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		<title><![CDATA[Solar Cities: Local Government & Utility Leaders in Solar Deployment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=127244]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Responding to concerns about increasing electricity costs, environmental quality, grid security, and disaster preparedness, many local governments have established policies and programs to foster renewable energy development. Some of these initiatives are directed at encouraging residents, businesses, and developers to install renewable energy systems; such initiatives include outreach and demonstration...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Biomass Energy Sources for North Carolina]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=126739]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The production of energy from biomass can be an important component of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce pollution, and increase U.S. and North Carolina energy security. Biomass currently accounts for 79% of the independent renewable energy generation in North Carolina, and will continue to represent a large...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy: Local Government and Community Programs and Incentives]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=127251]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper presents a review of local government and community programs and incentives for renewable energy as collected and catalogued by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's IREC Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy DSIRE project. More than 200 programs, incentives, policies, or projects have been implemented by over 100...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Incentives for Renewable Energy: Case Studies on Program Effectiveness]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=127247]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, states have provided various financial incentives to promote the use of renewable energy technologies. Such incentives include grants, loans, and rebates, as well as credits or exemptions for income, sales, and property taxes. While existing databases such as the National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Overview of Renewable Energy Technologies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=126737]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the new millennium begins, it is evident there is a growing need to rely more on alternative energy sources and less on limited conventional energy sources that often are detrimental to the environment. Fortunately in North Carolina, there are opportunities to use several renewable energy technologies that are extremely...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Summary Report on State Financial and Regulatory Incentives for Renewable Energy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=127252]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper documents the variety of mechanisms that states are using to support renewable energy and is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide to this activity. This paper is organized by state, with individual chapters for all fifty states. This is a departure from past reports whose chapters were...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Local Government and Community Programs and Incentives for Renewable Energy: National Report]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=127254]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper presents a summary of the renewable energy programs and incentives of 45 communities in 23 states as collected and catalogued by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's IREC Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy DSIRE project. Also included are summaries of state initiatives that impact implementation of renewable...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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