Justin Barnes North Carolina Solar CenterDSIRE World Renewable Energy Forum 2012 Denver CO Background Created by the NC Solar Center in 1995 Funded by the US DOE EERE Administered by NREL ID: 338527
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Marrying Policy and the Public: DSIRE as a Policy Tool
Justin Barnes
North Carolina Solar Center/DSIRE
World Renewable Energy Forum 2012
Denver, COSlide2
Background
Created by the NC Solar Center in 1995
Funded by the US DOE (EERE)
Administered by NREL
Approximately
2,700
entries
Renewable energy and energy efficiency
Rules, regulations, policies, and incentives
Approximately 170,000 unique visitors/monthSlide3
User-Friendly Tools
Search toolSummary mapsSummary tablesGlossaryLibraryPolicy Map
Solar Portal and Policy Guide
MyDSIRE
RPS DataSlide4Slide5
How do we keep it up to date?
Entries are updated at least once every 11 monthsUtility EE incentives every 6 – 9 monthsSolicit input from program administratorsRegularly monitor legislative and regulatory websites
Subscribe to many newsletters and Google alerts
Unsolicited emails from DSIRE users
A few web tricks…Slide6
Keys to DSIRE Slide7
Open EI
Incentives and PoliciesPopulated with info from DSIRE
Allows direct user input
DSIRE staff review
DSIRE India
Under DevelopmentSlide8
Questions?
Contact: Justin BarnesNorth Carolina Solar CenterJustin_barnes@ncsu.edu