Beyond home solar survey

This survey is about changes happening in electrification and the potential role of clean energy advisor as the world’s electricity changes.

In return for taking this 5-7 minute survey we’d be happy to send you a $10 Amazon gift card.

"How the world generates, distributes and uses energy will change significantly over the next decade."

To what extent do you agree with this statement? *

At Sentinel, we're seeing the beginning of the biggest fundamental change in how we generate, distribute and use energy in more than a century. In the coming years...

The shift to renewable energy will continue

The cost of energy from traditional sources will continue to increase. The cost of energy from alternative sources will continue to decrease allowing homeowners to generate, store and control their own energy even more cheaply and easily.

Electric appliances will become the norm

Car manufacturers will stop producing combustion engines and only produce electric vehicles. Electric appliances like heat pumps, hot water heaters and stoves will become more efficient and less expensive.

Energy sources will become more localized

Homeowners with home solar and batteries will be able to join together, creating "virtual power plants" and selling excess energy or grid services to utilities and each other.

Energy policies will change with increasing frequency

New rules, regulations and incentive programs will be put in place to incentivize, support and control changes in the energy sector.

Assume for the moment that the Sentinel view on energy changes is correct...

Would you find it valuable to have an energy expert who could help you navigate new energy-related technology, products, rules and regulations, saving you time and money? *
Why do you feel you'd be better off without an advisor? Select up to 3

On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being not valuable and 5 being most valuable:  If you had a partner advising you on energy, how valuable would you find the following?

Having a single-source of information on everything related to energy *
Having someone I trust that I know is looking out for my best interests *
The convenience of having someone else do the legwork and analysis and bring me options that I can choose from *
Having an expert who can simplify complicated changes in technologies and regulations that I can understand them and make more informed decisions *
Having a real human being who is available to answer any questions I have *

On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being not valuable and 5 being most valuable:  Thinking about generating and storing your own energy, how valuable would the following be to you?

Options for clean energy if home solar can't supply all of my needs *
Monitoring my home solar and battery system to ensure that it's working properly *
Monitoring my home solar and battery system in order to make recommendations on how to improve their performance *
A simple way to sign up for a virtual power plant so that I can make money selling energy and services to the utility or to others *
An appraisal of the value of my home solar system during a home sale or other event *

On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being not valuable and 5 being most valuable:  Thinking about how energy is changing in general, how valuable would the following be to you?

A simple way to see how I use energy at home so that I can use energy more efficiently and lower my energy cost *
A simple way to control how my home uses energy so that I can use energy more efficiently and lower my energy cost *
Monitoring and analysis of my home energy use to make recommendations for ways to lower my energy use and save money *
Recommendations for new products which help me better control or reduce energy use or increase my home solar energy generation *
Recommendations for new products which help me switch from fossil fuel-based heating, cooking or driving to electric *
Information on programs, rebates and incentives for electric or energy efficient appliances and electric vehicles *
Help understanding new energy-related rules and regulations and how they impact me *

Would you feel comfortable allowing a company to monitor how your home produces and uses energy in order to make recommendations on products, programs or other ways to control, manage or reduce your energy use?

On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being not important and 5 being most important:  How important are each of the following factors to you if you were considering allowing a company to access your energy information?

They have a strong privacy policy so I could be confident that they would not share my personal information *
They explain very clearly how they would and wouldn't use my information *
I have worked with them before and they earned my trust *
They have a strong brand (Apple, Google or Tesla for example) *

All done!

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Would it be OK for us to contact you about your answers? *
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