Poll: Do you support windfarms near you?

The public broadly supports investment in wind and solar energy systems, according to the survey.

Of 1,035 adults interviewed, 84 per cent were keen on more solar panels where they lived, 67 per cent wanted more windfarms while 47 per cent thought building more nuclear power stations was a good idea.

The survey is the latest to suggest there is significant backing for renewable energy in the UK. Last month YouGov reported nearly seven times more people would rather have a solar farm located near their homes than a fracking site.

BBC Radio 5 live commissioned ComRes to carry out a survey to understand attitudes to energy as part of the station's Energy Day today.

To meet its legally binding climate change targets the country has to cut its greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector, but it is currently unclear whether this will lead to more investment in wind, solar, marine, nuclear or gas.

Renewable sources provided 10.8 per cent of the electricity generated in the UK in 2012, with wind generation rising 26 per cent in the same year.