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The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE&RE) Action Team supports the creation of new jobs and business opportunities that reduce energy demands and costs and increase energy efficiency and the production and use of renewable energy.

Goals

Promote public awareness and acceptance of the benefits of EE&RE policies and practices through open meetings, networking and support for the outreach efforts of our partners.
Establish a culture and regulatory environment that supports EE&RE.
Foster increased “green jobs” workforce and entrepreneurial opportunities through the development and promotion of EE&RE education and training programs.
Be a recognized resource for collaborations towards the advancement of regional EE&RE policy and practice.

Strategy

Provide enabling, facilitating and collaborative support to the various businesses, organizations and government entities in the region that seek to foster the development and use of EE&RE.

Tactics

Support the development and implementation of strong education, marketing, and communications programs, processes and products that widely disseminate relevant information about EE&RE resources and opportunities.
Research and make recommendations for action on EE&RE policies and practices to the SEDI Board of Directors.
Identify and promote enhancements to public policy and regulations that support EE&RE and work with public, private, and nonprofit entities to implement them.
Identify significant public policy and regulatory impediments to EE&RE and work with public, private, and nonprofit entities to remove them.
Develop and utilize appropriate metrics to effectively monitor and guide regional EE&RE activity.
Provide consultation and other organizational support to EE&RE practitioners.
Recognize and reward significant advances in regional development of EE&RE.
Research the connection between educational and green job opportunities.
Promote cooperative/collaborative relationships between builder organizations and EE&RE.
Identify and enroll regional stakeholders in the work of EE&RE.

(updated March 22, 2010)

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