Renewable Energy Resource Planning in Orange County: A Summary of Procedures Used for Renewable Assessment. Piedmont Cresent Energy Project.

摘要

An outline of the general procedures followed are summarized in the accompanying flow diagram. It was discovered early on in the project however, that different resources and technologies should be targeted toward specific audiences, and that the disposition of the fuel source came under two district categories - free (such as sunlight, wind, etc.) and market (such as bio-mass fuels). As a result of this, strategies for development and/or implementation of a specific technology, required different participants. The overriding limitation for development was availability of capital. Federal funding programs were identified for hydro and alcohol production, tax credits for solar, wind and geothermal were also identified as were credits for conservation. But strategies to improve awareness of these sources were not developed fully due to limited time. The Orange County Energy Commission presently has this area under study as a part of the Public Outreach Program and Renewable Resource Development Program formulation. The Orange County Energy Commission will continue to pursue the intent of the original program and to work to implement the recommendations forwarded through the program. (ERA citation 09:010044)