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Guiding Questions
a. Is this goal right?b. Are the key issues the right key issues?
c. Are the indicators meaningful and useful?
d. Are there numeric targets for this goal that make sense?
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BE11-ENERGY CONSUMPTION
1 Reduce energy consumption through energy conservation and efficiency
Key Issue - Why do we care? What is the problem?
1 Energy consumption in Chittenden County shows an overall increase in total energy usage in parallel to the population growth that the county has been experiencing. Trends vary by fuel type and sector (residential, commercial and industrial, and transportation).
1 The per household or per employee energy consumption for several fuel types has shown a decline over the last 20 years, consistent with improvement in efficiency and more stringent
Key Indicators - How are we doing?
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0 Total Btus by Type |
0 |
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17
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17
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0 Source:From SC Powerpoint ask Elizabeth |
0 Source:Efficiency Vermont Chittenden County Electric Savings |
Other/Supporting Indicators
2 Total renewable energy as a % of total energy used
0 Countywide energy use by sector or by community
2 Total clean energy use from clean distributed sources as a % of total energy used
can we agree what 'clean' is?
can we agree what 'clean' is?
does this proposed indicator
does this proposed indicator really only make sense if the numbers are reported within specific sectors? (e.g., electric grid, transport, heating)
[at the end] missing word?
[at the end] missing word? (regulations?)
should the role of
should the role of conservation programs be considered in this framing? what about our driving behavior/VMT growth?
Is a more important idea
Is a more important idea doing more with less or same amount? or spending less on energy to have the money avail for other purposes?
Doesn’t seem to relate to the
Doesn’t seem to relate to the goal
This doesn’t seem to relate
This doesn’t seem to relate to the goal
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