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자료유형 :	NTIS
자료명/저널명 :	Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments, August 2009, Revised
발행처 :	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.
페이지수 :	154p
내용주기 :	As demand for energy rises, so does the necessity of producing clean, safe, reliable energy from renewable sources like the sun and the wind. Fortunately, many of the key technologies that can unlock the power of these renewable resources are already on the market today. While the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) continues to fund research and development (R&D) to improve solar technologies, DOE is also focusing on creating a robust nationwide market for the currently available technologies. Transforming the marketplace requires overcoming the remaining barriers to widespread adoption of solar energy technologies. These barriers include, among others, complicated procedures for permitting and connecting systems to the grid, financing challenges, and a lack of trained installers and inspectors. Local government officials are in a unique position to remove many of these barriers, clearing the way for solar markets to thrive in their locales. Representatives of local governments who understand and prepare for policy and market changes will be able to optimally position their communities in the emerging renewable energy economy. To accelerate the nationwide adoption of solar energy, DOE created the Solar America Cities activity, which established partnerships between DOE and 25 cities around the country. Local planners and policy makers in each Solar America City are taking a comprehensive approach to bringing solar to their cities. Their work lays the foundation for a viable solar market and offers a model for other communities to follow.