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QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH <br /> ENERGY CITY: IMPORTANCE <br /> Our team asked the City of Elk River residents if the City of Elk River's designation as <br /> Energy City is important to them. We found that 57 percent of the City of Elk River residents <br /> believe that Energy City is important, somewhat important, or extremely important, while 33 <br /> percent of respondents believe that it is slightly or not at all important (Figure 3). <br /> Correspondingly, if respondents are familiar with Energy City, 70 percent believe that it is <br /> important. However, if they were not familiar with Energy City, 100 percent reported that it is <br /> important(Appendix I). <br /> Figure 3 <br /> 3040 Energy City Designation <br /> How important is the City of Elk Rivers designation as <br /> 25% Energy City to you? <br /> Not at al I important 7% <br /> 20•� <br /> Slightly important 26% <br /> 15% <br /> Important 24% <br /> Somewhat important 26% <br /> 5% , Extremely important 17% <br /> °' Total 100% <br /> Not at all Slightly Important Somewhat Extremely <br /> important important important Important <br /> Our team also asked residents if the City of Elk River's energy efficiency and use of <br /> renewable energy is important to them. We found that 93% of respondents believe that the City <br /> of Elk River's energy efficiency is important, somewhat important, or extremely important, and <br /> 83 percent believe that its use of renewable energy is important, somewhat important, or <br /> extremely important(Figure 4). <br /> 0 <br /> Page 25 ,�UNIVERSITYof ST.THOMAS <br /> EN-RGYCITY <br /> ��_V A..a a.�.. , Opus College of Business <br />