QUESTIONNAIRE

Respected sir/madam,
I am a student of mba 3rd semester in international institute of business studies. As per
our curriculum, i am presently doing a project work on the topic “a study on customers
inclination towards renewable energy products”.
I will be grateful if you kindly respond to the following questions for my study which
would be great help for my project.

Thanking you

Pankaj Sutar
MBA 3rd semester
IIBS Banglore

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE:-

1. Name :-_________________________________________________

2. Age Group :- 22-32 33-42

43-52

3. Gender :- Male Female

4. Qualification:-________________________________________________

5. Occupation:-_________________________________________________
6. Do you agree that the energy generated from renewable technologies can replace the use
of conventional fuels (like oil/coal/gas etc.)

1. Agree 2. Disagree

3. Don’t Know

7. Which renewable energy sources, according to you, has a high potential in India?

1. Wind 2. Solar 3 Small Hydro

4. Waste-to-energy 5 Biogas

8. Do you think renewable energy will match the price of conventional energy and will
eventually become cheaper?

1. Agree 2. Disagree

3. Need more information

9. Compared to fossil fuel do you think renewable energy based technologies have much
lesser impact on biodiversity and the environment?

1. Agree 2. Disagree

3. Need more information

10. Do you think renewable energy application also has harmful impact on biodiversity and
the environment?

1. Agree 2. Disagree

3. Strongly agree 4. Need more information

11. Do you know of any plans/policies of the central/state government in regard of renewable
energy? If yes, please name a few.

1. Yes 2. No

12. Do you think the government is taking initiatives to help you switch to renewables?

1. Yes 2. No

3. To an extent but not enough

13. Are you aware of government subsidies to purchase renewable energy applications?

1. Yes 2. No

3. Yes aware but have insufficient information

how to availing this subsidies

14. If you haven’t used any renewable energy application as yet, do you plan to use it in
future?

1. Yes 2. No

15. To increase the use of renewable energy, who do you think should take the lead in
facilitating action on renewable energy adoption?

1. Central Government 2. State Government

3. Individuals 4. Private Business

5. All

16. If you don’t plan to install a renewable energy technology in your home, which of the
following reason applies?

3. Won’t be able to meet 2. Can’t operate them

complete energy needs

3. Space constraints 4. I’m not aware of any such

Technology

5. They are not 6. It it very Expensive

attractive, do not suit
the decor of my home

17. Do you think investing in renewable energy is financially sustainable in the long run?

1. Agree 2. Don’t Agree

3. Need more information

18. Is higher initial cost a barrier to your willingness to invest in renewable energy
technologies?

1. Yes 2. No

3. Need more information

19. Do you know about platforms (like websites, magazines, etc.) where you can read and
understand more about renewable energy status in India?

1. Yes 2. No

20. Does your local media cover news on renewable energy policies, program, products,
innovations etc., by governments, NGOs, agencies in your city?

1. Yes 2. No

3. No idea

21. Do you know of outlets where you can purchase renewable energy equipments you need?

1. Yes 2. No

22. Do you want a list or renewable energy vendors to be made readily available (such as in
newspapers)?

1. Yes 2. No

23. Do you use any renewable energy application(s)?

1. Yes 2. No

24. If yes, in which category will you put yourself as a renewable energy user?

1. Individual Household User 2. Resedintial Society User

3. Community User ( Shops, Mall etc.) 4. Institute (Education, Office, Households)

5. None of above
25. Which renewable energy application do you use?

1. Solar lantern 2. Solar Water Heater

3. Biogass 4. Solar home lightings

5. Other Solar stand alone appliences 6. None of above

26. Do you think it is possible for you to shift to renewable energy at the household level to
meet the energy demand partially or completely?

3. Agree 2. Disagree

3. Need more information

27. Do you think renewable energy technologies are reliable?

1. Yes 2. Not completely satisfied

3. Not satisfied at all 4. Don’t know

28. Do you think that a shift to renewable energy can contribute to a greener lifestyle?

1. Yes 2. No

3. Not Sure

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUABLE TIME AND

INFORMATION.

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