-20T13:29:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rachel\_Lewis](https://community.carbon.coop/user_avatar/community.carbon.coop/rachel_lewis/32/201_2.png) [@Rachel\_Lewis](https://community.carbon.coop/u/Rachel_Lewis)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2022 13:29 UTC](https://community.carbon.coop/t/paying-a-premium-for-local-renewable-energy-what-are-your-thoughts/472/1 "2022-05-20T13:29:36Z")
Hello! Some of you may already be well aware of the [Greater Manchester Local Energy Market](https://carbon.coop/portfolio/greater-manchester-local-energy-market-gmlem/) project we are currently working on at Carbon Co-op. In fact, you may have already been interviewed or on our [citizen jury](https://carbon.coop/portfolio/gmlem-citizens-jury/)! It’s the final months of the project now and we have a question we’d like to ask our members…would you pay a premium for local, renewable energy? To collect your answers and help us to understand your views, we have [a survey](https://forms.gle/Ja94j4PJqdvY4bk5A) that we would love for you to fill in. We also have three £100 prize draws that we will enter your email into for taking part in the survey. Unsure how you feel? We just posted a blog on the topic of incentivising renewable, local energy which highlights some of the benefits and challenges to consider. [Incentivising renewable, local energy | Carbon Co-op](https://carbon.coop/2022/05/incentivising-renewable-local-energy/) Please do feel free to share the [survey](https://forms.gle/Ja94j4PJqdvY4bk5A) with others. The survey will close at midnight on Monday 30th May. Looking forward to receiving your entries! Thanks everyone, Rachel ---
**Author:** ![Rachel\_Lewis](https://community.carbon.coop/user_avatar/community.carbon.coop/rachel_lewis/32/201_2.png) [@Rachel\_Lewis](https://community.carbon.coop/u/Rachel_Lewis)\ **Post date:** [29 May 2022 08:08 UTC](https://community.carbon.coop/t/paying-a-premium-for-local-renewable-energy-what-are-your-thoughts/472/2 "2022-05-29T08:08:33Z")
Morning everyone. 👋 Just a reminder that our survey on **paying for renewable, local energy** closes tomorrow at midnight! 🕛 SURVEY → [https://forms.gle/YYuYbyuR43ryTASt6](https://forms.gle/YYuYbyuR43ryTASt6) Thanks to everyone who has filled it in so far - we’ve got lots of really helpful information and view points. We will let you know by email if you win one of the three £100 prize draws! Have a lovely Sunday. 🙂 Rachel ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Gilbert](https://community.carbon.coop/user_avatar/community.carbon.coop/tim_gilbert/32/233_2.png) [@Tim\_Gilbert](https://community.carbon.coop/u/Tim_Gilbert)\ **Post date:** [7 June 2022 12:04 UTC](https://community.carbon.coop/t/paying-a-premium-for-local-renewable-energy-what-are-your-thoughts/472/3 "2022-06-07T12:04:18Z")
Did you say “Premium” or “Discount”? See > **[Island in the energy price storm: renewables help ACT cut power costs](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/06/island-in-the-energy-price-storm-renewables-help-act-cut-power-costs)** > > ACT is the only jurisdiction bucking the trend of soaring power bills now plaguing the rest of Australia ---
**Author:** ![Rachel\_Lewis](https://community.carbon.coop/user_avatar/community.carbon.coop/rachel_lewis/32/201_2.png) [@Rachel\_Lewis](https://community.carbon.coop/u/Rachel_Lewis)\ **Post date:** [8 June 2022 15:05 UTC](https://community.carbon.coop/t/paying-a-premium-for-local-renewable-energy-what-are-your-thoughts/472/4 "2022-06-08T15:05:45Z")
Interesting. Thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Gilbert](https://community.carbon.coop/user_avatar/community.carbon.coop/tim_gilbert/32/233_2.png) [@Tim\_Gilbert](https://community.carbon.coop/u/Tim_Gilbert)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2022 23:54 UTC](https://community.carbon.coop/t/paying-a-premium-for-local-renewable-energy-what-are-your-thoughts/472/5 "2022-07-30T23:54:32Z")
@Rachel_Lewis, Are there any results from the survey that you can share with us, or am I the only person that participated? ---
**Author:** ![Rachel\_Lewis](https://community.carbon.coop/user_avatar/community.carbon.coop/rachel_lewis/32/201_2.png) [@Rachel\_Lewis](https://community.carbon.coop/u/Rachel_Lewis)\ **Post date:** [3 August 2022 08:42 UTC](https://community.carbon.coop/t/paying-a-premium-for-local-renewable-energy-what-are-your-thoughts/472/6 "2022-08-03T08:42:36Z")
Hello @Tim_Gilbert , haha! we did have a few others participating…40 altogether in fact! Thanks for asking about the results - and thanks for taking part. I’ve uploaded the report on the survey to this comment. You can also read the report on the whole of our Greater Manchester Local Energy Market research and engagement here: [https://bit.ly/3Joo0YY](https://bit.ly/3Joo0YY). We spoke to well over 200 people altogether. [CCoop\_PayingForLocalRenewableEnergySurvey\_Report\_V1.docx.pdf](https://community.carbon.coop/uploads/short-url/8jdypr7R1GSufxHj4SSSxtspUas.pdf) (684.0 KB)