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2. Many energy supply and demand factors which influence the metropolitan area are <br /> beyond local control. An example is the petroleum supply decisions made by <br /> Oreanization of Petroleum Exnortine Countries (OPEC)nations. r~.,..,~. ...... , ,,.~ <br /> v .............v,,v ........ r:,- ......... energy w~th <br /> <br />43_. Energy savings can be obtained by utilizing forms of energy other than electricity or <br /> fossil fuels for space heating. <br /> <br /> Recent trends and analysis indicate that the relative cost of non-renewable energy <br /> supplies, such as petroleum, and the relative cost of the majority of the electric power <br /> received by the metropolitan area, will increase in the future. <br /> <br /> Wood fiber presently provides a significant amount of energy to the metropolitan area. <br /> The continued utilization of this alternative energy source will be influenced by the <br /> economic and resource conditions affecting the lumber industry and by the air quality <br /> conditions and regulations affecting the metropolitan area. <br /> <br />:7__6. Municipal waste can serve as an indirect energy source through the energy savings <br /> resulting from the recycling of nonrenewable resources such as metals and glass <br /> containers. <br /> <br />9_7_. Solar energy can provide a significant amount of the energy used for the metropolitan <br /> area hot water heating and can provide cost-effective supplementary space heating when <br /> used in basic, simple, passive systems. <br /> <br /> An electrical generation facility which is powered by part of an industrial process <br /> (cogeneration) is presently operating in the metropolitan area. Additional opportunities <br /> for cogeneration facilities exist in the region. <br /> <br /> Waste heat from metropolitan area industrial processes can be used for space heating of <br /> nearby buildings. <br /> <br /> III-J-2 <br /> <br /> <br />