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9. Encourage the maximum amount of energy conservation associated with automobile use. <br /> <br />10. Encourage industrial activities that use energy in the most efficient and productive <br /> manner. <br /> <br />11. Encourage the minimization of energy consumption in determining the placement, <br /> density, and design of all types of urban land uses. <br /> <br />12. Continue and support energy conservation efforts that are being undertaken by the public <br /> and private sector. <br /> <br />13. Continue and support efforts to increase public awareness of energy conservation issues <br /> and of methods to effectively utilize solar energy and other renewable energy supplies. <br /> <br />Policies <br /> <br />J.1 It is recommended that the coordinated development of a detailed metropolitan energy <br /> management plan or plans be undertaken, recognizing existing related energy documents, <br /> with the active participation of local jurisdictions in order to address local energy issues <br /> in greater depth than can be attempted in a metropolitan general plan. The products of <br /> this additional process would be considered as part of all metropolitan area planning <br /> policies in shaping the development of the region and should be continually monitored <br /> and reviewed to ensure their continued relevancy. Most of the energy data needed for <br /> this planning effort can be best be collected and stored by a unified energy data bank that <br /> would, at a minimum, serve the entire metropolitan area. <br /> <br /> This effort should at least: <br /> <br /> a. Establish the current demand and projected energy demand for the various sectors <br /> of the economy in the metropolitan area. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br /> d. Examine the potential economic impacts to metro area residents resulting from <br /> projected energy demand, supply, and price. <br /> <br /> e. Determine the impact of current land use policies and actions on energy use and <br /> reaffm'n or point out adjustments to land use policies, regulations, and activities, <br /> as necessary, to reflect these considerations. <br /> <br /> III~J-4 <br /> <br /> <br />