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.Over 75 percent of thc total energy utilized by metropolitan ~ea industry is consumed by the three industrial categories of metal manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and the paper industry. 5.School buildings use over half of the energy consmued by the metropolitan area government sector but less than two percent of the total energy consumed in the metropolitan area. 6.Transportation and space heating consume the largest proportion of energy used in the commercial sector. 1. Maximize the conservation and efficient utilization of all types of energy. 2. Develop em4rornnentally acceptable energy resource alternatives. Objectives 1. Utilize cost-effective energy conservation techniques, as determined by methods which consider initial operating, replacement, and decommissioning costs of facilities--in other words, life cycle costs. 2. Maintain options for the potential use of energy conservation methods, such as increased building weatherization and some forms of public transit, that are not cost-effective at the present time. 3. Minimize negative environmental effects associated with energy production and use and encourage the utilization of energy sources having the least negative environmental impact. 4. Encourage the utilization of renewable energy sources in order to conserve nonrenewable energy resources. 5. Promote the recovery and reuse of nonrenewable resources, such as metals, as an energy conservation measure. 6. Facilitate the permanent use of solar energy and other decentralized energy sources to displace centralized energy supplies and diversify energy production. 7. Continue and intensify efforts to allocate land uses in a manner that creates a compact growth form for the metropolitan area. 8. Promote policies that minimize the energy consumed for heating, cooling, lighting, appliance use, and other processes in commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. III-J-3