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  • Local Government Best Practices (EPA)   -
    energy efficiency, energy supply, urban
    planning, fleet use and more
  • The State and Local Climate and Energy Program
    Web site (EPA) - a one-stop shop for government
    officials seeking information and resources
    related to climate change and clean energy.
  • U.S. Communities Government Purchasing
    Alliance "Go Green Communities" program
  • UNC School of Government offers a free bulletin
    which explains the new legal authority for local
    governments to fund energy improvements on
    private property through either revolving loan
    funds or special assessment programs
    (collectively, energy financing programs). The
    bulletin first discusses the types of energy
    projects that may be funded under an energy
    financing program. It then details the basic
    contours of the authority (including procedural
    requirements and program limitations) for
    establishing the revolving loan funds or special
    assessment programs. Finally, it highlights the
    potential legal hurdles (both statutory and
    constitutional) to establishing the energy
    financing programs in this state.  The bulletin is
    available at no charge, in PDF format, here.
Energy is an important part
of the economy of Western
North Carolina, and the
region's clean energy and
alternative fuels sectors
represent an excellent
opportunity to plan a
sustainable energy future
for the Land-of-Sky Region.
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
is working with local
governments and other
partners to look for
opportunities to build jobs
within our region, support
entrepreneurial growth, and
tap our indigenous energy
resources.
Funding provided by:
U.S. Department of
Commerce – Economic
Development Administration,
N.C. Rural Center, and the
Appalachian Regional
Commission.
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For more information,
contact Julie Lawhorn,
Regional Planner,
(828) 251-6622,
julie@landofsky.org
Resources
CLEAN ENERGY AND NC COMMUNITY COLLEGES
  • Code Green  - “a framework for how we train
    for green economy jobs, how we foster
    sustainability on our campuses and how we
    might use our campuses as learning labs for our
    students and our communities” at the
    community college level in North Carolina
  • A sample of community college courses in NC
    related to energy efficiency, renewable energy,
    and alternative fuel subjects (Fall 09)