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User-Friendly Tools Search tool Summary maps Summary tables Glossary Library Policy Map Solar Portal and Policy Guide MyDSIRE RPS DataTRANSCRIPT
Marrying Policy and the Public: DSIRE as a Policy Tool
Justin Barnes North Carolina Solar Center/DSIRE
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•Approximately 2,700 entries•Renewable energy and energy efficiency •Rules, regulations, policies, and incentives•Approximately 170,000 unique visitors/month
User-Friendly Tools• Search tool• Summary maps• Summary tables• Glossary• Library• Policy Map
• Solar Portal and Policy Guide
• MyDSIRE• RPS Data
How do we keep it up to date?• Entries are updated at least once every 11 months– Utility EE incentives every 6 – 9 months
• Solicit input from program administrators• Regularly monitor legislative and regulatory websites• Subscribe to many newsletters and Google alerts• Unsolicited emails from DSIRE users• A few web tricks…
Keys to DSIRE User Options
Prioritization
Evolution
Standardization
Infrastructure
Open EI• Incentives and
Policies• Populated with info
from DSIRE• Allows direct user
input• DSIRE staff review
DSIRE India
Under Development
