Community-based assessment and planning of energy futures

The Decentralized Solar Energy Technology Assessment Program (DSETAP) is discussed. In this program four communities were involved in an assessment of the compatibility of diverse conservation and renewable energy-supply technologies and community values and goals and in community planning for the i...

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Main Author: Carnes, S.A.
Language:unknown
Published: 2014
Subjects:
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION
CONSUMPTION
AND UTILIZATION
COMMUNITIES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
SOLAR ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
DECISION MAKING
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ENERGY SUPPLIES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INFORMATION
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
KENTUCKY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW YORK
OHIO
PLANNING
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
GREAT LAKES REGION
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
SOUTHEAST REGION
USA
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6528663
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6528663
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Summary:The Decentralized Solar Energy Technology Assessment Program (DSETAP) is discussed. In this program four communities were involved in an assessment of the compatibility of diverse conservation and renewable energy-supply technologies and community values and goals and in community planning for the implementation of compatible energy demand and supply alternatives. The approach taken by these communities has several basic components, including: (1) recruiting and organizing for the assessment planning process; (2) collection and analysis of data related to community energy use and indigenous renewable-energy resources; (3) creation and maintenance of a community education and information program; (4) development of policies favorable to the development of preferred community futures; and (5) development of implementation or action strategies. How these components were carried out by the four communities in the DSETAP is reviewed. Particular attention is paid to a number of important issues which were raised during the course of the DSETAP, including the role of public participation, group decision-making techniques, the role of technical information in citizen and group decision-making, and linkages between assessment planning and the relevant policy process.

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