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Draft 9/29/14 <br />b.Inventory the current supply sources of energy for the metro area and include <br />projected sources, renewable and nonrenewable, centralized and decentralized, <br />and the price projections for each source. <br />c. Coordinate the development of a uniform reporting system to be used by the <br />various energy suppliers in the metropolitan area in order to generate an ongoing, <br />accurate data base for energy planning. <br />d.Examine the potential economic impacts to metro area residents resulting from <br />projected energy demand, supply, and price. <br />e. Determine the impact of current land use policies and actions on energy use and <br />reaffirm or point out adjustments to land use policies, regulations, and activities, <br />as necessary, to reflect these considerations. <br />f. Research revisions to regulations which would have a positive effect on the use of <br />renewable, decentralized energy sources, such as solar energy. <br />g.Research land use patterns which would facilitate the use of centralized, small- <br />scale energy generation and storage in residential, commercial, industrial, and <br />mixed use applications. <br />h.Specify implementation processes. <br />J.2 Carefully control, through the use of operating techniques and other methods, energy- <br />related actions, such as automobile use, in order to minimize adverse air quality impacts. <br />Trade-offs between air quality and energy actions shall be made with the best possible <br />understanding of how one process affects the other. <br />J.3 Land allocation and development patterns shall permit the highest possible current and <br />future utilization of solar energy for space heating and cooling, in balance with the <br />requirements of other planning policies. <br />J.4 Encourage development that takes advantage of natural conditions, such as microclimate, <br />and utilizes renewable energy supplies, such as solar energy, to minimize non-renewable <br />and overall energy consumption. <br />J.5 Resource recovery facilities may serve as a valuable energy source. Their operation and <br />refinement should be investigated by all metropolitan area jurisdictions. Source <br />separation of recyclable materials from waste should be encouragedas a separate, related <br />energy conservation measure. <br />J.6 Local jurisdictions and utilities shall examine methods of expanding existing residential, <br />commercial, and industrial energy conservation programs. One potential method would <br />be offering advice concerning the use of solar water heating systems. <br />III-J-4 <br />