Action Items

More than 50 Working Group participants identified 20 specific action items to foster the development and deployment of new technologies in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors. They include action steps for businesses, state and local government, higher education and non-profit sectors. At their core are recommendations for removing impediments and creating incentives for the research, production and consumption of these technologies. 

These action items were discussed and debated by an audience of more than 1,000 statewide, national and international policy-makers in business, government, nonprofits and higher education at the 2008 Emerging Issues Forum. Forum participants validated the recommendations of the Working Group, affirming that these 20 action items are central to creating a robust new energy economy.

IEI's Leadership Group, Business Committee and Regional Forums make these action items a reality and thus build a strong foundation to meet the following objectives:

Improve Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Reform the Utility Regulatory Environment

Recruit and Sustain New Energy Businesses

Develop a Green Workforce

Create Financing Options

Read IEI's new Progress Report on North Carolina's New Energy Economy, which details statewide efforts to realize our new energy opportunities.